Summary
- Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is a system of medicine
that is based upon the ancient Chinese concept of energy
called "Qi" (pronounced "chee") and
the theory of "yin and yang,"-- the harmony of
opposites. It is perhaps the most frequently encountered
and best known of medical systems from Asia.
- Acupuncture is not synonymous with TCM-it is simply one
of the treatment modalities used in TCM.
- "Oriental medicine" is a term that is used to
refer to a diverse collection of medical theories and applications
developed and practiced in the Far East that share fundamental
principles and theories that can be traced back at least
2500 years.
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