The basis of Oriental Medicine is to aide the bodies natural healing process. The human body is an incredible organism that has been healing and repairing itself since our birth. Think about your own history. Oriental Medicine understands that many factors can affect the bodies ability to fight and fend off external and internal pathogens. Oriental Medicine seeks to bring back into balance our overall body. For example, a woman suffering from severe PMS symptoms usually suffers from a deficiency in one area of her body while another part of her body she experiences a excess. Her body seems unable to rebalance itself and thus end the symptoms. Acupuncture is usually very effective for treating OB/GYN Problems.
Acupuncture The insertion of needles of many types and depths for a period of time.
Medicinal Herbs Medicinal Herbs - Loose - Dried - Grandular - Pills - Liquids - Plasters - Etc.
Moxabustion Medicinal Herbs that is burned for application of heat
Tuina Chinese body work and manipulation
Nutrition To regulate the body and restore balance
Cupping Glass Cups used on the body with suction. (Moving - Fixed - Etc)
Gua Sha Use of simple instrument to work on the skin
Exercise Obviously a very important aspect of health
Bleeding Very small punctures and few drops of blood
Meditation Regulation of the mind and spirit
Oriental Medicine is at least three thousand years old. Written evidence from China dates back to about 1,500 BC, and archeological evidence of medicinal herbs and acupuncture needles dates back to about 5,000 BC. Sometime between 400 BC and 200 BC, the Huang Di Nei Ching (Yellow Emperor's Classic) was written. This text describes a conversation between the Yellow Emperor (Haung Di) and his court physician (Chi Po) that presumably took place in about 3,000 BC. In that book, the Emperor asks numerous health-related questions, and his loyal physician answers them with lengthy discussions. There is no evidence that this conversation actually took place, and it is more likely that this story was used as a framework to record and transmit medical principles and theory. Prior to written language, storytelling was used throughout the world as a way to record history and knowledge, and this story likely developed from such an oral tradition