Chinese medicine includes a long history of medical practices that have been updated and refined in China for the past 2500 years. It’s use is widespread throughout China, boasting it’s own hospitals and is used primarily as a complementary and alternative form of medicine in the west.
The cornerstone of Chinese medicine is Chinese herbal medicine and acupuncture.
One of the major focus areas in Chinese medicine is the function of the vascular system and the circulation of blood (Xue), Nutrient (Ying Qi) and Oxygen (Qi) though the blood vessels (Xue Mai) and organs. The inefficient distribution of blood, oxygen and nutrient (Blood stasis) is considered to be the number one cause of disease in the human body.
If there’s any restriction of blood, oxygen and nutrient delivery into any organ or tissue, that organ or tissue will become dysfunctional and chronic health problems will develop. Chinese medicine is focused on treating the distribution problem, that is the circulation of blood, oxygen and nutrient through the blood vessel system.
In Australia, Chinese medicine practitioners are registered health practitioners who complete accredited university training in anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, general medical diagnosis and more.
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