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Native Filipino medicine uses the four elements (earth, water, fire, and air) to diagnose conditions while TCM views the conditions of the body through the Five Element Theory: fire, earth, wind, metal, water, and wood. [7] Another similarity is the diagnosis of imbalance caused by engkantos, or the unseen entities within the body.
Acupuncture is a pseudoscience; [4] [5] the theories and practices of TCM are not based on scientific knowledge, [6] and it has been characterized as quackery. [ c ] There is a range of acupuncture technological variants that originated in different philosophies, [ 7 ] and techniques vary depending on the country in which it is performed.
Reflexology, also known as zone therapy, is an alternative medical practice involving the application of pressure to specific points on the feet, ears, and hands. This is done using thumb, finger, and hand massage techniques without the use of oil or lotion.
An albularyo is a "folk doctor" [3] commonly found in the more rural areas of the Philippines who heals people using herbs and traditional practices such as hilot or massage. Their services are considered either as a first or as a last resort for addressing illnesses. [4]
J. R. Worsley (14 September 1923 – 2 June 2003) was a British acupuncturist who is credited with European five element acupuncture also known as 'classical acupuncture'. '. The origins of Chinese Wuxing medicines have a Taoist, Chinese folk religious background distinguish it from the more widely known Confucian style of modernised traditional Chinese medi
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[26] [27] Practices include moving and still meditation, massage, chanting, sound meditation, and non-contact treatments, performed in a broad array of body postures. Qigong is commonly classified into two foundational categories: 1) dynamic or active qigong ( dong gong ), with slow flowing movement; and 2) meditative or passive qigong ( jing ...
The meridian system (simplified Chinese: 经络; traditional Chinese: 經絡; pinyin: jīngluò; lit. 'meridian and collaterals', also called channel network) is a pseudoscientific concept from traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) that alleges meridians are paths through which the life-energy known as "qi" (ch'i) flows.