external treatment methods

Fundamentals of Cupping Therapy

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Fundamentals of Cupping Therapy

How Much Do You Know About Cupping? What is Cupping? Cupping therapy is an external treatment method that uses cups as tools to create negative pressure inside the cups through methods such as burning, suction, or steam. This allows the cups to adhere to specific acupuncture points (腧穴, shùxué) or areas of the body, producing … Read more

An Introduction to Traditional Chinese Medicine Therapies

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An Introduction to Traditional Chinese Medicine Therapies

1. Pharmacological Therapy This refers to the use of oral medications absorbed through the digestive organs to strengthen the body and eliminate pathogens, thereby regulating the body’s qi, blood, yin, and yang for recovery. Common treatment methods include the eight therapeutic methods: sweating, vomiting, purging, harmonizing, warming, clearing, tonifying, and reducing. Oral medications come in … Read more