What is Traditional Chinese Medicine used for? 10 different conditions that TCM can treat.

Most people know that TCM can be used for pain and general health issues. However, those are just the tip of the ice berg.

Here are 10 different conditions that TCM commonly treats.

1. General wellness (insomnia, stress, bloating, constipation)

2. Gynecological (period cramps, irregular cycle, infertility, menopause syndrome)

3. Skin (eczema, acne, hives, shingles)

4. Pain and Injury (neck pain, back pain, tennis elbow, trigger finger, frozen shoulder, arthritis)

5. Neurological (stroke, Parkinson's, Bell's Palsy)

6. Psychological (depression, PTSD, anxiety, smoking/alcohol addiction)

7. Chronic disease (diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol)

8. Beauty (slimming, pigmentation, hair loss, dark eye circles, sagging skin)

9. Pediatrics (allergic rhinitis, flu, cough, indigestion, ADHD)

10. Cancer (cancer treatment related side-effects, post-cancer recovery)

But apart from treating disease, TCM also emphasizes the importance of 养身, or prevention over cure.

It is said that the highest order of Chinese medicine isn’t in a physician’s ability to treat illness. Rather, it is in the individual’s ability to prevent illness from even occurring in the first place.

Even healthy individuals can utilize TCM in their daily lives, to further strengthen their bodies and optimize their health.