Career - Chinese Medicine Practitioner

Chinese Medical Practitioners will diagnose health problems through discussions with the patient, checking the patient's pulse and tongue, and observing abnormalities in sleep, appetite, perspiration and body temperature. They will formulate traditional Chinese medicine treatment plans based on the patient's diagnosis and prescribe medicinal substances derived from roots, flowers, seeds and leaves in the form of teas, capsules, tinctures or powders. They will advise on dietary and lifestyle choices and also apply other therapies such as acupuncture, cupping (applying a heated cup to the skin to create suction), tui na, and exercise and breathing therapy.

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