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Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM)

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM)
Latest news and updates about traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), including Covid-19 treatments, food to eat and avoid, acupuncture, gua sha, and how TCM could help with anxiety and pain relief.
Traditional Chinese medicine and Western prescription drugs are often used together in Hong Kong, but patients may not always know the impact of the combination. Photo: Shutterstock
Wellness

The hidden risks of using Chinese medicine with Western prescriptions

Some plants and procedures common in Chinese medicine can affect Western medicines such as blood thinners and depression drugs.

Ancient wisdom, modern lives: Hong Kong’s TCM evolution

Wellness

All about Hong Kong’s herbal teas and how Gen Z is reviving the health tradition

Chinese culture

China targets youth with plan to revamp ‘outdated’ heritage products as ‘trendy’

Heritage is the latest sector targeted by authorities, following similar efforts in the sports, winter tourism and nightlife industries.

A staff member makes a herbal drink at the Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Guiyang, southwest China’s Guizhou province. Photo: Xinhua
Trending in China

Chinese pet owners turn to TCM, acupuncture, bee stings for chronic pet illnesses

Growing popularity of TCM – noted for being milder and having fewer side effects – is largely driven by ageing pet population.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Can Hongkongers trust smartwatches, or are they being misled?

Medical practitioners and fitness experts say wearable tech could support personalised, proactive healthcare as adoption hits 63 per cent among Hongkongers.

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Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Chinese Medicine Hospital to start 24-hour inpatient services in December

City’s first dedicated traditional Chinese medicine hospital will also launch 10 additional special disease programmes within this year.

The Chinese Medicine Hospital of Hong Kong was opened last December. Photo: Sam Tsang
(From left) Chinese Medicine Hospital chief executive Professor Bian Zhaoxiang, Dr Cheung Wai-lun of the Health Bureau's Chinese Medicine Hospital Project Office, Wong Kwai-huen, chairman of the board of directors of the hospital operator, and Dr Cheung Chun-hoi, the hospital's deputy chief executive for Chinese medicine. Photo: Sam Tsang
The hospital aims to provide services for more complex cases under a model that features Chinese medicine as the primary approach, integrated with Western medicine. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong economy

Chinese tech, pharma firms eye Hong Kong as springboard for global expansion

Industry leaders highlight city’s international reach and expertise as state-owned drug maker considers Northern Metropolis project investment.

China’s private sector

Sugar for the pill: US$8b fund boosts Hong Kong’s biotech hub ambitions

Hong Kong Investment Corporation is stepping up its efforts to position itself amid Beijing’s challenge to US pharmaceutical dominance.

Trending in China

Beat the heat, drain the damp: why Chinese youth are turning to TCM

Trend includes controversial methods like ‘crying therapy,’ promoted as an emotional ‘fire extinguisher’ to clear dampness linked to ‘heart fire’.

As China faces historic summer heat, youth are turning to TCM "dampness removal" remedies like hot sand burials and herbal burning. Photo: SCMP composite/RedNote/douyin
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong’s Chinese medicine hospital to launch stroke, back pain treatments

Two treatments part of 23 disease programmes to be rolled out over five years as part of strategic plan to meet healthcare needs and promote TCM.

The Chinese Medicine Hospital of Hong Kong in Pak Shing Kok. Photo: Sam Tsang
Wellness

Luxury anti-inflammation retreats are booming, but do the benefits last?

Private clubs and hotels are cashing in on US$4,000 retreats that claim to reduce inflammation, offering lymphatic drainage, hyperbaric oxygen therapy and more.

Wellness

She traded Wall Street for acupuncture to solve pain that had derailed her life

The daughter of a Hong Kong surgeon, Winnie Chan Wang reveals how wanting to ‘hack’ her body led her to learn traditional Chinese medicine.

Wellness

How tai chi energises these Chinese retirees: ‘everyone’s health has improved’

Tai chi practitioners at Beijing’s Temple of Heaven talk about learning the ancient Chinese practice and how it benefits health and spirit.

People practice tai chi in a park near the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, China. Photo: AP Photo/Andy Wong
Wellness

How TCM helped a 71-year-old with Parkinson’s run 100 marathons in 100 days

American chiropractor and TCM practitioner Larry Grogin shares how Chinese herbs and acupuncture helped him as he made his way across the US.

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Chiropractor and acupuncturist Larry Grogin runs in Ohio in the US during his successful bid to complete 100 marathons in as many days to raise money for organisations that help Parkinson’s sufferers. The 71-year-old shares how traditional Chinese medicine helped him achieve this feat. Photo: Instagram.com/runlarryrun26
Food and Drinks

All about Walovi, the Erling Haaland-promoted Chinese herbal drink

The Norwegian footballer has brought the drink into the spotlight – but what exactly are the benefits of this nearly 200-year-old brand?

Food and Drinks

On the Menu | It’s goodbye to chef Vicky Lau’s Tate Dining Room, but not for long

Hong Kong’s Tate Dining Room, which has closed its Hollywood Road space and will reopen nearby, has felt like a steady presence in the past 14 years.

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70% of Chinese people take naps daily, continuing an ancient medical tradition

2,000-year-old Chinese text believes that power breaks during the night and day can strengthen the heart’s connection to yang energy.

China's deep-rooted nap culture has evolved over thousands of years—transforming from an ancient medical philosophy into a daily lifestyle ritual. Photo: Sohu
Food and Drinks

How traditional Chinese medicine found its way onto fine-dining and bar menus

At Man Ho Chinese Restaurant, Table by Sandy Keung and Clan & Co, chefs and bartenders are leaning into ancient wisdom and giving TCM a tasty makeover.

Wellness

Don’t have life sorted by 25? Not to worry – why TCM says your peak comes later

Traditional Chinese medicine observes peak physical and reproductive age as 28 for women and 32 for men, much older than in Western medicine.

Chinese culture

Being Chinese | Talking when you eat is bad for you, and other Chinese beliefs

Beyond Confucian restraint and traditional medicine, my family has urgent rules for eating bony fish and steaming hot food.

A family carries on eating during a flood in Liling, Hunan province. Photo: AFP
Food and Drinks

On the Menu | Despite what TCM doctors say, I need cold food and drink this summer

Never mind yin and yang, the unrelenting heat has this writer seeking the coolest food and iciest drinks to keep the sweats at bay.

Lightly poached fish and sugar snap peas with soba and seaweed, an ideal dish for a hot Hong Kong summer. Photo: Charmaine Mok
Wellness

How many lychees are safe to eat in a day? What TCM says about the fruit

Traditional Chinese medicine experts suggest no more than 10 to 15 lychees a day for adults to avoid excessive ‘yit hei’ or body heat.

Wellness

The TCM influencers demystifying ancient Chinese healing practices for Gen Z

Traditional Chinese medicine is trending as university-educated practitioners take to Instagram with clips combating common misconceptions.

Trending in China

Why Chinese culture fears plucking white hair and traditional remedies

Chinese have a tradition of consuming animal organs, hoping to nourish their corresponding human equivalents.

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Jet black hair is regarded as the ideal standard of beauty, health, and youth in Chinese culture. Photo: Shutterstock
Science

Biomedicine | China steps up Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s drug push, looks to TCM

With the most cases of the two leading neurodegenerative diseases, and affected population rising as country ages, China needs to find new treatments.

China steps up Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s drug push, looks to TCM
Art

Soft Hours: artist Juno Shen’s Song dynasty teahouse for today’s New Yorkers

An ode to slow living that dovetails with ‘Chinamaxxing’ trends, the fully functional artwork/retreat serves teas that change according to the seasons in keeping with ancient Chinese beliefs.

Food and Drinks

Mandarin peel ice cream? Chun pei, a TCM ingredient, is gaining favour

Dried mandarin peel was first used in dishes to impress Chinese emperors. Today, it can be found in everything from drinks to desserts.

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