Do you know what “external Chinese medical treatment” is?

The external treatment method of Chinese medicine refers to all treatments applied outside the body or from outside the body, including acupuncture, gua sha, cupping, ear acupuncture, acupuncture point dressing, drug fumigation, medicinal bath and other treatment methods. Chinese medicine treatment methods can be summarized into two categories: the methods of treating diseases with oral medicine are collectively called internal treatment methods, and the methods of treating diseases other than oral medicine are collectively called external treatment methods. The external treatment method of Chinese medicine is an important part of the treasury of Chinese medicine, not only has a wide range of methods, each with its own characteristics, and a wide range of indications, with “simple, experimental, inexpensive, effective” clinical application characteristics, very popular with the public. The external treatment of internal diseases in Chinese medicine is safe to use, with few toxic side effects, and has significant curative effects in various clinical departments, especially for the old and young weak bodies, when it is difficult to apply tonic, people who refuse to take medicine, and those who cannot take medicine.