Natural Living: Efficacy and safety of Chinese herbal medicine

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Natural Living: Efficacy and safety of Chinese herbal medicine


























Acupuncture has seen much limelight in the U.S. since reporter James Reston accompanied President Nixon to China in 1971. Mr. Reston fell ill with appendicitis and underwent surgery with only the use of acupuncture as anesthesia. Interestingly, acupuncture is only one modality out of the many practiced in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), in fact, in China, Chinese herbal medicine is used like that of pharmaceuticals in the U.S. — a patient may be given herbal medicine via injection, intravenous, by mouth or by external application.Drawing from ancient practices, Traditional Chinese herbal medicine is as old as humanity itself. Early human  …
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