Traditional Chinese Medicine for Point Piper
Josephine treats a wide variety of issues, including acute muscle pains and also more complex health conditions that may have accompanied a patient for many years.
Your first visit will usually include a consultation similar to that of visiting your GP in a private consultation room, where you can discuss your health concerns and the reason for your visit.
You will also be asked a series of questions in relation to your health to gain a clear picture of your past and present health condition. Diagnostic techniques used by a TCM practitioner will usually include checking your pulse and observation of your tongue.
Zang-Fu theory is the organ theory of TCM, but it differs substantially from Western anatomy. While TCM organ names overlap with biomedical terms — Heart, Liver, Spleen, Lung, Kidney — they refer to broader functional systems rather than purely physical structures. Each organ encompasses physiological, emotional, and energetic roles that extend far beyond its anatomical location.
The Zang (yin) organs — Heart, Liver, Spleen, Lung, and Kidney — are considered the "solid" organs responsible for producing, transforming, and storing Qi, Blood, Jing, and body fluids. The Fu (yang) organs — Small Intestine, Gallbladder, Stomach, Large Intestine, and Bladder — are "hollow" organs primarily involved in receiving, breaking down, and transporting food and waste. Additionally, TCM recognises the Pericardium and the San Jiao (Triple Burner) as distinct functional entities.
Each Zang-Fu pair shares a yin-yang relationship and is linked to a specific meridian pathway. Understanding how these organ systems interact — for example, how Liver Qi stagnation can invade the Spleen, causing digestive problems alongside emotional irritability — is central to accurate TCM diagnosis and effective treatment planning.
TCM organs represent functional systems rather than purely anatomical structures. The TCM "Spleen," for instance, governs digestion, muscle tone, blood containment, and mental concentration — functions distributed across multiple organs in Western medicine. Each TCM organ also has emotional, sensory, and energetic correspondences.
Zang (yin) organs — Heart, Liver, Spleen, Lung, Kidney — are solid organs that produce and store vital substances. Fu (yang) organs — Small Intestine, Gallbladder, Stomach, Large Intestine, Bladder — are hollow organs that receive, transform, and excrete. Each Zang organ is paired with a Fu organ.
Josephine Zhuo (TCM) is an AHPRA registered health practitioner — acupuncturist and herbalist.
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