Effectiveness of Traditional Chinese Medicine
at treating common conditions
1 - Extremely effective
2 - Effective
3 - Not effective
Thanks to Ngaio Richards for her assistance in developing this resource.
Common conditions to be treated |
Acupuncture |
Chinese Herbal Medicine |
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General Health
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Allergies |
1 |
1 |
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Anger control |
1 |
2 |
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Antibiotic side effects (eg. thrush) |
2 |
2 |
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Bronchitis |
1 |
1 |
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Chronic fatigue |
2 |
2 |
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Colds (prevention if treatment at initial onset) |
2 |
2 |
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Convulsions |
2 |
2 |
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Depression & neuroses (as part of multidisciplinary approach) |
2 |
2 |
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Digestive problems |
1 |
1 |
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Eczema |
3 |
1 |
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Headache & migraine |
1 |
2 |
|
Influenza & other viral illnesses (prevention if treatment at initial onset) |
2 |
2 |
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Insomnia (dependent on severity) |
2 |
2 |
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Obsessive compulsive disorder (as part of multidisciplinary approach) |
2 |
2 |
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Osteo Arthritis |
1 |
1 |
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Pain |
1 |
2 |
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Panic attacks |
1 |
2 |
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Rheumatoid arthritis |
2-3 |
2 |
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Sinus congestion |
2 |
2 |
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Traumatic injury |
2 |
2 |
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Women's health
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Endometriosis ... REQUIRES LONG-TERM COMMITMENT TO TX |
1 |
1 |
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Menopausal symptoms |
2 |
2 |
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Polycystic ovarian syndrome (requires long term treatment & multi-modality approach, eg. naturopath) |
2 |
2 |
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Premenstrual syndrome (PMT) |
1 |
1 |
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Making babies - Prior to conception
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Enhance fertility |
1 |
1 |
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Infertility (requires long term treatment) |
2 |
2 |
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Preconception care |
1 |
1 |
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Making babies - Pregnancy
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Anxiety |
1 |
2 |
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Back pain |
1 |
DON'T USE |
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Fluid retention |
1 |
1 |
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Headaches |
1 |
DON'T USE |
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Insomnia |
2 |
2 |
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Itchy skin ...(also requires monitoring by midwife/doctor) |
1 |
1 |
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Miscarriage - threatened or recurrent |
2 |
1 |
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Morning sickness |
1-2 |
SEVERE CAN'T TOLERATE |
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Preventative health & wellbeing throughout pregnancy |
1 |
DON'T USE |
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Sciatica |
1 |
DON'T USE |
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Stretch marks |
2 |
DON'T USE |
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Making babies - Prior to birth
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Labour preparation |
1 |
DON'T USE |
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Relaxation of involuntary muscles & ligaments for optimal foetal positioning |
1 |
DON'T USE |
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Turning breech, posterior & transverse babies |
1 |
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Making babies - Labour
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Assistance if labour fails to progress |
1 |
DON'T USE |
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Increase the effectiveness & strength of contractions |
1 |
DON'T USE |
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Induction of ‘overdue' babies |
1-2 |
DON'T USE |
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Pain management during labour |
2 |
DON'T USE |
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Making babies - Following Birth
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Breastfeeding difficulties (eg. engorgement, mastitis, abscesses, over or under supply) |
1 |
2 |
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Exhaustion |
2 |
1 |
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Haemorrhoids |
2 |
2 |
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Postnatal depression (as part of multidisciplinary approach) |
2 |
2 |
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Post-natal recovery |
1 |
1 |
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Newborns, Babies & Children
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Allergies |
2 |
2 |
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Anxiety |
2 |
2 |
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Asthma |
1 |
1 |
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Autism |
2 |
2 |
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Baby crying - persistent or more than 3 hours |
2 |
2 |
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Baby crying/fussing |
2 |
2 |
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Bed wetting |
2 |
2 |
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Boils |
2 |
1 |
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Bronchitis |
1 |
1 |
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Bruises & bumps |
3 |
2 |
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Burns - minor |
3 |
2 |
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Chickenpox |
2 |
2 |
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Childhood fears (eg. of the dark) |
2 |
2 |
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Childhood fussy eating |
2 |
2 |
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Colds .. SEE AS ABOVE |
2 |
2 |
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Colic |
2 |
2 |
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Concentration - poor |
2 |
2 |
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Conjunctivitis |
2 |
2 |
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Constipation |
2 |
2 |
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Diarrhoea |
2 |
2 |
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Digestive difficulties |
1 |
2 |
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Ear infections |
1 |
1 |
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Eczema |
2-3 |
2 |
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Fever .. |
2 |
2 |
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Food poisoning |
1 |
3 |
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Fungal infections |
2 |
2 |
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Hyperactivity, ADD & ADHD |
2 |
2 |
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Influenza & other viral illnesses |
2 |
2 |
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Insomnia |
2 |
2 |
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Night Terrors |
2 |
2 |
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Nosebleeds |
2 |
2 |
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Pain (eg. teething/ ears) |
2 |
2 |
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Post vaccination syndrome |
1 |
N/A |
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Reflux |
2 |
2 |
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Sinus congestion |
2 |
2 |
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Sore throat |
1 |
1 |
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Teething problems |
1 |
2 |
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Tics & twitches |
2 |
2 |
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Vomiting |
2 |
2 |
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Whooping cough |
2 |
2 |

