Traditional Chinese Medicine in the Treatment of Diabetes
- 1 August 2001
- journal article
- Published by American Diabetes Association in Diabetes Spectrum
- Vol. 14 (3), 154-159
- https://doi.org/10.2337/diaspect.14.3.154
Abstract
In Brief Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is a system of healing that is thousands of years old. It has long been utilized in the Chinese culture to treat the complex of symptoms that Western medicine terms diabetes mellitus. This article will outline the key concepts and therapies of TCM that play a role in the evaluation and treatment of diabetic patients.Keywords
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