Acupuncture is one of the oldest practices in TCM using filiform needles to stimulate the human body.

Chinese medical system believes the human body has multiple acupuncture points and these points are interconnected by meridians. The meridians create pathways, thus free flow of Qi through the body ensures a healthy condition, and any disorder of Qi leads to diseases. By the insertion of needles on certain acupoints, it is considered to improve the free flow of Qi, therefore to improve the human health.

Many studies are showing that acupuncture is effective for a variety of conditions, and to relieve pain is a perfect example. When this treatment properly delivered, it has a low rate of mostly minor adverse effects.

Acupressure, with a similar way of thinking as acupuncture, refers to pressing on the acupoints with fingers to help the free flow of Qi within the body.

In TCM, the medicinal materials are commonly known as Chinese Materia Medica. 

China is a large country with diverse ecological conditions and abundant botanical, zoological and mineral resources. Among them, some are of medicinal value and have been used medicinally since ancient times.  Most medicinal materials are derived from botanical sources. Chinese materia medica texts of past dynasties primarily describe three aspects of Chinese medicinals: medicinal materials, medicinal properties, and medicinal principles. As an important part of China’s cultural heritage, these various Chinese materia medica texts represent centuries of accumulated wisdom in combating disease and preserving health. This collection highlights the value of TCM as a rich source for knowledge-based medical rediscovery due to its documentation of clinical experiences over thousands of years, and also illustrates the monumental challenge of selecting the best parts of TCM for modern innovation.

A preparation approach of raw herbs called processing, with the complicated techniques of sterilizing, removing toxicities and enhancing or even altering the properties.

Traditional Chinese Exercises, also known as Qi Gong, is a collective term for physical exercises and meditations that combines regulated breathing, slow movement, and focused awareness, purportedly to cultivate and balance Qi. They are easy to learn and aiming at combating healthy problems and medical conditions association with the modern living and lifestyle.

Tai Chi originated as an ancient martial art, but over the years it has become a low intensity, non-competitive and non-impact exercise, focusing on the coordination of breathing, thinking and physical activity for health promotion and rehabilitation.

Common Qi Gong practices: 

• Yi Jin Jing 

• Ba Duan Jin 

• Liu Zi Jue 

• Wu Qin Xi

• Dao Yin Yang Sheng Gong

Chinese therapeutic massage (Tui Na, pronounced as tuī ná in Chinese language) refers to TCM doctors use their hands, fingers and elbows to apply pressure on acupoints and disease related areas, focusing on the free flow of Qi, unblocking stagnations and resolving disorders that manifest as pain and illness. It is often used in combination with acupuncture.

Moxibustion is a TCM treatment with a history of more than 2500 years. It aims to dredge meridians and to regulate the flow of Qi by burning dried mugwort on particular points on the human body. It has a dual effect of tonification and purgation according to TCM theories with two aspects: the actions of the meridian system and the roles of moxa and fire. 

Moxibustion acts as a separate treatment or in combination with acupuncture.