Medical Acupuncture Society

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Niamh Boden, owner of the Dunville Pharmacy in Ranelagh, Dublin: “When I started to take an interest in plant medicine I realised that a lot of the phytochemicals present in plants can have a similar reaction in the body to chemical medicines but are much gentler.” Photograph: Nick Bradshaw
The health professionals embracing complementary medicine

While many western-trained doctors and pharmacists continue to reject all alternative medical treatments, others are embracing a complementary approac(...)

Understanding acupuncture through eastern and western medical traditions

More and more people are drawn to acupuncture as an alternative treatment for pain yet many find it difficult to understand how it works. (...)