Guest guest Posted August 15, 2001 Report Share Posted August 15, 2001 I thought i should comment on this one by mentioning that there are many other modalities to be compared as well. According to " Chinese Medical Qigong Therapy " there are Four Main Branches of Traditional , along with Five Main Roots. The Four Main Branches are as follows: Acupuncture Therapy - Needling therapy - Cupping - Bloodletting - Moxa - Magnetic Therapy Herbal Therapy - Teas & Soups - Tinctures & Wines - Oils, Balms & Liniments - Compresses, Powders, & Pills - Nutrition Education Chinese Massage Therapy - Jie Gu - Bone Setting - Tui Na - Muscle Manipulation - Gua Sha - Scraping Therapy - An Mo - Visceral Manipulation - Jing Point Therapy Medical Qigong Therapy - Distance Therapy - Self-regulation Therapy - Energetic Massage Therapy - Energetic Point Therapy - Invisible-Needle Therapy The Five Main Roots are as follows: Six Stages - Tai Yang - Yang Ming - Shao Yang - Tai Yin - Shao Yin - Jue Yin Five Elements - Wood - Fire - Earth - Metal - Water Eight Principles - Deficient & Excess - Internal & External - Cold & Heat - Yin & Yang Triple Burners - Lower Burner - Middle Burner - Upper Burner Four Levels - Blood Level - Qi Level - Ying Qi Level - Wei Qi Level Lee Lieske http://www.lieske.com/5e.htm - acupuncture acupuncture Tuesday, August 14, 2001 2:16 PM acupuncture New poll for acupuncture Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the acupuncture group: What is more effective? o Acupressure o Acupuncture o Herbal Remedy o Reflexology To vote, please visit the following web page: acupuncture/polls Note: Please do not reply to this message. Poll votes are not collected via email. To vote, you must go to the web site listed above. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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