Chinese Medicine

Could acupuncture have existed in ancient Europe? Mapping and analysis of the tattoos on Europe’s most well-known mummy, “Otzi” the Iceman, suggests that a primitive version of the therapy may have been known over 5,200 years ago. While they’re a lot harder to see now, medical imaging found a total of 61 tattoos that can […]

We see the symbol of Yin and Yang everywhere, from martial arts school flyers to T-shirts and even Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) theory, but what does it mean? The world-famous symbol depicts two opposing forces, Yin and Yang, that cannot exist without each other. In fact, they both carry a seed of the other, hence […]

Acupuncture has come a long way from its ancient origins. One of the earliest known texts related to the therapy is a pair of Silk Scrolls, uncovered from Han Tomb No. 3 in Changsha, China. This tomb was built in 168 BC, meaning the text is older than the first “official” classical work, the Nei […]