Chinese tradition is rich in such medical lore, with the first recorded treatments dating back to the Chou dynasty (1066-771 B.C.). Some view the pursuit of such regimens as being somehow a folk custom, but the evidence shows many of the high and mighty put their faith in such practices.
綜合西方與中國的方子，自然療法可以包括食療（注意飲食和禁食）、水療（蒸、浴、洗等）、火療（燻、灸、拔火罐等）、手療（推拿、按摩、指壓等）、運動（導引、內功、瑜珈等）、草藥療法、心理療法及近來極盛行的「森林浴」等。