Chinese Medicine in Berlin Kreuzberg

In Chinese herbal medicine, plant components such as seeds, berries, roots, leaves and barks, as well as mineral medicinal substances, are combined into an individual formula (in China also of animal origin – not in Europe!). These remedies usually consist of 2–20 different plant components in order to enhance their effectiveness through synergism – just as is common practice and well proven in Western phytotherapy:

Examples of plant combinations in Western phytotherapy

Vervain + gentian root + garden sorrel for sinusitis; saw palmetto fruit + nettle root for urinary complaints due to benign prostate enlargement; rosemary + centaury + lovage for inflammatory diseases of the urinary tract; nasturtium and horseradish (mustard oils) for various colds, and much more.

There are also positive meta-analyses and studies on Chinese herbal medicine, which is attracting growing interest – increasingly in Western medicine as well – especially for the (accompanying) treatment of infectious, autoimmune, metabolic and gastrointestinal diseases.

One example is the formula Qiliqiangxin, consisting of 11 different herbs, which showed effectiveness in the “Western” treatment of heart failure in a randomised study in 2023.

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Pain relief:

Western medicine and science assume that the stimulating effect of the needles releases more endorphins – the body’s own pain-relieving substances. As a result, the intensity of pain can be significantly reduced, sometimes entirely without medication.

Influence on the body’s own messenger substances:

The body’s own messenger substances – “happiness hormones” such as serotonin, dopamine, noradrenaline, oxytocin etc. – are also released. The result is a significant reduction in stress and an increase in well-being.

Bioelectrical regulation:

All nerve and muscle processes are, among other things, electrical processes. By stimulating with acupuncture needles, the therapist can influence, for example, the polarity (electrical charge conditions) of the muscle cells. This can result in improved blood circulation in the surrounding muscles.

Philosophy of Chinese Medicine

Chinese medicine offers a different view of our illnesses because its view of the world is different. All phenomena of this world are considered from the perspective of unity.

Chinese Medicine – the Unity of Yin and Yang:

The unity of Yin and Yang is not always perceptible to us as a unity; instead, we always see two parts first – such as

• day and night,
• hot and cold,
• man and woman.

In the Chinese way of thinking, these two poles are not separate realities – they only appear that way to us. For example, day and night together form an inseparable unity of 24 hours.

“When dealing with the complex, begin with the simple, for mastery of the great requires a beginning in the small.” (Laozi, De Dao Jing)

Taking into account all internal factors (such as emotions) and external factors (such as lifestyle habits and the climatic and social environment), Chinese medicine uses its methods of acupuncture, Tuina, Qi Gong, herbal medicine and dietetics to bring body and mind back into harmony.

“All illness is connected with the state of the Qi.” (Huangdi Neijing, around 2600 BC)