TCM

What is TCM all about.

In China, doctors are trained in parallel and on an equal footing in two specialties. Either you decide to become a doctor for conventional medicine, or for traditional Chinese medicine, called TCM for short. Both are courses of study at universities and both are recognized on an equal footing. So you can decide whether you want to be treated with conventional medicine or traditionally. Certainly, this decision also depends on the respective clinical picture.

Should an surgery inevitably have to be performed, of course, no needles will help. However, TCM can then be helpful in recovery, as well as in many functional disorders and allergies. The therapeutic methods of TCM include Chinese drug therapy and acupuncture as well as moxibustion (heating of acupuncture points). Together with massage techniques such as Tuina, with movement exercises such as Qigong and Taiji and with a dietetics based on the effective profile of the drugs, the procedures are now often referred as the five columns of Chinese therapy.

TCM is the traditional medicine with the largest distribution area, especially acupuncture is practiced worldwide today. Later on, I will introduce you to these methods more detailed.

The treatment with TCM agents is gentle and in harmony with our natural body functions. It is based on the flow of energy along the body meridians, the flow of Qi in the tension of Yin and Yang. It has developed in China over more than 2000 years until today.

In the various courses of my Academy I impart this knowledge and the practical application of the methods.

Certain points arranged along meridians are irritated during acupuncture with needles, and in moxibustion with burning mugwort (moxa). "Aku-Moxi therapy", for example, is also used in the treatment of pneumonia in COVID-19.

In China, moxibustion is recognized as a therapy of equal importance to acupuncture if the indication is appropriate. Small amounts of dried, fine mugwort fibers (moxa) burn on or above certain therapy points. According to traditional Chinese teachings, the heat affects the flow of 'Qi in the underlying pathways, the meridians.

Tuina massage is one of the oldest healing methods in TCM. Through various methods, such as stroking, tapping, pushing or pressing acupuncture points, the flow of Qi and the bloodstream is stimulated and the immune system is strengthened. There are deriving and strengthening techniques.

In China, Chinese drug therapy is by far the most important treatment method. It treats 80–90% of all diseases. It is the most versatile and comprehensive therapy method in Chinese medicine. These medicines are exclusively natural, more than ninety percent of them of plant origin.

Chinese drug therapy in its current form is a safe method of therapy. However, the prerequisite is the professional application by well-trained and further trained therapists and the use of a guaranteed drug quality.
The assurance of drug quality is ensured in Germany by dispensing in specialized pharmacies. They check Chinese medicines for identity, quality and purity. In independent special laboratories, the plants are examined for contamination with heavy metals, pesticides and moulds.

The Center for Therapy Safety in Chinese Drug Therapy (CTCA) strives for a safe therapy with Chinese medicines.