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( Acupuncture introduction-Youtube video)) What is TCM ? Traditional Chinese Medicine (T.C.M.) is one type of Oriental Medicine. T.C.M. possesses two outstanding features: holistic point of view and application of treatment according to the differentiation, including herbs, acupuncture, moxibustion, cupping, massage (TuiNa), remedial exercises and diet. It has been used in China to restore health and treat disease for over 3000 years. In the western point of view, T.C.M. just stands for Traditional Chinese herbal Medicine, which consists mostly of nature herbal plants and mineral substances. The herbal medicine can be used to treat diseases by oral taking or external application. Herbal formulas can be oral taken in a variety of ways. The patient may be prescribed raw herbs. He/she will take home, and following simple instruction, steep these herbs into a tea to be drunk at home. Although we call it “tea,” some patients find the taste to be a little less than “delicious.” For this reas
