Chinese External Medicine

Chinese External Medicine is a branch of TCM concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of conditions of the body's surface. External medicine, or wai ke, refers to conditions that can be seen by the eye or palpated directly, such as traumatic injuries, skin diseases, breast lumps, hemorrhoids, male genital problems and so on.

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Chinese External Medicine is a branch of TCM concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of conditions of the body's surface, unlike TCM Internal Medicine whereby the focus is on internal organ systems. External medicine, or wai ke, refers to conditions that can be seen by the eye or palpated directly such as traumatic injuries, skin diseases, breast lumps, hemorrhoids, male genital problems and so on.