About American traditional Chinese medicine

A friend asked me privately about American traditional Chinese medicine. Please write your answer here.

I. Practice

Strictly speaking, there is no "Chinese medicine" in the United States, which is basically called oriental medicine. But everyone is usually called Chinese medicine.

All practitioners of Chinese medicine are "acupuncturists", that is, acupuncture is the mainstay. You can call yourself a licensed acute, but you can't call yourself a doctor unless you are a doctor.

Because acupuncture is the most accepted and popular alternative medical treatment in America.

Of course, acupuncturists can also perform all other Chinese medicine treatments: moxibustion, cupping, scraping and so on. Many Americans love cupping and do it every week, and some people especially love cupping. They say cupping is very refreshing [sad].

If you want to prescribe Chinese medicine for patients, it depends on different States. Because each state has different requirements for obtaining an acupuncturist's license. Some only need to take three courses: the basics of traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture and western medicine, but in my state, I have to take another course of traditional Chinese medicine (including single medicine and prescription science).

There are herbalists in Renye Fang. Because Lucy uses herbs from their fields, they are called herbalists. So Chinese herbal medicine is called herb here.

Two. licence

There are four basic steps to obtain an acupuncturist's license:

First, there are enough credits, enough internship hours and enough patients.

Second, I passed CNT, Cleen Needle Tech.

Third, go to the website of NCCAOM for an exam. Except California, you will get this:

Fourth, apply for a license in the medical Committee of their respective States. This:

In order to ensure that you always hold a valid acupuncturist license, you should attend continuing education every year, and then go to the board of directors to pay the renewal fee in this state.

Three. traditional Chinese medicine

Not everyone can buy needles and Chinese medicine in America.

Especially on all shopping websites related to Chinese medicine, you will be required to submit your student ID card or acupuncturist license number and photos when registering. If you are a patient, I'm sorry I can't register and I won't sell it to you. The basic commodities on these websites are also available.

It is true that most supermarkets in China also sell traditional Chinese medicine, but all of them are for dietotherapy and soup making. Or sell topical tiger balm or ointment.

There are several types of TCM, 1. Herbs, 2. Powder, which is the scientific Chinese medicine in Taiwan Province Province and Japan, 3. Chinese patent medicine

Basically, the cans of Chinese patent medicines are clearly written: food supplement or herbal supplement.

There are many Chinese medicines that are invisible, such as ephedra, and various animals: earthworms and so on. Once I saw a bottle of Fuzi Lizhong Pill, all the other ingredients were complete, but there was no Fuzi. Haha, it's actually called Fuzi Lizhong Pill.

Four. insurance

There are two kinds of insurance: the acupuncturist must buy and the patient's own.

1. What acupuncturists want to buy: In the United States, once you pick up the needle and start stabbing people, you have to buy insurance. This kind of insurance is called misoperation insurance. That is to say, once you start practicing in the clinic, you have to buy this insurance and go to 500 yuan for 400 yuan a year. Because you are engaged in the work of piercing needles into the body, there are certain risks. Not only do you need a licensed person to supervise your needle injection activities in a specific place, but you also need to buy this insurance to protect yourself and protect patients.

2. The patient bought insurance himself. There is basically a principle. If you spend more premium, there will be more categories that can be reimbursed, which may include acupuncture. Of course, you can ask before buying insurance. Nowadays, more and more people are receiving acupuncture treatment, and the major insurance companies can report more and more.

Insurance is a big topic, and it is more professional. I guess I can write another thousand words. I am too lazy to write.

Happy midsummer! [Hee hee]

# The daily life of Dr. Yan Ni #