Purple Buddha Health & Wellness Centre
Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine
Moxibustion therapy in conjunction with acupuncture can be very effective for many diseases and conditions including back pain, muscle stiffness, headaches, migraines, tendonitis, arthritis, digestive disorders, anxiety, and female health problems such as menstrual cramps, irregular periods, and infertility. Moxibustion can be applied in many different ways and the expected physiological reactions from moxibustion can … Read more
The goal of treatment is commonly understood as adjusting and harmonizing the body’s Yin and Yang, balancing wet and dry, cold and heat, inner and outer, body and mind. This is achieved by regulating the Qi, Moisture, and Blood in the Organ Networks where the body’s: • weak organs are tonified • excess is dispersed … Read more
Diagnostic methods are those that provide the practitioner to collect information of the patient’s condition. Using the ‘TCM examinations’ approach, which includes looking, hearing, and smelling, asking, pulse examinations and palpitation to gain an understanding of the patient’s condition. The information collected is then interpreted in the context of the patient’s present and past complaints, … Read more
Everyone should have an active role in his or her treatment and as a patient your questions and concerns are important. It is reasonable that one would ask for different professional opinions and to seek alternative medicine to understand the benefit each holds to obtain the best results. With over 15 years of cancer research … Read more
Qi, pronounced ‘chi’ is a term in traditional Chinese culture and is a central underlying principle in Traditional Chinese Medicine. The literal translation of “qi” is “air”, “breath”, or “gas”. Qi is an active principle forming part of all living things and is frequently used to describe as “life energy”, “life force”, or “energy flow”.