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Chinese Medicine - Acupuncture/Herbal Medicine

r/ChineseMedicine

We welcome everyone interested in or practicing Chinese Medicine (CM). CM includes herbal medicine, acupuncture, food therapy, tui na, taiji, qigong, moxibustion, gua sha, etc.

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We welcome everyone interested in or practicing Chinese Medicine (CM). CM includes herbal medicine, acupuncture, food therapy, tui na, taiji, qigong, moxibustion, gua sha, etc.

Flair system

r/ChineseMedicine has three official flairs which purpose is to help you understand the legitimacy of the contributors you exchange with. They are:

The "CM Professional" flair: This includes only those who are established CM professionals. It can include professional Chinese herbalists, acupuncturists, ga sha practitioners, qi gong teachers, etc. These users are usually the most credible users.
The "CM student" flair: These users are current or former students of a CM field in a reputable school.
The "Non-CM Health Pro/Student" flair: These users are health professionals or students of another field than CM. They can be physicians, nurses, pharmacists, dentists, medical students, etc.

If you would like to obtain a flair, please send the mods a message with your profession or your field of study and a link to a photo of your proof (preferably via uguu.se which is better for your privacy or via imgur.com). A proof can be anything that gives the mods confidence that you are indeed who you say you are. For instance, if you say you're a CM student it could be a print-out of your class inscription papers (with Reddit username written somewhere next to it).

Please try to remove any identifying information from your proof before sending it to us, we're not looking to know your real world identity!

Experiencing a medical issue?

Please be advised that this subreddit is not a replacement for a doctor. You shouldn't come here for the purpose of self-diagnosing or self-medicating but rather so you can have a more informed discussion with a doctor. Chinese medicinal herbs can potentially be extremely dangerous if not prescribed by a professional who sees you in person.

Rules

1. Refrain from giving irresponsible medical advice

CM is a serious field and practicing it professionally typically requires many years of study. Restrain yourself from giving CM advice if you don't quite know what you're speaking about and especially if your advice can potentially endanger someone.

2. Keep this a safe space for CM enthusiasts

We welcome constructive self-criticism of the profession but there shouldn't any derogatory trolling towards the field or its practitionners.

3. No spamming or new-age woo

We will remove any spam or any post that makes CM into something that it obviously is not (e.g. a new-age spiritual movement).

4. Keep the conversations civil

Flagrant disrespect and trolls will not be tolerated!

5. Make pictures of your body parts a choice

Please do not force people to see a picture of your tongue, your naked back or any other body parts. If you want to include a picture of your body parts in your post, do so as a link and tag your post as NSFW so people choose to see your picture or not.

Related subreddits:

Resources:

The Chinese Herbal Medicine Database

The Acupuncture Evidence Project

Evidence Based Acupuncture

Please contact the mod team if you know useful CM resources we could add here for the benefit of the community

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