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How to Identify Authentic Chinese Herbal Medicine in Melbourne

Written by Flow Chinese on June 4, 2024. Posted in Blog.

Chinese herbal medicine is a cornerstone of traditional Chinese medicine, renowned for its ability to support holistic health and well-being. In Melbourne, the demand for authentic Chinese herbal medicine has been steadily rising. However, with this increasing popularity comes the challenge of ensuring the herbs you buy are genuine and effective. This guide will help you identify authentic Chinese herbal medicine in Melbourne, ensuring you reap the full benefits of these ancient remedies. Why Authenticity Matters Authentic Chinese herbal medicine is essential for achieving the...

Tips for Understanding Traditional Chinese Medicine Practices from a Chinese Medicine Clinic in Melbourne

Written by Flow Chinese on May 13, 2024. Posted in Blog.

Exploring the time honoured traditions and practices of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) can provide a gateway to enhanced health and well-being. At our Chinese medicine clinic in Melbourne, we are committed to introducing these ancient techniques to modern lifestyles. Specialising in everything from pain management to wellness, our clinic offers a unique blend of acupuncture and herbal medicine tailored to meet the diverse needs of our patients. Particularly, we are recognised as a leading women’s health clinic in Melbourne, addressing specific health concerns with a gentle, effective...

How to combat hayfever with acupuncture & herbs

Written by Flow Chinese on September 13, 2023. Posted in Blog. 122 Comments

“How to overcome Hay fever naturally without antihistamine” Hay fever season is back and this year its predicted to be worse than every due to high levels of pollen in the air and early start of spring season. Firstly, hay fever is caused by an allergic response to a harmless outdoor or indoor substance the body identifies as harmful (allergen).It causes cold-like symptoms including runny nose, itchy eyes, congestion, sneezing and sinus pressure/ sinusitis. So how can acupuncture & herb relieve hay fever? There are 2 ways we can help with hay fever, First to relieve the symptoms...

Acupuncture may increase IVF success rates by 65%

Written by Flow Chinese on July 24, 2023. Posted in Blog.

So how does acupuncture provide such effect? The answer is on “how we diagnose and treat the body” rather then the acupuncture procedure alone. Acupuncture is inserting fine needle into specific points in our body by a trained acupuncturist to give certain effect to our body. The difference in success is in “where the needle is inserted.” “The difference in success is in where the needle is inserted” Diagnosis and treatment at our flow acupuncture clinic will focus on treating the body as a whole. Since our focus is on overall dynamics of the body, the outcome...

Deeper understanding of allergy through oriental medicine

Written by Flow Chinese on April 5, 2023. Posted in Blog.

Continuing from the previous post, have you ever wondered why my body reacting to allergens when others don’t? should I just rely on antihistamines to get by? First, we should define what is termed an allergy. “Allergy occurs when a person reacts to substances in the environment that are harmless to most people. These substances are known as allergens and are found in dust mites, pets, pollen, insects, ticks, moulds, foods and some medications.” (ascia.org.au 2019) Our view of allergy could be more boarder than the commonly known conditions of allergy since any abnormal reaction from external...

What’s so special about Oriental/Chinese medicine?

Written by Flow Chinese on March 7, 2023. Posted in Blog.

“Jing (精 Essence/ hormone) is the basis of the body, Qi governs the Shen (神 spirit) and Shape (形) is where the mind resides. Therefore, overuse leads to depletion and to maintain the form is to have Qi.” (Sentence from classical Chinese medicine textbook (Huang Di nei Jing) Put this words simply in layman’s term our body needs Jing (精 Essence/ hormone), Qi (氣energy), Shen (神 spirit) and Shape (形) to work as a whole. The beauty of Oriental medicine is that we assess the condition as whole. We can never have set protocol for each condition since we examine the patient’s whole biodynamic function...

Introducing Flow acupuncture Balwyn/Deepdene

Written by Flow Chinese on February 9, 2023. Posted in Blog. 2 Comments

Previously known as Jenny Kwon Chinese medicine has rebranded its name to Flow Acupuncture as Jenny invites Dr. Vivian Chow, who has over 10 years of clinical experience. Both Vivian and Jenny are highly experienced as they’ve been practising for over a decade with various clinical conditions. Both worked with major fertility clinics helping many couples build their family through natural conception and assisted fertility procedures. We provide acupuncture and herbal medicine to range of conditions such as pain, digestive problems, allergy/hay fever, sleep/emotional issues, fertility and even...

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