Articles on Alternative Medicine
Traditional Chinese Medicine: An introduction
Chinese herbal medicine is part of a larger healing system called Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), which also includes acupuncture, massage, dietary advice and exercise. TCM is a popular method of treatment, with nearly three million Australians visiting TCM practitioners every year.
Herbal Medicine: An Introduction To Herbal Medicine
Herbal medicine is the oldest form of medicine still practiced today. Written records of Chinese herbal medicine date back many thousands of years and modern medicine still uses herbal extracts and other herbal preparations in their pharmaceutical drugs.
Eczema & Dermatitis: How to treat problem skin naturally?
Endogenous eczema, or atopic dermatitis is a chronic, inflammatory skin disorder featuring blisters that dry to become scaly, itchy rashes due to excessive loss of moisture in the epidermis (upper layer of the skin)...
Acupuncture Treatment – What constitutes an Acupuncture treatment?
Acupuncture is part of a complete medical system known as traditional Chinese medicine. Acupuncture has been used to treat disease for thousands of years and is gaining popularity in western countries. But what constitutes an Acupuncture treatment and how does it work?
Allergies - How & Why Allergies Develop
Allergies are becoming more and more common. In fact about thirty percent of people suffer from one or more allergies. Why? What exactly is an allergy anyway? And how do allergies develop?