Author: Nature’s Chinese Medicine & Acupuncture Clinic
How Classical Chinese Medicine Differs From TCM
When patients search for “Chinese Medicine in Perth,” they may not realise that the term encompasses substantially different clinical approaches — ranging from the standardised… Read more →
Can Chinese Herbal Medicine Interact With Medications?
Chinese herbal medicine is generally very safe when prescribed by a qualified practitioner — but the question of interactions with prescription medications is legitimate and… Read more →
Acupuncture for Children — What Paediatric Research Shows
Parents often ask whether acupuncture is safe for children — and the answer, supported by paediatric research, is yes, when performed by appropriately trained registered… Read more →
Acupuncture for Musculoskeletal Pain — An Evidence Overview
Musculoskeletal pain represents one of the largest burdens on the Australian healthcare system — affecting millions of workers, athletes, and older adults with chronic back… Read more →
Acupuncture for Mental Health — What Psychiatry Research Shows
Mental health conditions are among the most common presentations in primary care globally. Antidepressants and psychotherapy — while effective for many — leave a significant… Read more →
Acupuncture and the Nervous System — How It Changes the Brain
For decades, sceptics dismissed acupuncture as placebo because no one understood the mechanism. That position has become increasingly difficult to maintain as functional MRI studies,… Read more →
Chinese Herbal Medicine Research — What the Evidence Shows
While acupuncture has attracted extensive Western clinical research, Chinese herbal medicine — the other major pillar of classical Chinese Medicine — has its own growing… Read more →
Acupuncture Meta-Analyses — What the Cochrane Reviews Find
The Cochrane Collaboration produces the world’s most rigorous medical evidence summaries. Acupuncture has been examined in more than 50 Cochrane reviews over the past two… Read more →
The Research on Acupuncture for Chronic Pain — 2025 Update
Chronic pain affects one in five Australians, and acupuncture has accumulated one of the most robust evidence bases of any complementary therapy. This article summarises… Read more →
Chinese Medicine and Inflammation — What the Science Says
Inflammation has emerged as the common pathway underlying heart disease, diabetes, autoimmune conditions, depression, and cancer. One of the most consistently documented effects of both… Read more →
