Traditional Chinese medicine
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Traditional Chinese medicine, also known as TCM, includes a range of traditional medicine practices originating in China. Although well-accepted in the mainstream of medical care throughout East Asia, it is considered an alternative medical system in much of the Western world.
TCM practices include such treatments as Chinese herbal medicine, acupuncture, dietary therapy, and both Tui na and Shiatsu massage. Qigong and Taijiquan are also closely associated with TCM. Major theories include: Yin-yang, the Five Phases, the human body Meridian/Channel system, Zang Fu organ theory, six confirmations, four levels, etc. Modern TCM was systematized in the 1950s under the People's Republic of China and Mao Zedong. Prior to this, Chinese medicine was mainly practiced within family lineage systems.
See also
- Alternative medicine
- Ayurveda
- Chinese classic herbal formula
- Chinese patent medicine
- List of branches of alternative medicine
- List of topics characterized as pseudoscience
- Pharmacognosy
- Public health in the People's Republic of China
- Traditional Korean medicine
- Traditional Mongolian medicine
- Traditional Tibetan medicine
