Traditional Chinese medicine using moxa, or mugwort herb, is once again becoming fashionable
TCM pharmacists and dispensers in a hospital in Chengdu have found that a new medicine appeals to people.
"After a slim tool was used to repeatedly scrape my skin in one direction, my physician told me many purplish spots appeared on the area involved. "My symptoms were obviously alleviated after undergoing a course of therapy."
"My illness seemed to have relapsed, maybe because I wasn't accustomed to the weather in Beijing. My friend suggested I try moxibustion - something I could also consider using at home," the middle-aged Briton says. "I could smell the herbs from the burning cones applied to my trouble spots. My physician told me the aim was to invigorate the circulation of blood."
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has proven a cost-effective AIDS treatment that enhances patients' immunity and improves the quality of their lives, a five-year clinical trial has concluded.
Chinese scientists have worked out a new herbal remedy for aplastic anemia, a potentially fatal disease that can significantly reduce patients' risk of infection and bleeding.
TCM treatments like acupuncture help the body achieve a balanced state that enables all organs to operate in a harmonized way.
Traditional Chinese medicine treatments, such as acupuncture, offer convenient weight loss options, practitioners claim.
With a dexterous flick of a finger Barry Disch skewers a needle directly into the center of a patient's forehead.
Wang Yinglin's approach to childcare is based on the tenets of traditional Chinese medicine and is gaining converts.
A doctor from Mexico comes to China to find the roots of acupuncture. Mike Peters follows his trail of traditional healing.
China may use its advantage in TCM to diversify medical tourism services to attract visitors and to vie for a greater share in the industry.