Chinese Medicine

Chinese medicine is ideal for patients who want personalized, whole-person support for fertility, digestion, hormonal health, stress, immune balance, and long-term wellness. Stefani Hayes, ND, LAc, and the Seven Dragons Integrative Medicine team in Portland, Oregon, create tailored plans that fit your body, budget, and broader care plan. Call Seven Dragons Integrative Medicine or request an appointment online today to learn more about the many ways Chinese medicine can improve your well-being.

What is Chinese medicine?

Chinese medicine uses natural substances and addresses the root cause of imbalances to support your body’s healing processes. At Seven Dragons Integrative Medicine, the team looks at multiple influences on your health, including:

• Digestion
• Sleep
• Stress
• Menstrual cycle
• Fertility goals
• Energy
• Mood
• Medications
• Lab results

Your practitioner may recommend Chinese medicine on its own or in collaboration with other medical specialists.

What treatments are part of Chinese medicine?

Acupuncture

Acupuncture uses hair-thin needles to stimulate and unblock your body’s energy, providing pain relief, better wellness, and overall systemic balance.

Fertility acupuncture

This form of acupuncture specifically boosts blood flow and healing to the reproductive system.

Acupuncture with E-stim

During acupuncture with electrical stimulation, your provider attaches small clips to the fine acupuncture needles and delivers gentle electrical pulses to the target areas.

Chinese herbal medicine

Herbal medicine uses complex combinations of herbs to restore balance to your body. Rather than using a blind hodgepodge of treatments, herbal medicine uses blends that can work synergistically to enhance therapeutic benefits.

Cupping

Cupping therapy works like a reverse massage, using suction to promote circulation and release tension in key areas of your body.

Moxibustion

Moxibustion is a noninvasive therapy that uses the warmth of burning dried mugwort to stimulate vital points, promote healing, and improve circulation.

What providers offer Chinese medicine?

• Hilary
• Renee
• Rachel
• Whitney
• Stefani

What conditions can Chinese medicine support?

Chinese herbal medicine can support the management of many health issues. Seven Dragons Integrative Medicine often uses herbal preparations for concerns such as:

• Digestive conditions
• Autoimmune support
• Fertility
• Menstrual cycle health
• Endometriosis and adenomyosis
• Pregnancy preparation
• Postpartum recovery
• Stress, sleep, and energy concerns
• Metabolic health
• Weight management

The team also considers safety, timing, and coordination with your other treatments, especially if you’re pregnant, trying to conceive, using in vitro fertilization (IVF), taking medications, or working with another provider.

Is Chinese medicine safe with other treatments?

Chinese herbal medicine prescribing requires in-depth skill, and Seven Dragons Integrative Medicine takes safety and collaboration seriously. The team works alongside OB/GYNs, reproductive endocrinologists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, physical therapists, and other trusted providers when needed.

They also help you understand your choices so you don’t feel pressured, confused, or alone.

Chinese medicine works best when it respects your life as much as your symptoms. To explore its properties, call Seven Dragons Integrative Medicine or use the online booking feature to arrange an appointment today.