Traditional Chinese medicine is a broad range of medicine practices sharing common concepts which have been developed in China and are based on a tradition of more than 2 000 years, including various forms of herbal medicine, acupuncture, massage, exercise, and dietary therapy.

Health is perceived as harmonious interaction of body and the outside world, disease is interpreted as a disharmony in interaction. Traditional Chinese medicine diagnosis aims to trace symptoms to patterns of an underlying disharmony, by measuring the pulse, inspecting the tongue, skin, and eyes, and looking at the eating and sleeping habits of the patient as well as many other things.