Historically, traditional Chinese medicine practitioners have catalogued herbs, drawing on wisdom from centuries-old texts to concoct remedies aimed at a range of ailments. Now, scientists are ...

“It is a powerful tool to tease out the effects of those multiple components in Chinese herbal medicines and offer a modern re-interpretation of this ancient tradition,” Borisy agrees.

Last month Dr. Steven Dubey of Natural Health and Pain Relief Clinic in Lihu‘e expanded his staff to include an acupuncturist who specializes in women’s health and Chinese herbology.

Yet traditional medicine remains a vibrant part of the state health care system. Most Chinese hospitals have a ward devoted to ancient cures. Citing traditional medicine’s potential to lower ...

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has long been a treasure of Chinese culture that plays an indispensable part in global ...

(He did not go to medical school but has practiced traditional Chinese medicine, he says, for more than 50 years.) There’s no weeks-long wait to see him, as is so often the case with, say ...

HARARE, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is gaining popularity in Zimbabwe following the opening of a ...

His father's quiet workshop, with its lingering scents and dedication to incense-making, was another influence, even if Weng didn't realize it at the time. "It was like a seed planted in my mind," he ...