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CHINESE
ACUPUNCTURE &
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HERBAL CLINIC
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Welcome
to Chinese Acupuncture and Herbal
Clinic
a division of
Chinesehealthway Ltd.
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ACUPUNCTURE |
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Acupuncture
is a traditional Chinese
medical technique for
unblocking chi (ch'i or qi)
by inserting needles at
particular points on the
body to balance the opposing
forces of yin and yang. Chi
is an energy that allegedly
permeates all things. It is
believed to flow through the
body along 14 main pathways
called meridians.
When yin and yang are in
harmony, chi flows freely
within the body and a person
is healthy. When a person is
sick, diseased, or injured,
there is an obstruction of
chi along one of the
meridians. Traditional
Chinese medicine has
identified some 500 specific
points where needles are to
be inserted for specific
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Acupuncture has been practiced in
China for more than 4000
years,Today, the needles are
twirled, heated, or even stimulated
with weak electrical current,
ultrasound, or certain wavelengths
of light. Some use tuning forks over
the acupoints. |
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CHINESE
HERB |
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| Herbal
medicine is a
holistic therapy
which integrates
plant remedies with
the mental,
emotional and
spiritual aspects of
health into the
understanding of the
body's functions. It
acts gently by
supporting systems
and processes that
have become
deficient and helps
to remove excesses
in the body. |
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Pharmaceutical drug
discovery begins
with the
understanding of the
disease mechanism,
followed by compound
and target
identification,
validation and
optimization.
Scientists develop
new drugs based on
their research and
understanding of the
human body and
disease mechanisms,
and a large
collection of
molecules are
screened to select
for compounds that
may show potential
efficacy with low
toxicity. |
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| The vast majority
of herbal medicines contain a
complex mixture of compounds such as
terpenes, alkaloids, polysaccharides
or other chemicals that buffer,
modulate and modify the effects of
any active ingredient in the herb.
Therefore, administration of
isolated compounds of a plant cannot
easily mimic the effects of extracts
from the whole plant. Scientific
studies on an isolated component may
be easily confused with studies on
the plant as a whole. This
misinterpretation always leads
incorrect data being gathered, till
disproved by reviewing the original
research study. |
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York Office:
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North York, Toronto
Ontario M2R 2A5
Canada
Tel: (416) 227-1686
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932 Bathurst Street
Toronto
M5R 3G5
Canada
Tel: (416) 640-9166
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