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The mechanisms behind illness development from the point of view of TCM 12.12.2017 - The mechanisms behind illness development from the point of view of TCM The life force Qi is the most central term in traditional Chinese medicine – including when it comes to understanding the mechanisms behind illness development. The unhindered, harmonious flow of the life force Qi is considered a fundamental ... Read more
Tongue and puls diagnostics in TCM 14.11.2017 - Tongue and puls diagnostics in TCM In many regards, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) differs significantly from the approach of Western medicine. This is true not only of the classification and assessment of illnesses and its therapeutic approaches, but also of its diagnostic ... Read more
Dietetics in TCM 17.10.2017 - Dietetics in TCM Awareness of the major influence that nutrition has on our health is much less pronounced in the West than in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). According to classic TCM teachings, dietary recommendations from the doctor are right at the start ... Read more
Massage techniques in TCM 13.09.2017 - Massage techniques in TCM The healing power of touch is presumably as old as humanity itself. “Layers-on of hands” existed in all cultures even thousands of years ago. Everyone knows the intuitive reflex of placing your own hands on a painful area, and stroking it to ... Read more
Movement Therapy in TCM 16.08.2017 - Movement Therapy in TCM Movement as a treatment method? What is only gradually growing in awareness here in Germany has always been one of the five fundamental pillars of treatment in traditional Chinese medicine – alongside acupuncture, medication therapy, massage and ... Read more
Medication therapy in TCM 17.08.2017 - Medication therapy in TCM While traditional Chinese medicine is often primarily or even exclusively associated with acupuncture here in Germany, medication therapy is by far the most important treatment method in TCM’s Asian homeland. It is one of the five pillars of ... Read more
Acupuncture, acupressure and moxibustion 13.06.2017 - Acupuncture, acupressure and moxibustion When traditional Chinese medicine is mentioned, many people think exclusively of acupuncture. This therapeutic technique is undoubtedly the most important, although not the only one, in TCM. Acupuncture points are stimulated using needles to ... Read more
The meridian system in TCM 15.05.2017 - The meridian system in TCM Lines, channel system, road network – there are various images that TCM uses to present the meridians. As a network of energy paths, they run through the body, allowing the life force Qi to flow. According to Western scientific standards, there ... Read more
The five elements in TCM 12.04.2017 - The five elements in TCM A central idea in TCM, besides yin and yang and the life force Qi, is the concept of the five elements, also referred to as the five phases of transformation. The term ‘phase of transformation’ is more accurate, as Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal and ... Read more
The life force Qi in traditional Chinese medicine 11.04.2017 - The life force Qi in traditional Chinese medicine Qi: these two letters form the most central term in traditional Chinese medicine. The word Qi stands for the life force flowing through the body, which supplies to all of the organs and is the most important basic prerequisite for health. Qi ... Read more