Sowa Rigpa is the Traditional Medicine system of Tibet, which has kept much of its authenticity. The practices spread to Bhutan, Nepal, Ladakh, Sikkim, and Mongolia. It also includes elements of ancient Indian, Chinese, and [ Read more … ]
Herbal compress treatments and therapies have been used for millennia across civilizations and cultures, and within most traditional medicine systems. Applied hot or cold, their application was/is based on ancient (and often region-specific) knowledge of [ Read more … ]
Self-Care is from all times and spans physical, emotional, mental, hygienic, aesthetic, energetic, sexual and spiritual aspects of man. Self-Care is about illness prevention, health maintenance and appearance, restoration and healing. Traditionally, through thousands of [ Read more … ]
In this post, we take a look at the perceived differences between mainstream Modern Medicine and Traditional Medicine systems. Based on different philosophies there has been and still is quite some tension between these two [ Read more … ]
It’s perhaps typical Thai, but the facts are that many things in Thailand are often “same same, but different.” This also goes for the definition of Thai Traditional Medicine (TTM). It means that if you [ Read more … ]
After the Wat Pho Thai Medical Massage School, the most illustrious name in the Thai Massage community in Thailand is the Shivagakomarpaj Traditional Medicine Hospital in Chiang Mai city (Northern Thailand), which also has a [ Read more … ]
Kampo (or Kanpo) is part of Traditional Japanese Medicine (TJM). It’s perhaps the best known and most widely spread form of traditional medicine in Japan — integrally used alongside Western medicine — and borrows the [ Read more … ]
Chinese Herbal Medicine — Chinese Herbology i.e. Chinese Herbalism — is an important part of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), probably the part most used, and aims at balancing the internal energy system, body, and spirit [ Read more … ]
Chinese Medicine is also known as Traditional Chinese Medicine or TCM and originated more than 2,000 years ago. The healing methods consist of five parts: Movement Theory Tai Chi and Qigong, Nutrition Theory, Herbalism, Tuina [ Read more … ]
In Thailand, the use of medicinal herbs is part of the holistic system of Thai Traditional Medicine, which takes into account that healing the mind, body, and spirit requires an integral treatment practice. Table of [ Read more … ]