Traditional Chinese medicine/Related Articles

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Parent topics

• Traditional medicine [r]: Methods of healthcare, not formulated based on scientific models or necessarily having demonstrated efficacy in randomized controlled trials, which still have a long history of safety and presumed efficacy as used in specific cultures ^[e]
• Complementary and alternative medicine [r]: Set of therapies and treatments not considered mainstream or scientific. ^[e]
• Integrative medicine [r]: Organized health care that involves willing cooperation between mainstream and complementary medicine ^[e]

Subtopics

• Acupuncture [r]: A form of alternative medicine that involves inserting and manipulating needles into 'acupuncture points' on the body with the aim of restoring health and well-being. ^[e]
• Chinese herbal medicine [r]: The therapeutic use of plants or plant extracts to prevent or treat disease; it is most commonly a form of complementary and alternative medicine, following long culturally-specific traditions such as herbalism. Chemically extracted and concentration-controlled plant-derived substances are used in conventional medicine, but are usually not considered phytotherapy. ^[e]
• Pulse diagnosis [r]: Add brief definition or description