Traditional Chinese Medicine [TCM] is used to describe the complete system of medicine that has been developed and refined over a long period of time. It is the worlds oldest continually practiced professional medical system with detailed textbooks stretching back across almost 2500 years.

TCM includes Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine as its main treatments, but can also include dietary therapy, massage and heat treatment called moxibustion. All these treatments are available at the clinic, offering a wide choice to appropriately deal with ailments.

Like modern medicine, TCM comprises complex theories about how the body works. Unlike modern medicine, it does not involves the use of drugs. It is fair to say that modern Western and traditional Chinese medicines are the two dominant medical systems in the world today. Roughly 200 million patients are treated in China's hospitals with TCM yearly.

Although Acupuncture was the first Traditional Chinese Medicine therapy to gain wide acceptance in the west, Chinese Herbal Medicine [CHM] is also quickly establishing itself as one of the most popular and effective alternative therapies in the west.

Chinese Herbal Medicine has a wide clinical use. It is often good at treating complex conditions which have otherwise proven difficult to treat, or those that are slow to respond to other forms of treatment. A consultation will determine whether herbal medicines are suitable for taking alongside acupuncture treatment, or as a course of treatment in their own right.

Chinese herbs come in a variety of forms, from loose dried herbs which are boiled and taken as a drink - to pills, lotions, teas, plasters and powders. Treatment involves making an individual prescription tailored to each person's needs.

All herbal products are of the highest quality, quality controlled to European standards and supplied by nationally accredited suppliers.