MTC MINGTANG 

TCM – Healing with Nature

Getting well and staying healthy

The health practice TCM MINGTANG offers you a wide range of professional treatments within the framework of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM).

TCM is particularly valuable where Western medicine reaches its limits. TCM therapies have proven to be sustainably effective and almost free of side effects.

TCM is a combination of various natural healing methods developed and tested in China over centuries. According to Chinese mythology, the origins of TCM go back to the patriarch Shennong (神農), who is said to have lived more than 5,000 years ago.

Our services focus primarily on five methods that have proven their worth over time in both East and West, and whose effectiveness is recognized by Swiss health insurers:

Acupuncture

Acupuncture specifically influences body functions through certain points on the body’s surface. The insertion of needles at varying depths rarely causes significant pain.

Acupuncture also includes the effective stimulation of sensitive points on the human ear using plant seed plasters, known as “ear seeds.”

Moxibustion

Alternatively, acupuncture points can be stimulated by burning a controlled amount of moxa. Moxa is dried and rolled medicinal herb, most commonly from the Artemisia genus (mugwort).

Cupping

In cupping therapy, the meridians—pathways of the body’s vital energy—are stimulated by suction. Cupping glasses placed directly on the skin create a vacuum. This therapy is especially suitable for stimulating the outer body layers such as muscles and skin.

Tuina

This TCM massage follows the principles of Tuina (推拿), a traditional Chinese massage method. It is particularly effective for musculoskeletal disorders, as well as in the treatment of other acute and chronic conditions.

Herbal Therapy

In herbal therapy (or phytotherapy), plant-based remedies are mainly used, with occasional use of mineral or animal-based substances. Medicines are prepared ready for use by Swiss partner pharmacies upon prescription from the TCM therapist and are usually delivered directly to patients.

TCM therapies have proven to be sustainably effective and almost free of side effects.

Standard individual treatments last around one hour.

Visit us for a free therapy consultation!