The Chinese civilisation is one of the oldest in the world and it has developed its own medicine system for treating both minor and major ailments of the body and mind. Though today the Western allopathic system based on scientific research is widely practiced worldwide, the Chinese medicine system known as Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) continues to be popular in China and other parts of the world with a large number of Chinese immigrants. It is considered a form of alternative medicine in the western world and is increasingly popular due to the holistic approach taken.
The different aspects of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) include:
1.Acupuncture - insertion of needles
2.Chinese herbal medicine - herbal formulas which use more than 250 herbs
3.Qigong - breathing and meditation exercise
4.Chinese food therapy
5.Tuina - massage