Herbal medicine

"Traditional medicine practice in East Asia mainly includes Traditional Chinese Medicine, Japanese Kampo-Medicine, and Korean Medicine. These traditional medicines in China, Japan, and Korea have common and similar elements. They mainly include herbal prescriptions, technical therapies including acupuncture, moxibustion, massage, naprapathy, cupping therapy, various forms of physical therapy, sports therapy (e.g., Taiji, etc.), Qigong, and food therapy, as well as the Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western medicine, which is very popular in China. Chinese Tibetan medicine and Mongolian medicine have their own unique characteristics. Traditional medicine in East Asia has its complete systems of education, practice, research, and special training throughout the country."

People in the WHO South-East Asia Region have a long history of using traditional medicine for a wide range of health conditions. In some areas, traditional therapies are the main or even only source of health care, particularly in remote areas.

An overview of some traditional Chinese practices. From the National Institutes for Health - National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health