Sanfu moxibustion not for everybody

Patients receive sanfu moxibustion patches at Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine on Monday.FANG FEI/FOR CHINA DAILYAs hospitals have begun providing a variety of sanfu moxibustion services — a traditional Chinese medicine treatment applied during the hottest days of summer to bo...

Back to basics

Li Yanhu, director of the sports health medical research center at the General Administration of Sport of China, writes a prescription.Crooked posture, vision problems, digestive issues, and even allergies — while these health woes may appear unconnected, one expert suggests they could share a comm...

Cupping

Cupping is a TCM therapy involving the placement of glass, plastic, or bamboo cups on the skin with a vacuum. The therapy is used to relieve what is called "stagnation" in TCM terms, and is used in the treatment of respiratory diseases such as the common cold, pneumonia, and bronchitis. Cu...

China improves abilities of grassroots medical workers through training program

A total of 650,000 Chinese grassroots medical workers have taken offline courses offered as part of a training program initiated by the National Health Commission (NHC), an official of the commission said on Friday.Launched in 2018 and funded by the central budget, the program provides both online a...

Ramping up innovations in TCM research

A view of a traditional Chinese herbal medicine market in Bozhou, Anhui province.ZHANG YANLIN/FOR CHINA DAILYUtilizing extracts from the common herb chicory, a research team from Beijing University of Chinese Medicine has developed a product that can help manage metabolic disorders such as hyp...

Pinpointing growth of TCM culture

Yang Shuo (third from right) participates in the World Acupuncture Week free clinic event at the People's Hospital of Longli county, Guiyang, Guizhou province.[Photo provided to China Daily]Seasoned practitioner and NPC deputy seeks innovation in promoting and inheriting traditional medici...

Experts, scholars discuss globalization of TCM in Bangkok

A Turkmen student from the College of International Exchange of the Shandong University of Science and Technology experiences a traditional Chinese medicine cupping therapy at a traditional Chinese medicine hospital of the Xihai'an (West Coast) New Area in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Prov...

German student becomes online sensation as TCM practitioner in China

Joel Mikael Walker practices Chinese kung fu. [Photo / china.org.cn]ZHENGZHOU -- Locals visiting a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) hospital in Zhengzhou in central China's Henan Province often find themselves pleasantly surprised when they receive treatment from a skilled German practitioner...