Chinese Medicine Theory in London

21/08/2026

📖Traditional Chinese Medicine: Professionalization and Integration in Hong Kong (Mediated Health Series) (2019), Kara Chan & D**g D**g, City University of Hong Kong Press

"Chinese medicine has a rich history that has only been made more complex by its integration with “Western” biomedicine. Legitimization of Chinese medicine in biomedicine-dominated health systems, such as that in Hong Kong, has posed significant issues. This anthology of articles explores relevant social issues related to various Chinese medicine treatments, including acupuncture and medicinal oils, as well as insight into practitioner licensing and public perception. Each chapter tackles a topic related to the complicated process of legitimizing knowledge and power within a specific social and historical context.

Written by professors and researchers with extensive knowledge of Chinese medicine, government regulation, and sociology, this collection provides an overview of the challenges and current social context of Chinese medicine that affect students and practitioners of Chinese medicine, health and para-health biomedical professionals, and patients alike.

Traditional Chinese Medicine: Professionalization and Integration in Hong Kong is the first book in the Mediated Health Series, which focuses on the effects of media, lifestyle, doctor-patient communication, and the economy on health and aims to help inform medical decisions and enhance the wellbeing of individuals.

"This well-researched book provides deep insight into the landscape of traditional Chinese Medicine (CM), focusing on ethnic and esoteric interpretations of “Chinese” and “Western” medicine. The discussion of legitimation and perception, acupuncture, and hybridization and integration of CM provides a unique contribution into the domain. CM academics, enthusiasts, and practitioners will certainly find this book insightful, compelling, and intriguing."

– Prof Ian Phau, School of Marketing, Curtin Business 香港中文大學中醫學院 School of Chinese Medicine, CUHK

Chinese medicine (CM) was not something I was familiar with. None of my family members had consulted a CM practitioner (CMP). Then, a few years ago, I suffered from shoulder pain, which was later diagnosed as being caused by a muscle tear, likely a result

19/08/2026

🥰🥤🧋☕️ Who would like some pampering and a drink?

19/08/2026

😍Imagine... You pop into a shop for a cup of hot drink. On a screen, it invites you to take an image of your tongue. Next, you head over to what looks like a nail bar... You offer up your wrist and the device gently takes your pulse. Soon, it summarises its diagnostics and offers you a shortlist of suitable herbal teas from their menu. 🥤 Going for a coffee will never be the same 🥰
Have you tried it? Would you? Tell us what you think.

At these gelato and cocktail places in Shanghai and Kuala Lumpur, traditional Chinese medicine is the secret ingredient for their success.

16/07/2026

Moxibustion in Hong Kong martial art cinema 😍

Nyd de videoer og den musik, du holder af, upload originalt indhold, og del det hele med venner, familie og verden på YouTube.

13/06/2026

David Hockney had a deep appreciation of Chinese art.

BBC documentary. Andrew Marr interviews David Hockney, widely consi...

03/02/2026

🌿🌱立春 (Lichun) We are half way between the winter solstice and the spring equinox. In the Chinese almanac, this marks the start of spring 🌱🍀Traditionally, farmers would celebrate with 春餅 spring pancakes filled with vegetables and fungi; whereas the nobilities would have roasted duck in their wraps 😋

立春中醫養生重點在於「護陽養肝」與「疏肝理氣」。早睡早起、伸懶腰、適度運動如快走或八段錦來調節氣血，避免春睏。

It is the time to focus on “protecting Yang energy and nourishing the Liver” to prevent spring fatigue. By “soothing the Liver and regulating Qi.”

We adapt to the season by going to bed early and also to wake up early; do daily stretch exercises, and engage in moderate exercise such as brisk walking or 八段錦 Baduanjin to regulate Qi and improve blood circulation.

19/12/2025

16/12/2025

Garden Museum's 'Seeds of Exchange exhibition - explores the exchange of botanical knowledge shared between Canton (now Guangzhou) and London between 1766-1773, through a collection of Chinese botanical art and research displaying the first time in Britain since it was commissioned 235 years ago.

🗓️ 11 February - 31 May 2026
www.gardenmuseum.org.uk

[By John Bradby Blake, Mauk-Sow-U, and Whang-y-Tong. - Oak Spring Garden Foundation, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=67528571]

11/12/2025

How Twinings Tea Changed Britain Forever: The Untold StoryFrom a tiny 1706 shop on London’s Strand to a royal-warrant brand, discover how Twinings didn’t jus...

01/09/2025

Grab a free ticket to learn how Hong Kong became a part of the British empire.

Iris Yau FRSA FHEA will give a talk about one of the largely forgotten histories between Britain and China in the 19th Century