Traditional Chinese Medicine or TCM is a complete medical system based on natural healing. Practised for more than 2,000 years, it is one of the most enduring bedrock of herbal traditions in the world. TCM attains lifelong health and wellness by applying the laws and patterns of nature to the human body. It revolves round the precept of treating the root cause of illnesses, instead of their symptoms. Holistic in its approach, TCM views every facet of a person's body, mind and emotions as parts of one whole, instead of individual components.

TCM treatment aims to balance the yin and yang in our lives by promoting the natural flow of “qi”. “Qi” is the life force or energy that exists in every body. “Qi” must be balanced and flowing freely to ensure the balance of yin and yang for a healthy body. Illnesses occur when there is too little or too much “qi” in one of the body's energy pathways called meridians, or when the flow of qi is blocked.

Harmony Is The Key

TCM is based on a belief of keeping the body in equilibrium to achieve a constant state of wellness. TCM treatment aims to maintain this optimal balance by promoting the natural flow of energy that exists in every body. Illnesses occur when there is too little or too much energy in one of the body's energy pathways called meridians, or when the flow of the energy is blocked. TCM views health as a complete state of physical, mental and emotional well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or illness.

Back In History

Historically, the first writings about TCM date back to 200 B.C. Herbal medicine including theory, practice, diagnosis, and treatment, were recorded in classical Chinese texts and refined over many centuries. Today, TCM has become an integrative treatment practised widely accepted all over the world.

How TCM Works For You

Diseases are due to a disruption in the normal flow of our energy. It could be attributed to three major causes: external or environmental factors, internal emotions, and lifestyle factors such as diet. TCM stimulates the body's own healing mechanisms through the use of its therapeutic modalities. According to TCM, what happens to one part of the body affects every other part of the body. The mind and body are a part of an energetic system. Similarly, organs and organ systems are seen as interconnected structures that work together to keep the body functioning.

 TCM is a holistic medical system, which combines the use of acupuncture, Chinese herbs, nutrition and massage to restore the balance of the body.

 TCM looks at the body as a whole to detect an underlying cause. Each symptom is studied in connection to all other current symptoms. TCM treatment is aimed at restoring harmony and bringing the body into balance.
 Today, the benefits of TCM have become an integral part of integrative treatment that’s widely recognised all over the world. In the late 1970s, the World Health Organization (WHO) recognised the ability of acupuncture and Oriental medicine to treat the following ailments: