The traditional Chinese medicine is made up of numerous practices that originated in China and had developed for thousands of years. The practices in the treatment include theories, diagnosis and treatments like herbal medicine, acupuncture and massage. It is known as a form of Oriental medicine that include other traditional East Asian medical systems like the traditional Japanese and Korean medicine.
The Chinese medicine asserts that processes of the human body are indeed interrelated and are in constant interaction with the environment. It is based on numerous philosophical frameworks that include
the theory of Yin-yang, the five elements, the human body Meridian system, Zang Fu organ theory and many other more.
It is said to have a lot of branches and the most prominent are the Jingfang and Wenbing schools. The traditional Chinese diagnostics as well as their treatments are much cheaper than western methods that need high-tech equipment or even extensive chemical manipulation.