Archive for the 'Chinese Medicine Treatments' Category
Traditional Chinese Medicine and Pregnancy: Concepts and Practice
Saturday, August 16th, 2008Health in traditional Chinese medicine is conceptualized as optimal balance between various forces, elements in, and characteristics of our bodies. Forces include blood and Qi (pronounced “chee”, our life force). Characteristics include heat/cold , dryness/moisture, brightness/dimness and movement (upward/downward). Additionally, each of our organ systems is associated with one of the traditional Chinese elements of […]
Migraine Herbal Medicine: Fast Relief Today.
Saturday, August 16th, 2008Nearly 18 percent of American women will suffer at least one migraine headache in a given year. These painful headaches are often accompanied by nausea and vomiting and/or visual symptoms such as flashing lights or dark circles in the field of vision. Migraine headaches are caused by expansion of the blood vessels in the head. […]
Herbal Medicine Takes Healthcare Back To Its Roots
Saturday, August 16th, 2008Long before modern medicine began compounding chemicals to take the place of hard to find herbs and other botanicals, herbal medicine was the only available type of medical treatment. Through centuries of trial and error herbs were used to treat a plethora of illnesses and injuries and throughout the period, different plants were found to […]
A Guide to Diet Herbal Medicine
Saturday, August 16th, 2008There are a few different types of herbal medicine that you can use, diet herbal medicine being one of the most popular options. Diet herbal medicine basically involves the different herbs that are helpful for weight loss, and so if you are struggling with your weight and trying to find an effective and successful way […]
Repulse The Invaders With Chinese Medicine For Sinus Infections
Saturday, August 16th, 2008Sometimes modern medicine scoffs at alternative medical systems that have been in use for thousands of years, like Chinese Traditional Medicine. For example, in Chinese medicine, sinus infections are caused by “invasion of negative influences” (rough translation). With Chinese medicines fighting sinus infections are similar to repelling an invading army from the land. But, if […]
The Effectiveness of Chinese Medicines for Weight Loss
Saturday, August 16th, 2008Some Chinese medicines are promoted as having the ability to help people loose weight by primarily causing peoples’ metabolisms to act more efficiently. Other types of Chinese medicines for weight loss are thought to assist the human body in processing fat substances in a more effective manner as well as stopping the accumulation in the […]
