Acupuncture Health Benefits | OutcomeReference

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Acupuncture is a form of alternative medicine in which thin needles are inserted into the body. It is a key component of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM).

A typical session entails lying still while approximately five to twenty needles are inserted; for the majority of cases, the needles will be left in place for ten to twenty minutes. It can be associated with the application of heat, pressure, or laser light. Classically, acupuncture is individualized and based on philosophy and intuition, and not on scientific research

Traditional acupuncture involves needle insertion, moxibustion, and cupping therapy, Chinese herbs and may be accompanied by other procedures such as feeling the pulse and other parts of the body and examining the tongue. Traditional acupuncture involves the belief that a "life force" (qi) circulates within the body in lines called meridians

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Traditional Chinese Herb

In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) food is viewed as medicine and is used to nourish and harmonize the body, mind, and spirit. All foods ha...

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Black Tea Beverage

Black tea is a type of tea that is more oxidized than oolong, green and white teas. Black tea is generally stronger in flavor than the less ox...

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Ginkgo Biloba Herb

Ginkgo biloba, known as ginkgo or gingko (both pronounced /ˈɡɪŋkoʊ/), also known as the ginkgo tree or the maidenhair tree, is the only living...

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Goji Berry - 寧夏枸杞 Nutrition

Goji, goji berry or wolfberry is the fruit of Lycium barbarum (simplified Chinese: 宁夏枸杞; traditional Chinese: 寧夏枸杞; pinyin: Níngxià gǒuqǐ) and...

1 health benefit found in 2 studies

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Green Tea Beverage

Green tea is a type of tea that is made from Camellia sinensis leaves that have not undergone the same withering and oxidation process used to...

4 health benefits found in 14 studies

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Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica 忍冬藤 ) Herb

Lonicera japonica, the Japanese honeysuckle (suikazura スイカズラ／吸い葛 or 忍冬 in Japanese; jinyinhua 金银花 or rendongteng 忍冬藤 in Chinese, 인동 or 겨우살이덩굴 ...

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Panax Ginseng Herb

Panax Ginseng is commonly referred to as the 'True Ginseng' (being the most researched 'Ginseng' actually belonging to the plant family of 'Gi...

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Red Yeast Rice Nutrition

Red yeast rice (simplified Chinese: 红曲米; traditional Chinese: 紅麴米); pinyin: hóng qū mǐ; literally: "red yeast rice"), red rice koji (べにこうじ, li...

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Rhodiola Rosea Herb

Rhodiola rosea is a Traditional Chinese Medicine and Scandinavian herb touted to promote physical/cognitive vitality. It appears to be proven ...

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Soy Nutrition

Soy is a species of legume native to East Asia, widely grown for its edible bean which has numerous uses.

1 health benefit found in 10 studies

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