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Ukiah is a site specializing in information about Traditional Chinese Medicine & Acupuncture.

It has also evolved into a resource for information on a variety of subjects, including: Chinese Herbs, Diet & Nutrition, Western Medicine, Pharmaceutical Drugs and Medications, Gynecology & Women’s Health, Men’s Health, Mental Health, Stress, Exercise, Green Living, Better Living and Human Relationships.

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Traditional Chinese Medicine

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is one of the oldest complete medical systems in the world. It has formed a unique method to diagnose and cure illness. The TCM approach is fundamentally different from that of Western Medicine. Traditional Chinese Medicine has its origin in ancient Taoist philosophy which views a person as an energy system in which body and mind are unified, each influencing and balancing the other. Unlike allopathic medicine which attempts to isolate and separate a disease from a person, Chinese Medicine emphasizes a holistic approach that treats the whole person.

Traditional Chinese medical theory is extremely complex and originated thousands of years ago through meticulous observation of nature, the cosmos and the human body. The understanding of the human body is based on the holistic understanding of the universe. Much of the philosophy of Traditional Chinese Medicine is derived from the same holistic understanding of the universe shared by much of Taoist and Buddhist thought that reflects the classical Chinese belief that the life and activity of individual human beings have an intimate relationship with the environment on all levels.

Traditional Chinese Medicine holds the human body in great reverence, respecting and promoting its endless capacity for rejuvenation and recovery.

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He who knows others is wise. He who knows himself is enlightened.
Lao Tzu