Chinese Medicine or TCM(Traditional Chinese Medicine) includes a range of traditional medical practices, treatments with herbal medicine, acupuncture, dietary therapy, and both Tui na and Shiatsu massage, Qigong and Taijiquan .TCM was originated in China thousands of years ago and is evolved from the meticulous observation of nature, the cosmos, and the human body. There are mainly three categories of herbal medicine: The first category, called “superior”, includes herbs effective for multiple diseases and are mostly responsible for maintaining and restoring the body balance. They have almost no side-effects. The second category consists tonics and boosters. But their consumption must not be prolonged. The third category must be taken, usually in small doses, and for the treatment of specific ailments only. Traditional Chinese medicine is largely based on the philosophical concept that the human body is a small universe with a set of complete and sophisticated interconnected systems, and that those systems usually work in balance to maintain the healthy function of the human body. Unlike the Western anatomical model which divides the physical body into parts, the Chinese model is more concerned with function. Traditional Chinese diagnostics are based on overall observation of human symptoms rather than “micro” level laboratory tests. There are four types of TCM diagnostic methods: observe ( wàng), hear and smell ( wén), ask about background ( wèn) and touching ( qiè). The touching examination (pulse-reading) is so important that Chinese patients may refer to going to the doctor as “Going to have my pulse felt.”
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