Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine for Bellevue Hill
Josephine is a registered acupuncturist & Chinese herbal medicine practitioner based in Lane Cove and Frenchs Forest. If you're willing and able to travel from Bellevue Hill to either of these locations for TCM consultation, acupuncture and herbal medicine services, Josephine looks forward to meeting with you.
Acupuncture for smoking cessation is one of the most well-known applications of the therapy, addressing both the physical addiction and the behavioural and emotional components of nicotine dependence. In TCM, smoking generates Phlegm-Heat in the Lungs and disrupts the descending function of Lung Qi. Withdrawal symptoms — irritability, anxiety, cravings — reflect Liver Qi stagnation and Heart Shen disturbance. The treatment strategy simultaneously detoxifies the Lungs, calms cravings, and stabilises mood.
The NADA (National Acupuncture Detoxification Association) auricular protocol is widely used: five ear points — Shenmen, Sympathetic, Kidney, Liver, and Lung — are needled or seeded bilaterally. This protocol was originally developed for substance abuse treatment and is now used in addiction programs worldwide. Body points include LU7 (Lieque) to restore Lung function, LI4 (Hegu) for detoxification, and Yintang for anxiety. Tim Mee — a specific extra point on the wrist — is classically indicated for smoking cessation.
Ear seeds or retained auricular needles allow patients to press points when cravings arise between sessions. Treatment is most intensive in the first week of quitting — daily or every other day — then tapers to weekly for four to six weeks. Success rates improve significantly when acupuncture is combined with a firm quit date, behavioural support, and personal motivation.
Acupuncture reduces nicotine cravings, manages withdrawal symptoms (irritability, anxiety, restlessness), and detoxifies the Lungs. The NADA ear protocol — five points in each ear — is the most established approach, used in addiction programs worldwide. Ear seeds between sessions allow self-treatment during cravings.
Tim Mee is an extra acupuncture point on the inner wrist, one finger-width above the wrist crease between the Lung and Heart channels. It is specifically indicated for smoking cessation and is believed to alter the taste of cigarettes, making them less appealing. It is typically used alongside the NADA ear protocol.
Josephine Zhuo (TCM) is an AHPRA registered health practitioner — acupuncturist and herbalist.
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