Chinese Medicine

Traditional Chinese medicine has existed for over 2000 years...

Its earliest text, which is still in use today, is called the Huangdi Neijing and is believed to have been written around 500 BC.

A part of this system, Chinese herbal medicine, has made a big impact in the West. To traditional practitioners, this is good news and bad news. While Chinese herb are part of a whole system of healing, in the west, they've been adopted as substitute pills, with scientists extracting the active ingredients to suspress the symptoms of disease.

Chinese medicine, on the other hand, uses a combination of whole herbs to treat the person, not the disease. Chinese herbalism involves using herbs to treat and prevent mental, physical, and emotional ill health. Combined with acupuncture, it forms the bulk of Chinese medical treatment.

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The Rocky Mountain Herbal Institute Web site contains over 20 full-length articles on the Chinese herbal sciences, including an introduction to Chinese herbology, which describes the correct and incorrect ways of choosing herbs.

ChineseMedicinals.com, explores traditional uses and offers guidelines for Chinese medicinals. This e-commerce page has a directory of conditions and the suggested Chinese herbal remedy.

Chinese approaches to healing
Master Wu's Qi Gong and Tai Chi Fitness Center:
Great source of information regarding eastern practices like martial arts and alternative healing.

The Qi Journal is a quarterly publication that is distributed internationally and specializes in the topic of traditional Eastern healthcare practices. All articles are peer-written by those who teach and practice the disciplines. Each author shares insight into various aspects of their art as formed by their own experience

The Web site Acupuncture.com offers a great deal of information on Chinese herbs for individuals, practitioners and students on its Herbal Medicine Subject Index. It also includes many good articles on the subject.

Chinese Medicine Times online journal! This new and exciting journal is for healthcare practitioners, students and those wishing to learn more about the diverse and extensive knowledge of Chinese medicine.

See the Acupuncture page for additional links.

LAS/Yahoo Chinese Medicine Directory