Chinese Medicine Centre

15/03/2025

As the air turns crisp and the leaves fall, Autumn in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is the season of the Lungs & Large Intestine:

Breath, Release & Letting Go,

In TCM, the Lungs take in oxygen or Qi, while the Large Intestine releases waste—physically and emotionally. Sadness is the emotion that weakens the Lungs, leading to fatigue, low immunity, and dryness. When the Large Intestine is sluggish, we may struggle to let go, both physically and mentally.

According to Giovanni Maciocia, the Lungs are the most external organ, easily affected by wind, dryness, and emotions.

We strengthen Lungs & Immunity with herbs like Bai He (Lily Bulb), Xing Ren (Apricot Kernel), and Mai D**g (Ophiopogon) which moisten and protect.

Lung-Nourishing recipe - Pear 🍐, Lily Bulb 🌸, Apricot Kernel 🌰which moistens lungs, soothes emotions, and supports digestion.

TCM Tips for Autumn:
Breathe deeply – Strengthen Lung Qi, practice Chi Gong.
Hydrate & eat warm foods – Prevent dryness in the lungs and Large Intestine.
Let go – Emotionally & physically.

21/03/2024

Questions around treating people who have had a cancer diagnosis are among the most common reasons members contact the BAcC for support. Therefore, we are delighted 'Acupuncture in cancer care: recommendations for safe practice' has been published in Supportive Care in Cancer.

11/02/2024

Happy New Year! The year of the dragon, talks of changes... best to stay steady.

27/07/2023

The Herbal Pharmacy is open,
We make and stock all the ancient formulation that have been tried and tested and have stood the test of time. All made in May Street, East Fremantle at the Chinese Medicine Centre

07/02/2023

Studies have indicated that acupuncture is a feasible and safe treatment and may successfully be used to treat cancer patients for symptom management due to the low risks associated with its use. Acupuncture’s mechanisms for treating cancer pain are thought to be similar to those for treating othe...

02/03/2022

Good research,

Our Getting To The Route campaign, highlighting Endometriosis Awareness Month, is proud to share relevant research into how Chinese herbal medicine can support people with endometriosis.

Firstly we bring RCHM member Dr Andrew Flower’s Cochrane review, which concluded that CHM had comparable effectiveness, with fewer side-effects, to gestrinone, a medication used in the treatment of endometriosis. To read more follow the link to our website: https://rchm.co.uk/getting-to-the-root/getting-to-the-root-of-endometriosis-research

24/02/2022

According to research 28 million people in the UK (approximately 43% of the population) live in chronic pain (Fayaz et al, 2016). Historically pharmaceutical interventions in the form of opiates, paracetamol, ibuprofen, antiepileptic drugs and anaesthetics have been used to manage chronic pain. However the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) recently commented that “a number of commonly used drug treatments for chronic primary pain have little or no evidence that they work and shouldn’t be prescribed” (NICE, 2020). Within the same draft guidance acupuncture is recommended as an option for some people with chronic primary pain when delivered within certain defined parameters. In a 2018 meta-analysis researchers concluded that acupuncture is effective for the treatment of chronic pain, with treatment effects persisting over time. Specific effects of needling at correct acupuncture point locations were important contributors to the treatment effect (Vickers et al, 2018).

RCHM members who are professional acupuncturists complete degree level training over three years on specially accredited courses to develop their acupuncture skills. If you are experiencing chronic pain and would like to find out more about how acupuncture can help you visit www.rchm.co.uk

Fayaz et al (2016) https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/6/6/e010364.full?sid=ec62fb50-666e-41a9-a502-32c86d8df495

Vickers et al (2018) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5927830/

Nice (2020) https://www.nice.org.uk/news/article/commonly-used-treatments-for-chronic-pain-can-do-more-harm-than-good-and-should-not-be-used-says-nice-in-draft-guidance

22/02/2022

08/02/2022

Chinese Medicine and the Challenge of Pain

28/01/2022

Eating lunch in our clinic reception Dr Liu winced

18/01/2022

Pakistani health authorities on Monday announced the completion of a successful clinical trial of Chinese traditional herbal medicine for treating COVID-19, as the South Asian nation enters a fifth wave of the pandemic driven by the Omicron variant.