A date with Summer

 

 UTAR Hospital staff is happy with the good response to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Photos from UTAR News

By Foong Pek Yee

Aug 7, 2024
A popular summer treatment – Sanfutei– saw folks making a beeline to UTAR Hospital (Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman Hospital) in Kampar, Perak, about 35 km from Ipoh recently.
It is a form of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) treatment that enriches  and smoothens  the flow of qi (energy)  in our body system -a basis for good health according to TCM.
The procedure is administered by a TCM practitioner who identifies specific acupuncture points on the patient’s body  and applies  medicated herbal paste on the  points.
According to TCM, Sanfutei ,dated back to the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) in China, works particularly well during summer (between July  and August).
Making a point: A TCM practitioner with his patient.
Consultation in progress: Patients from different age groups show interest in TCM
And Sanfutei is commonly used to treat health issues involving joints, bones, muscles, the immune system and the respiratory system.
It is also good for treating health problems arising from erratic weather conditions like extremely hot or wet spells  which is increasingly common in the wake of climate change nowadays.
UTAR News reported that the price for the three -day treatment is RM30 for UTAR staff and students,  and RM50 for the public.
It was free of charge for the first 200 patients from Kampar on July 25.
The first day of treatment was on July 25, followed by Aug 14 and 23, 2024 at the Traditional & Complementary Medicine (T&CM) section in  UTAR Hospital.
 The offer is a joint effort by UTAR, Guangxi-Malaysia TCM Centre and the First Affiliate Hospital of Guangxi University of Chinese  Medicine.

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