Chinese Herbal Medicine
The Chinese herbal medicine approach used at komyuniti is based on a 220AD text called the treatise on cold damage disease compiled by Zhang Zhong Jing. It is amongst the oldest medical textbooks in the world.
Why choose komyuniti and why are we different in our approach to using Chinese herbal medicine?
The Chinese herbal medicine approach that our practitioners use within our clinic is different to the standard approach often used in most other clinics. At komyuniti we use classical herbal formulas also known as Jing Fang. This form of herbal practice is based on a systematic approach to herbal formulas taken from the ancient medical text published in 210AD by Zhang Zhong Jing, titlied the Shang Han Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) and Jin Gui Yao Lue (Prescriptions from the Golden Cabinet). This clinical medical text contains strategies and formulas that are precise and effective in the treatment of today’s commonly presented diseases.
Treatments used in Chinese medicine
Chinese medicine offers an incredibly diverse range of therapeutic practices, like acupuncture, Chinese herbs in capsule, powder, or tinctured form, moxibustion, cupping, gua sha, massage, and dietary advice.
What to expect
At Komyuniti, our approach to Chinese medicine and acupuncture is all about the individual. Typically, our consultations run for an hour. Through the session, we’ll examine you and create a case history, examining your pulse, tongue, and abdomen. Once you’re diagnosed, we correlate the information into a treatment plan that is designed specifically to enhance your health and wellness. Treatment is considered safe. But as with all other health treatments. Possible associated adverse reactions may occur.
What is the quality of the herbs used?
At komyuniti we provide our clients with the highest quality and potent Chinese herbal products. Empirical Health is an Australian owned company that is socially responsible and environmentally conscious. They are the only Chinese herbal medicine company in Australia approved as an Australian Certified Organic Processing facility. The herbs that are sourced have been tested for over 400 pesticides and have undergone a rigorous and independent three-tier testing process. In addition, they are also extensively tested for heavy metals and comply with Australian standards.
How does the Shang Hang Lun system work?
The Jing Fang herbal approach uses a 6 division system of diagnosis and treatment. A person's signs and symptoms are categorised into one or multiple divisions. The divisions have matching formulas which are then prescribed. This provides a precise and tailored treatment for the person and not the disease. Resulting in promoting the body's natural ability to restore health and homeostasis.
Teachers and lineages of the Jing Fang / Shang Han Lun herbal systems.
Our practitioners have studied and are trained by the following teachers of the Shang Han Lun.
Arnaud Versluys - Institute of Canonical East Asian Medicine.
Professor Huang Huang - Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine
Dr Feng Shi Lun - Chief Physician at the Minister of Health China-Japan Friendship Hospital Beijing
Book an appointment at Melbourne clinic and learn more about traditional Chinese medicine remedies
At Komyuniti, we provide HICAPS services, which means you can claim instant rebates from your Private Health Fund. All of our practitioners are registered healthcare providers, and their services are registered with all of the major healthcare funds.
To make a booking, call us on
(03) 9995 8880 or email us at info@komyuniti.com.au
We’ll contact you to confirm
your appointment.
For thousands of years, Chinese medicine and acupuncture have treated and eased common health conditions. Chinese medicine is centred around the idea of homeostasis, the body’s ability to maintain balance. It follows our fundamental principle at Komyuniti Fitzroy, treating the body as one by focusing on underlying causes, rather than just the symptoms of disease.
How does Acupuncture work?
Through their practice of acupuncture, our practitioners insert fine needles into the skin at nerve centres throughout the body. When we insert a needle into the nerves, we stimulate the nervous system, which signals the midbrain to release endorphins, enkephalins and increases blood flow to targeted areas throughout your body. When your acupuncture points are stimulated, it alters your experience of pain and discomfort by promoting your body’s internal healing regulating system.
Treatments used in Chinese medicine
Chinese medicine offers an incredibly diverse range of therapeutic practices, like acupuncture, Chinese herbs in capsule, powder, or tinctured form, moxibustion, cupping, gua sha, massage, and dietary advice.
What to expect
At Komyuniti, our approach to Chinese medicine and acupuncture is all about the individual. Typically, our consultations run for an hour. Through the session, we’ll examine you and create a case history, examining your pulse, tongue, and abdomen. Once you’re diagnosed, we correlate the information into a treatment plan that is designed specifically to enhance your health and wellness. Treatment is considered safe. But as with all other health treatments. Possible associated adverse reactions may occur.
Systems of Acupuncture
Komyuniti Acupuncturists are trained and proficient with the following systems of acupuncture:
Electro Acupuncture
DNA (Distal Needling Acupuncture)
Dry Needling
Japanese Acupuncture
Motor-point & Trigger-point Needling
Master Tung (Acupuncture)
Scalp acupuncture
The Balance Method (Dr Tan)
The Learning of Japanese Acupuncture
The Japanese approach to Acupuncture is more gentle and refined than the Chinese version, so it’s ideal if you’re sensitive to needling or just want to try a more refined approach. We use fine needles, shallow, gentle, and painless insertion, and our practitioners place emphasis on touch and advanced moxibustion techniques. It means that the process is more gentle and soothing on your body.
Moxibustion
Moxibustion is the practice of thermal heat stimulation applied to acupuncture points. We combust a traditional herb called mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris latifolia), which provides a different therapeutic effect than needles. Moxibustion is seen as an important adjunct to acupuncture treatment.
Fertility & IVF Support
At Komyuniti, Fertility is a clinical focus of our practitioners. We are able to support you from preconception care to pregnancy. Management of symptoms that may present during pregnancy to postpartum care. We’ve developed natural fertility and IVF acupuncture programs that go beyond just complementary therapy for infertility. We work alongside Melbourne's fertility and IVF centres, always integrating our programs together to support you with your journey.
Evidence Based Medicine
The Acupuncture Evidence Project: A Comparative Literature Review 2017. lists the following conditions that provide strong evidence to support the use of Acupuncture:
Anxiety & Depression (with antidepressants)
Lower back, neck and shoulder pain (Chronic or Acute)
Knee pain (osteoarthritis)
Migraines and headaches
Digestive health (IBS)
Respiratory conditions (Allergic rhinitis)
Cardiovascular conditions (Hypertension with medication)
Not sure if we can help? Then please contact us to discuss whether acupuncture is suitable for your situation. Our friendly practitioners are available to help answer your questions and enquiries.
Acupuncture for chronic and
acute pain
A review by the UK National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) in 2017 concluded that:
"Acupuncture is more effective than both usual care and sham acupuncture for chronic pain based on the most robust evidence from high-quality trials of acupuncture for chronic pain."
MacPherson H, Vickers A, Bland M, Torgerson D, Corbett M, Spackman E, et al.
Acupuncture provides lasting effects on pain
A review of 6,376 patients with chronic pain found that:
"90% of the pain-relieving benefits of acupuncture persisted 12 months after treatment."
MacPherson H, Vertosick EA, Foster NE, Lewith G, Linde K, Sherman KJ, et al. The persistence of the effects of acupuncture after a course of treatment: A meta analysis of patients with chronic pain. Pain. 2016.
Acupuncture is effective for chronic pain
Individual patient data meta-analysis of 17,922 patients treated with acupuncture for chronic pain found:
"Acupuncture is effective for chronic pain."
Vickers AJ, Cronin AM, Maschino AC, Lewith G, MacPherson H, Foster NE, et al. Acupuncture for chronic pain: individual patient data meta-analysis. Archives of internal medicine. 2012;172(19):1444-53
Making an appointment
At Komyuniti, we provide HICAPS services, which means you can claim instant rebates from your Private Health Fund. All of our practitioners are registered healthcare providers, and their services are registered with all of the major healthcare funds.
To make a booking, call us on
(03) 9995 8880 or email us at info@komyuniti.com.au
We’ll contact you to confirm
your appointment.
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