r/ChineseMedicine
26k members
r/ChineseMedicine is a subreddit with 26k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses tcm, acupuncture, chinese medicine, herbs, and herbal.
We welcome everyone interested in or practicing Chinese Medicine (CM). CM includes herbal medicine, acupuncture, food therapy, tui na, taiji, qigong, moxibustion, gua sha, etc.
Popular Themes in r/ChineseMedicine
#1
Advice Requests
: "Studying Herbs, looking for resources"
31 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Acupuncture and stem cells study"
4 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "I have mthfr and cannot tolerate b vitamins or folate. My ferritin never stays stable so it drops and I need infusions every year. My diet is limited because I react to everything. Whenever I try to take a b vitamin my body freaks out. I get intense migraines pain neurological full body reaction."
4 posts
#4
Self-Promotion
: "I built a pretty cool acupuncture search tool that some of you might find useful. It has many ways to search for points (via an interactive body map, by symptom, by meridian, etc.) and a pretty exhaustive amount of info for each point. Hope you like it!"
1 post
#5
News
: "California's Acupuncture Licensing Exam Failed Nearly Half Its Test-Takers in Late 2025 — The Board Met March 26 and Said Nothing"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/ChineseMedicine
#1
Tcm
: "Highly recommend going to China to experience Tcm treatments"
110 posts
#2
Acupuncture
: "I built a pretty cool Acupuncture search tool that some of you might find useful. It has many ways to search for points (via an interactive body map, by symptom, by meridian, etc.) and a pretty exhaustive amount of info for each point. Hope you like it!"
47 posts
#3
Chinese Medicine
: "Chinese Medicine Knowledge Graph v2 Released — Improved Ontology, Richer Relationships, and Better Exploration"
40 posts
#4
Herbs
: "Studying Herbs, looking for resources"
24 posts
#5
Herbal
: "Gui Zhi Tang as a circulatory equation, not just a "wind-cold" formula"
17 posts
#6
Help
: "Studying TCM and Acupuncture"
13 posts
#7
Medicine
: "Has anyone successfully cleared Endometriosis using TCM?"
12 posts
#8
Chinese
: "Has anyone successfully cleared Endometriosis using TCM?"
12 posts
#9
Visit
: "Studying TCM and Acupuncture"
9 posts
#10
Looking For Practitioner
7 posts
Flair Used in r/ChineseMedicine
#1
Patient inquiry
: "What causes hypothyroidism according to Chinese medicine?"
17 posts
Member Growth in r/ChineseMedicine
Yearly
+6k members(32.2%)
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Last updated: June 4, 2026