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What Can Oriental Medicine Be Used For?
It is often asked, "What can Oriental Medicine Treat?" The answer one of my teachers told me, "What can go wrong with the body?" Here is a partial list which is based on a combination of clinical experience, and an informational brochure put together by the state of California showing the uses of Oriental Medicine, one of the oldest wholistic systems still in use on the planet today:
Infectious Diseases:
- Bronchitis
- Common Cold
- Cough
- Diarrhea /Vomiting
- Ear Nose and Throat Infections
- Infectious Hepatitis
- Influenza
- Malaria
- Pneumonia
- Ringworm
- Shingles
- Sore Throat
- Swollen Glands
- Tetanus
Internal Diseases:
- Acne
- Allergies
- Anxiety
- Appendicitis
- Arthritis
- Asthma
- Back pain
- Bloating
- Boils
- Cholesistitis
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Colitis
- Conjunctivitis
- Constipation
- Dental Pain
- Depression
- Diabetes type 1 and 2
- Dizziness
- Eczema
- Gallstones
- Gastric pain
- Heart Palpitations
- Hemorrhoids
- Hay fever
- Headaches
- Hiccough
- Hypertension
- Hypochondriac Pain
- Hysteria
- Incontinence
- Indigestion
- Insomnia
- Jaundice
- Kidney stones
- Knee problems
- Migraine
- Nervous disorders
- Oedema
- Otitis Media
- Palpitations
- Paralysis
- Rheumatism
- Sciatica
- Seizers
- Shock
- Shoulder problems
- Sinusitis
- Stomach ulcers
- Tennis elbow
- Thyroid problems
- Tinnitus
- Tiredness
- Tonsillitis
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Urinary infections
- Vertigo
Women's Conditions:
- Amenorrhea
- Anemia
- Breast Tenderness
- Cystitis
- Discharge
- Dysmenorrheal
- Habitual Miscarriage
- Hot flushes
- Infertility
- Irregular periods
- Labor pains
- Lactation problems
- Mastitis
- Morning sickness
- Pre-menstrual tension
- Prolonged labor
- Labor Induction
Men's Conditions:
- Hernias
- Impotence
- Infertility
- Prostitutes
Children's Conditions:
- Bed-wetting
- Constipation
- Diarrhea
- ADD w/ and w/o Hyperactivity
- Mumps
- Convulsions
- Infantile paralysis
- Whooping cough
Addictions:
- Alcohol
- Food
- Smoking
- Tranquilizers
- Recreational drugs
Remember this list is not by any means complete as it would be impossible to write a definitive list of what acupuncture can treat and there is not always a medical label for every problem. If you don't find what you're looking for on the list please feel free to ask your local acupuncturist!
Posted by Mark at March 24, 2006 07:06 PM
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