Managing Chronic Inflammation with Chinese Medicine

In Chinese medicine inflammation is an important concept.  Traditionally we call inflammation heat and it is one the the six causes of illness (the others being wind, cold, damp, summer heat, and dryness). So controlling inflammation is central to Chinese medical theory. We can treat inflammation using acupuncture points and there are many that we use daily to do this. Also, there are many herbs that treat inflammation and many herbal formulations (several single herbs used together) as well. So Chinese medicine can be used by itself or with other modalities as well as dietary changes to cut inflammation in the body,