Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) for Nausea and Morning
Sickness Morning sickness affects well over half of all pregnant
women, and often it is the first sign of pregnancy. Symptoms of
morning sickness include nausea and vomiting, usually beginning
around the sixth week of pregnancy and abating sometime after
the twelfth week of pregnancy. Morning sickness is a normal
reaction by the body to the increased hormone levels of
pregnancy. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) can help alleviate
the discomfort of morning sickness and encourage a healthier
pregnancy. How Can Traditional Chinese Medicine Help Nausea and
Morning Sickness? Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) includes a
well-developed system of diagnosis and pathology based upon
several thousand years of observation and study. From this
foundational knowledge of Oriental Medicine comes the theory of
Qi (vital energy) and the pathways through which Qi flows,
called meridians. Good health is based upon the proper flow of
Qi throughout all the meridians in t