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Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM)

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM)
Latest news and updates about traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), including Covid-19 treatments, food to eat and avoid, acupuncture, gua sha, and how TCM could help with anxiety and pain relief.
China aims to bring traditional Chinese medicine to the world. Photo: Simon Song
Two Sessions 2026

China to launch TCM on global health mission over the next 5 years

Health commission chief says the plan is to expand the pool of medicinal plants and improve training and technology.

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Trending in China

Why ancient Chinese folk custom involved cutting thigh flesh to feed sick relatives

Wellness

All about TCM’s ‘miracle pill’ Angong Niuhuang Wan, and when not to take it

Food and Drinks

This TCM bar in China makes customers drinks based on its doctor’s diagnoses

Shanghai bar Niang Qing is one of many new traditional Chinese medicine bars that offer bespoke wellness to China’s stressed-out youth.

A bartender prepares shots at Niang Qing, a “TCM bar” in Shanghai, China. Similar bars based on traditional Chinese medicine have popped up in cities across China, epitomising what the country’s stressed-out, time-poor youth refer to as “punk wellness”, or “wrecking yourself while saving yourself”. Photo: AFP
Ageing society

Opinion | Hong Kong should see the ‘silver economy’ as a golden opportunity

The city could reframe its ageing trend by working to become a global capital for ‘longevity finance’ and supporting East-West healthcare innovations.

Trending in China

Foreigners flock to China for cheaper medical treatment, drawn by free visa policy

Number of foreign visits to mainland hospitals spikes to 1.28 million in 2025, a rise of 73 per cent on the number 3 years ago.

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Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Opinion | Fee hikes are only half the equation if Hong Kong health reform is to work

If paired with viable service alternatives, clear guidance and a stronger focus on prevention, price rises could become a catalyst for real change.

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Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

4 in 10 Hongkongers struggle to distinguish Chinese medicines from supplements

Our Hong Kong Foundation develops new tool to assess literacy in Chinese medicine, finds ‘moderate level’ of understanding among respondents.

Trending in China

China aunties teach qigong exercises to fliers at Cairo airport during flight delay

Foreigners join in as middle-aged Chinese women set about taking stress of travelling with pain-relieving dance moves.

Trending in China

Chinese woman swallows raw fish gallbladder to relieve headache ends up in ICU

Fish gallbladder is ‘even more toxic than arsenic’; a few grams are capable of poisoning an individual, larger amounts are potentially fatal.

A Chinese woman swallowed a raw fish gallbladder, believing it would relieve her headache, but ended up in the ICU due to its toxins. Photo: SCMP composite/Baidu/jdfy.cn
Hong Kong economy

Editorial | Hong Kong’s biotech hub aim advanced by pacts with national agencies

Deepening cooperation on traditional Chinese medicine and cancer research will help the city play a role in developing more effective and less intrusive treatments.

The Hong Kong Chinese Medicine Hospital at Pak Shing Kok Road, Tseung Kwan O, on December 9. Hong Kong has been urged to develop Chinese-Western treatments. Photo: Edmond So
Trending in China

Self-taught China pupil impresses peers with TCM pulse diagnosis, praised online

Classmates queue up for youngster with facial expression of ‘an experienced doctor’; tells one boy ‘your problem is spicy food’.

Luxury Hotels

Welcome to Ananda, the luxury Indian retreat favoured by celebrities and royalty

India’s first luxury wellness retreat, Ananda offers Ayurvedic medical consultations in addition to yoga, meditation and singing bowl healing.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

85% of injured Hong Kong fire victims discharged, others in stable condition

Health Bureau says 67 of 79 victims injured in Tai Po fire have recovered or been discharged, while 12 are in a stable condition.

The fire at Wang Fuk Court in November claimed at least 161 lives and injured 79 others. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Wellness

Wellness gets a 2026 upgrade as ancient wisdom meets modern modalities

The Langham, Hong Kong, has a 3-part Trinity of Calm wellness journey, while The Upper House has a collab with TCM-based Chain’s Medicare Centre.

Heanney Banks’ Yana Method offers practical tools for mothers in Hong Kong, including breathwork sessions and live group coaching. Photo: Handout
Trending in China

China aircraft carrier allows use of naked flames for TCM therapy popular with troops

Military chiefs describe flames used in cupping treatment as ‘necessary fire’; say strict fire prevention code enforced on ship.

Wellness

Need to pass gas after eating? Why taking a short walk is so good for you

‘If you take 100 steps after each meal, you’ll live to 99,’ an ancient Chinese proverb says. Here is why a post-meal walk is so beneficial.

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Beauty

Explainer | What is horse oil and why is it a popular skin treatment in East Asia?

Horse oil is said to intensely hydrate skin, fortify hair, and diminish the appearance of wrinkles, but research is lacking on such claims.

Horse oil has been used for centuries to treat burned and chapped skin, and later as a beauty product. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Chinese or Western medicine? Hong Kong to help residents decide

Chinese and Western medicine each have their own strengths and ‘sometimes a combination of both is more effective’, official says.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Editorial | Hong Kong well set to raise the global bar for Chinese medicine

A new blueprint and hospital could be just the right medicine to help achieve the central government’s goals for the Greater Bay Area.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong unveils its first blueprint to develop Chinese medicine sector

Health minister says plan underpins city’s contribution to national strategy of bringing healing powers of Chinese medicine to the world.

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The Chinese Medicine Hospital of Hong Kong opened last week. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Why ‘Hong Kong model’ combining Chinese and Western medicine could go global

German facility says it is exploring potential areas of collaboration and possible joint projects with the city’s new hospital.

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The pharmacy at the new Chinese Medicine Hospital of Hong Kong, which opened on Thursday. Photo: Edmond So
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Explainer | What you need to know about services at Hong Kong’s Chinese Medicine Hospital

Flagship facility is city’s first hospital offering Chinese medicine services and also serves as training and research hub.

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Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong’s first Chinese medicine hospital opens to popular demand

Facility, which hopes to bring Chinese medicine development in Hong Kong to the world, adds extra quota slots to meet demand.

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Wellness

Health benefits of mugwort and its role in TCM and Japanese herbal medicine

Mugwort is an antioxidant and anti-inflammatory herb with warming properties, used in East Asian traditional medicine and modern spas.

A compress with dried mugwort leaves is applied to the head, shoulders and neck during a soothing massage at the Ritz-Carlton in Okinawa, Japan. Photo: ritzcarlton.com
Beauty

Is lymphatic drainage the secret to glowing skin?

The delicate massage technique boosts circulation, reduces puffiness and supports detoxification – but do its benefits live up to the hype?

Lymphatic drainage massage gadgets, like this NuFace by Trinity, are all the rage recently. Photo: Handout
Food and Drinks

TCM gets a delicious, Insta-worthy makeover in food and drink

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

Food and Drinks

Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for November 14-16

Level up your burger fix with foie gras, caviar fries and Dom Pérignon courtesy of Shake Shack and Regent Hong Kong, then rejuvenate with TCM-inspired dishes at JW Marriott Hotel.

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