TCM Dietotherapy for Hypertension

TCM Pulse diagnosis

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)

The Chinese medical view is that each living creature is a small part of the infinite universe, and is subject to the same laws that govern the rest of the cosmos. Therefore, an understanding of health requires an understanding of the laws of nature. The practitioner views health as a state of harmony existing between the internal environment of the body and the external environment it lives in...

A survey of TCM treatment for endometriosis.

Endometriosis (EM) refers to the disorders caused by the endometrial tissues growing out of the uterine cavity but in other parts of the body, which may include the progressive dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia, sterility, and abnormal menstruation. EM occurs mostly in the pelvic cavity, and it falls into the TCM category of ‘dysmenorrhea’, ‘irregular menstruation’, and ‘sterility’. Modern medicine hol...

TCM treatment for gynaecological diseases--irregular menstruation.

Menstruation is the periodic shedding (usually monthly) of the lining of the womb. Generally speaking, menstruation starts during puberty around 10–16 years old and continues until the menopause about 45–55 years old. An average menstrual cycle is about 28 days, but it may vary between 24–35 days. According to a study most women have more than 500 periods in a lifetime. Any abnormality of the a...

TCMID 2.0: a comprehensive resource for TCM

As a traditional medical intervention in Asia and a complementary and alternative medicine in western countries, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is capturing worldwide attention in life science field. Traditional Chinese Medicine Integrated Database (TCMID), which was originally launched in 2013, was a comprehensive database aiming at TCM's modernization and standardization. It has been high...