Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine are part of a larger system of medicine called Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) with a recorded clinical history of over 2,000 years. Acupuncture is the insertion of fine, sterile needles into the body at specific points shown to be effective in the treatment of certain health problems. Chinese Herbal Medicine is a highly developed system of herbal combination based on thousands of years of experience and refinement.