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The chief symptom of tiredness is exhaustion which is a deficiency of the bodys qi and can be caused by overexertion. The excess conditions causing tiredness are liver conditions, phlegm and damp in the body … Continue reading Treatment of Tiredness in Chinese Medicine →

Treatment of Hayfever (Allergic Rhinitis) with Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine                                           Causative factors: 1.cold and insufficiency of lung qi weakening the body resistance, insufficiency of … Continue reading Hayfever – Allergic Rhinitis and what Acupuncture & Chinese Herbal Medicine can do!!! →

Acne Vulgaris is a chronic inflammation of the hair follicles and sebaceous glands.  Occurring in adolescence and presenting as skin lesions that become red inflamed papules and sometimes developing into nodules/cysts/abscesses/ulcerations.    Acne occurs on the … Continue reading Acne →

Acupuncture for labour induction involves treatments week 41 onwards know as pre-birth Acupuncture. Monitoring should be carried out week 36-37 for the following conditions, gestational diabetes, pre-eclampsia, foetus position and heartbeat and other minor complaints, … Continue reading Natural Labour Induction – using Acupuncture & Herbs →

  Acupuncture treatment for Cyclists with Knee Injuries In cycling one of the most common injuries  is knee pain just below the patella (kneecap).   Endurance cycling can cause pain progressing to the lateral side of … Continue reading Treating knee pain in Cyclists with Acupuncture →

Treatment of Fibromyalgia with Acupuncture & Chinese Herbal Medicine.  Standard Fibromyalgia symptoms are pain of the muscle fiber,  trigger points soar when pressed, nervous exhaustion, fatigue, flu like symptoms, insomnia, & cognitive dysfunction.   Triggers can … Continue reading Treating Fibromyalgia with Acupuncture & Chinese Herbal Medicine →

Some autoimmune and alloimmune diseases are associated with three or more miscarriages due to a group of antibodies know as aPLs,  antiphospholipids.  In other words the females immune system does not protect the fetus with … Continue reading Infertility caused by immunological causes and the role of Chinese Medicine →

Vertebrobasilar ischemic vertigo will result in a patient feeling a sensation of spinning, floating, and swinging and flaccid legs.  A feeling of nausea, vomiting and/or blackout, visual field defect and/or double vision, ataxia, balance disturbance … Continue reading Vertebrobasilar Ischemic Vertigo →

Effective points in treating depression are  points on the scalp where the meridians enter the brain.  It is not painful but very relaxing and a patient will just feel calm and relaxed for the duration … Continue reading Acupuncture protocols for treating Depression, Anxiety, Schizophrenia, Neurosis →

In Chinese medicine it is used to invigorate blood, promote the movement of qi , stop pain and generate flesh. The dosage is 3-9g per day and the following conditions it is used for are … Continue reading Frankincense, (Olibanum) ru xiang in chinese medicine →