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Traditional Chinese Medicine: Ancient Wisdom plus Scientific Evidence Traditional Chinese medicine is a collection of healing methods, which include acupuncture, Chinese herbal therapy, Tui Na, dietary therapy, Tai Chi and Qigong. It is ultimately based in Taoist philosophy, and rests on several thousand years of observation, clinical experience, and scholarly research. The treatment methods and herbal fonnulas are empirically proven and have been refined over the centuries by many schools and many healing masters. It is a very stable and comprehensive system, yet it is also open-ended, able to incorporate any successful new methods. Chinese researchers have been applying scientific methodology to aspects of Chinese medicine for decades; Western scientists have jumped on the bandwagon more recently as interest in Oriental medicine has grown. These scientific studies, both in China and in the West, have tended to substantiate the efficacy of Chinese medicine techniques and herbal therapies. Traditional Chinese medicine is highly respected worldwide for effectively treating both common and difficult health conditions. Millions of people throughout China's long history have maintained their wellness with Chinese medicine, used either as primary or complementary care. Accumulating modem scientific research now supports these ancient healing methods. Ancient Wisdom Traditional Chinese medicine is more preventive in nature than conventional medicine. It believes that waiting to treat a patient until symptoms are full- blown is similar to digging a well after one has become thirsty. In ancient China, physicians were paid if they kept their clients well, not once their patients became ill. The relationship between physicians and patients was very close. Traditional Chinese medicine is holistic. The modalities of treatment (acupuncture, Chinese herbal therapy, Tui Na), diet (nutrition and dietary 7