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Many Eastern and Western doctors
today work together to improve the health of their patients.
They continually find ways in which the two disciplines
complement each other, thus, creating an alternative approach to
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Chinese Herbs |
Another
cornerstone of Chinese medicine is the use of natural herbs
derived from plant to adjust excess or deficiency states and
promote healing. The aim of herbal therapy is to regain balance
within the system. Knowledge accumulated over thousands of years
of study has resulted in a vast resource of herbal combinations
that function very specifically within the body. Unlike most
Western modifications, herbal remedies are completely natural
and have no drug side effects.
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Acupuncture Points |
Acupuncture uses
the insertion of fine needles into specific acupuncture points
on the body's surface in order to regulate the flow of Qi. These
points generally relate to one of the twenty pathways or
meridians that, internally and externally, connect the body
(organs, tissues, ligaments and tendons, etc.), mind and spirit,
Each point has specific as well as general functions, usually
based on its associated meridian or organ and its anatomical
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