Report from the Field:
This week in addition to practicing Tai Chi students experienced firsthand the long practiced TCM treatment of “cupping”.
Cupping is used to release “heat” form the unbalanced system in the body,and it is also used to relieve pain and to remove poison. A cotton swap soaked in alcohol was lit and [...]

A group of Wheaton students are currently in Kunming, China with Professor of Biology Ed Tong participating on a three-week program studying traditional Chinese medicine.  This is the first time Wheaton is offering this course (Introduction to Traditional Chinese Medicine – BIO 298).

Students will be introduced to traditional Chinese medical practices and the philosophy of [...]