Traditional Chinese Medicine : The Effect on the Human Therapy

Year 2021, Volume: 02 Issue: 02, 110 - 114, 16.08.2021

Mohamad El Dhaybi

https://doi.org/10.53811/ijtcmr.940822

Abstract

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is an ancient system of health that has been used in China for thousands of years. TCM has played an essential role for treating disease and to enhance human health. This Traditional Medicine used 2500 years ago is based on some ancestral concepts and many medical approaches. In this review, I aim firstly to show you an overview about the history of Chinese medicine. In the second part, I Will focus to present a few pillars which influence on the human therapy and still used in clinical today to treat modern diseases.

Keywords

Traditional Chinese Medicine, Human therapy, Chinese Herbal Medicine, Acupuncture

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