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* With a history of 2000 to 3000 years, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has formed a unique system to diagnose and cure illness. The TCM approach is fundamentally different from that of Western medicine. In TCM, the understanding of the human body is based on the holistic understanding of the universe as described in Daoism, and the treatment of illness is based primarily on the diagnosis and differentiation of syndromes. The clinical diagnosis and treatment in Traditional Chinese Medicine are mainly based on the yin-yang and five elements（五行） theories. These theories apply the phenomena and laws of nature to the study of the physiological activities and pathological changes of the human body and its interrelationships. The typical TCM therapies include acupuncture, herbal medicine, and qigong exercises. With acupuncture, treatment is accomplished by stimulating certain areas of the external body. Following a macro philosophy of disease, traditional Chinese diagnostics are based on overall observation of human symptoms rather than micro level laboratory tests. There are four types of TCM diagnostic methods: observe (望), hear and smell (闻), ask about background (问) and touching (切). An old Chinese medical chart on acupuncture meridians 长 寿 穴 足三里 位于外膝眼下10厘米，用自己的掌心盖住自己的膝盖骨，五指朝下，中指尽处 每晚以指关节按压足三里，不但能补脾健胃，促使饮食尽快消化吸收，增强人体免疫功能，而且还能消除疲劳，恢复体力 涌泉穴 位于足底，在足掌的前三分之一处，屈趾时凹陷处便是。 每晚睡前盘腿而坐，用双手按摩或屈指点压双侧涌泉穴，以该穴位达到酸胀感觉为度，每次50至100下 The following methods are considered to be part of Chinese medicine 1、Acupuncture(针灸) 2、Auriculotherapy (耳灼疗法) 3、Chinese food therapy (食疗) 4、Cupping (拔罐) 5、Die-da (跌打) 6、Gua Sha (刮痧) 7、Moxibustion (灸） 8、Tui na (推拿) 9、Chinese herbal medicine (中药) 10、Physical Qigong exercises such as Tai chi chuan (太极拳), Standing Meditation (站樁功), Yoga, Brocade BaDuanJin exercises (八段锦) and other Chinese martial arts. 11、Qigong (气功) and related breathing and meditation exercise 12、Some TCM doctors may also utilize esoteric methods that incorporate or