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Today’s use of traditional Chinese medicine brings together hundreds of years of Chinese medical practice that includes using Chinese medicine to cure insomnia naturally. ‘Traditional Chinese medicine’ is a relatively modern term that was first used by the People’s Republic of China during the 1950s when the country was attempting to build a significant export trade for its time honored practices and medicines.

Nowadays, traditional Chinese medicine does not simply cover medicinal products, but also covers such things as herbal preparations and a number of practices including acupuncture and massage. The core of Chinese medicine is that the human body functions as the result of various interconnected processes that are constantly interaction with the environment around us. While these processes remain in balance you are healthy however, if they are not running alongside one another smoothly, your health suffers.

There are a number of different philosophies which govern Chinese medicine including such things as the theory of Yin-Yang which is concerned with the role of the five elements (earth, water, fire, wood and metal), the flow of energy along the meridians of the body and the interaction between the body’s organs that are described in the theory of Zang-Fu.

For many years there has been conflict between those people who follow traditional Chinese medical practices and those people who believe in the science-based practice of Western medicine. Now however traditional Chinese medicine, along with other types of Asian and Oriental medicine, is being increasingly accepted in the West and we commonly refer to these practices as alternative medicine.

For many millions of sufferers herbal remedies have long proved to be effective in treating insomnia, or in relieving insomnia symptoms, and things like lavender, chamomile, lemon balm and passion flower have long been known for their medicinal properties. There can be very few insomniacs who have not had a drink of hot honey and lemon before retiring for the night.

A rising number of people are also turning to acupuncture or, for those people who do not like the though of needles, acupressure. Both arts have been practiced for many hundreds of years and were born out of the traditional Chinese practice of adjusting energy levels in the body by controlling its flow along the meridian lines of the body.

In spite of its growing acceptance there are still a lot of people who are wary of Chinese medicine. But anyone who has first-hand experience of it in action, particularly those of us who have been fortunate enough to spend time living in the Far East, will be more than happy attest to its effectiveness.

If you suffer from insomnia then Chinese medicine is one route which you should consider seriously and a good place to start is with a simple herbal remedy for insomnia.