Eastern medicine
Holistic Asian practices
Eastern medicine refers broadly to traditional medical systems originating in Asia, particularly Chinese medicine, with its practices of acupuncture, herbal remedies, and qi-based therapies.
The term positions these approaches as distinct from Western medicine, though the division oversimplifies both traditions.
She turned to Eastern medicine after conventional treatments failed.
Also called traditional Asian medicine or Oriental medicine.
- yin-yangChinese duality symbol
- complementary therapiesNon-standard healing practices
- five elementsFive basic natural principles
- doshasAyurvedic body-mind types
- holistic healingTreatment of whole self
acupuncture · meditation · mindfulness · palpation · moxibustion · observation · questioning · prana · qigong · tai chi · qi · chi energy · life force · herbal remedies · meridians · pressure points · breathing exercises · cupping therapy
Eastern medicinebiomedicine
Biology applied to healing
evidence-based medicine · Hippocratic medicine · clinical medicine
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