Basarel Allenspach Turan (Zürich)

Chinese Medicine (Traditional) Chinese Medicine (also called) is a comprehensive and distinct system of medicine developed in China over the last 3000 years.

Health and Disease Health is synonymous with the free flow and balance of life energy (Qi), and the balance of Yin and Yang.
Disease, on the other hand, is described as a situation of imbalance in a person, on the physical and / or mental - spiritual level. Various internal (such as the emotions) and external (such as the climate) factors can lead to internal imbalance. In this case, the flow of Qi is disturbed.

Diagnosis During diagnosis, the therapist focuses his attention on the whole individual and "collects" all relevant information, signs and symptoms. They are seen as the external manifestation of an internal condition. The "picture" that emerges from them allows conclusions to be drawn about where and how the balance in the person is disturbed.

The most important diagnostic procedures are:- Observation of the patient

• The questioning of the patient
• Pulse diagnosis
• Tongue diagnosis

The main therapeutic methods are the: -

• dietetics
• herbal medicine
• Qi Gong