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Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM)

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM)
Latest news and updates about traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), including Covid-19 treatments, food to eat and avoid, acupuncture, gua sha, and how TCM could help with anxiety and pain relief.
Angong Niuhuang Wan is among the most prized traditional Chinese medicine formulas and costs an eye-watering amount. But do the pills actually help prevent and treat strokes, and can they be harmful? A Hong Kong-based TCM practitioner helps us understand more. Photo: Shandong Hongjitang Pharmaceutical Group
Wellness

Explainer | All about TCM’s ‘miracle pill’ Angong Niuhuang Wan, and when not to take it

The prized Angong Niuhuang Wan is thought to help stroke victims if taken at the right time. But when is that, and can it harm you?

Food and Drinks

This TCM bar in China makes customers drinks based on its doctor’s diagnoses

Ageing society

Opinion | Hong Kong should see the ‘silver economy’ as a golden opportunity

Trending in China

Foreigners flock to China for cheaper medical treatment, drawn by free visa policy

Number of foreign visits to mainland hospitals spikes to 1.28 million in 2025, a rise of 73 per cent on the number 3 years ago.

Many foreigners are seeking medical treatment in China, attracted by the free visa policy and lower costs compared to their home countries. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/Xinhua
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Opinion | Fee hikes are only half the equation if Hong Kong health reform is to work

If paired with viable service alternatives, clear guidance and a stronger focus on prevention, price rises could become a catalyst for real change.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

4 in 10 Hongkongers struggle to distinguish Chinese medicines from supplements

Our Hong Kong Foundation develops new tool to assess literacy in Chinese medicine, finds ‘moderate level’ of understanding among respondents.

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Trending in China

China aunties teach qigong exercises to fliers at Cairo airport during flight delay

Foreigners join in as middle-aged Chinese women set about taking stress of travelling with pain-relieving dance moves.

A video of Chinese aunties teaching qigong exercises to fellow passengers at Cairo Airport went viral after their flight was delayed for more than five hours. Photo: Weibo
Trending in China

Chinese woman swallows raw fish gallbladder to relieve headache ends up in ICU

Fish gallbladder is ‘even more toxic than arsenic’; a few grams are capable of poisoning an individual, larger amounts are potentially fatal.

Hong Kong economy

Editorial | Hong Kong’s biotech hub aim advanced by pacts with national agencies

Deepening cooperation on traditional Chinese medicine and cancer research will help the city play a role in developing more effective and less intrusive treatments.

Trending in China

Self-taught China pupil impresses peers with TCM pulse diagnosis, praised online

Classmates queue up for youngster with facial expression of ‘an experienced doctor’; tells one boy ‘your problem is spicy food’.

A secondary school pupil in China who is self-taught in Traditional Chinese Medicine has impressed his classmates with his pulse assessment skills. Photo: SCMP composite/Douyin/X.com
Luxury Hotels

Welcome to Ananda, the luxury Indian retreat favoured by celebrities and royalty

India’s first luxury wellness retreat, Ananda offers Ayurvedic medical consultations in addition to yoga, meditation and singing bowl healing.

The spa pool at Ananda in the Himalayas, India’s first luxury wellness retreat, established a quarter of a century ago. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

85% of injured Hong Kong fire victims discharged, others in stable condition

Health Bureau says 67 of 79 victims injured in Tai Po fire have recovered or been discharged, while 12 are in a stable condition.

Wellness

Wellness gets a 2026 upgrade as ancient wisdom meets modern modalities

The Langham, Hong Kong, has a 3-part Trinity of Calm wellness journey, while The Upper House has a collab with TCM-based Chain’s Medicare Centre.

Trending in China

China aircraft carrier allows use of naked flames for TCM therapy popular with troops

Military chiefs describe flames used in cupping treatment as ‘necessary fire’; say strict fire prevention code enforced on ship.

China’s most advanced aircraft carrier, Fujian, has made an exception for the use of naked flames on board to accommodate a traditional Chinese medicine treatment. Photo: SCMP composite/Sohu/Chinese Ministry of Defense
Wellness

Need to pass gas after eating? Why taking a short walk is so good for you

‘If you take 100 steps after each meal, you’ll live to 99,’ an ancient Chinese proverb says. Here is why a post-meal walk is so beneficial.

Research backs the benefits of a post-meal walk, which triggers the contraction and relaxation of the stomach and intestines and speeds up the movement of food and gas. Photo: Shutterstock
Beauty

Explainer | What is horse oil and why is it a popular skin treatment in East Asia?

Horse oil is said to intensely hydrate skin, fortify hair, and diminish the appearance of wrinkles, but research is lacking on such claims.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Chinese or Western medicine? Hong Kong to help residents decide

Chinese and Western medicine each have their own strengths and ‘sometimes a combination of both is more effective’, official says.

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Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Editorial | Hong Kong well set to raise the global bar for Chinese medicine

A new blueprint and hospital could be just the right medicine to help achieve the central government’s goals for the Greater Bay Area.

Secretary for Health Lo Chung-mau receives moxibustion therapy at the new Chinese medicine hospital in Tseung Kwan O. Photo: SCMP Pictures
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong unveils its first blueprint to develop Chinese medicine sector

Health minister says plan underpins city’s contribution to national strategy of bringing healing powers of Chinese medicine to the world.

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Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Why ‘Hong Kong model’ combining Chinese and Western medicine could go global

German facility says it is exploring potential areas of collaboration and possible joint projects with the city’s new hospital.

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Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Explainer | What you need to know about services at Hong Kong’s Chinese Medicine Hospital

Flagship facility is city’s first hospital offering Chinese medicine services and also serves as training and research hub.

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Hong Kong’s Chinese Medicine Hospital opened to patients on Thursday. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong’s first Chinese medicine hospital opens to popular demand

Facility, which hopes to bring Chinese medicine development in Hong Kong to the world, adds extra quota slots to meet demand.

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A total of 181 patients booked appointments at the Chinese Medicine Hospital on Thursday. Photo: Sam Tsang
Wellness

Health benefits of mugwort and its role in TCM and Japanese herbal medicine

Mugwort is an antioxidant and anti-inflammatory herb with warming properties, used in East Asian traditional medicine and modern spas.

Beauty

Is lymphatic drainage the secret to glowing skin?

The delicate massage technique boosts circulation, reduces puffiness and supports detoxification – but do its benefits live up to the hype?

Food and Drinks

TCM gets a delicious, Insta-worthy makeover in food and drink

At these gelato and cocktail places in Shanghai and Kuala Lumpur, traditional Chinese medicine is the secret ingredient for their success.

Springtime Pomelo is a TCM-inspired drink at Que Tang Yu Fang in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, which blends traditional Chinese medicine with modern flavours. Photo: Instagram/quetangyufang_my
Food and Drinks

Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for November 14-16

Level up your burger fix with foie gras, caviar fries and Dom Pérignon courtesy of Shake Shack and Regent Hong Kong, then rejuvenate with TCM-inspired dishes at JW Marriott Hotel.

O’Thai’s alfresco seating in Hong Kong. Photo: Handout
Wellness

How Hong Kong TEDxTinHauWomen 2025’s speakers will ‘reframe’ perspectives

Speakers at this year’s event about changing mindsets include a teen with a mental health podcast and a forward-thinking TCM practitioner.

Trending in China

China woman develops snake-like patterns on body from using ‘pure TCM’ ointment

In addition to developing purplish-red snake-like fissures, Tingting suffers swelling in lower limbs, persistent nausea, vomiting.

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