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What is oriental medicine all about?
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Eastern Medicine: The best definition is probably treatments whose origin and main use are still in the the oriental / eastern part of the world. Examples would be accupuncture, chinese herbal medicine like ginseng, moxibustion perhaps.
Answered 5/5/2013
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Ancient form of tx: Traditional chinese medicine has been practiced for over 5, 000 years & is the predominant type of medicine practiced in a number of areas on the globe. Acupuncture, acupupressure, herbology is just a sampling of what is available.
Answered 5/5/2013
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