Siu-Kwan Andy WONG (CMD) trained in family lineages of Chinese medicine and the University of Western Sydney graduate in Chinese medicine and acupuncture.

1. Luciferous TCM Practice Melbourne
Our philosophy is to provide you with safe and effective
treatment in an ethical and holistic manner. As a consumer you
have the right to make informed decisions regarding your
treatment based on unbiased and evidenced based information.
Faith, Hope and Love are our foundation
Life balance and regular exercise always the best medicine to
our health
The Practice Logo was designed
by Akakumo (www/akakumo.com) in Melbourne Australia
It is a combination of light, acupuncture needles and Ginkgo
leaves.
The character 明 means ‘light’. It is comprised of the characters
日 for ‘Sun’ and 月 for ‘Moon’. The three horizontal lines of
these characters are shown as acupuncture needles. The Ginkgo
leaves are included to show strong herbal ties in traditional
medicines. Ormond, Victoria
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM: traditional Chinese: 中
醫; simplified Chinese: 中医; pinyin: zhōngyī; literally “Chinese
medicine”) is a broad range of medicine practices sharing
common concepts which have been developed in China and are
based on a tradition of more than 5,000 years, including various
forms of herbal medicine, acupuncture, massage (Tui
na), exercise (qigong), and dietary therapy.

2. The doctrines of Chinese medicine are rooted in books such as
the Yellow Emperor’s Inner Canon and the Treatise on Cold
Damage, as well as in cosmological notions like yin-yang and
the five phases. Starting in the 1950s, these precepts were
modernized in the People’s Republic of China so as to integrate
many anatomical and pathological notions with
modern scientific medicine. Nonetheless, some of its methods,
including the model of the body, or concept of disease, are not
supported by modern evidence-based medicine.
TCM’s view of the body places little emphasis on anatomical
structures, but is mainly concerned with the identification of
functional entities (which regulate digestion, breathing, aging
etc.). While health is perceived as harmonious interaction of
these entities and the outside world, disease is interpreted as a
disharmony in interaction. TCM diagnosis includes in tracing
symptoms to patterns of an underlying disharmony, by
measuring the pulse, inspecting the tongue, skin, eyes and by
looking at the eating and sleeping habits of the patient .
Acupuncture is a collection of procedures involving
penetration of the skin with needles to stimulate certain points
on the body. In its classical form it is a characteristic component
of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), a form of alternative
medicine, and one of the oldest healing practices in the
world. According to traditional Chinese medicine, stimulating
specific acupuncture points corrects imbalances in the flow
of qi through channels known as meridians.
Scientific investigation has not found
any histological orphysiological correlates for traditional
Chinese concepts such as qi, meridians, and acupuncture
points, and some contemporary practitioners use acupuncture
without following the traditional Chinese approach.

3. Research suggests that traditional forms of acupuncture are
more effective than placebos in the relief of certain types of pain
and post-operative nausea. Recent systematic reviews found that
acupuncture also seems to be a promising treatment option for
anxiety, sleep disturbances, and depression, but that further
research is needed in these regards. Although minimally
invasive, the puncturing of the skin with acupuncture needles
poses problems when designing trials that
adequately controls for placebo effects. A number of studies
comparing traditional acupuncture to sham procedures found
that both sham and traditional acupuncture were superior to
usual care but were themselves equivalent; findings apparently
at odds with traditional Chinese theories regarding acupuncture
point specificity.
Acupuncture’s use for certain conditions has been endorsed by
the United States National Institutes of Health, the National
Health Service of the United Kingdom, the World Health
Organization, and the National Centre for Complementary and
Alternative Medicine. Some scientists have criticized these
endorsements as being unduly credulous and not including
objections to or criticisms of the research used to support
acupuncture’s effectiveness. There is general agreement that
acupuncture is relatively safe when administered by qualified
practitioners using sterile needles and carries a very low risk of
serious adverse effects.
Luciferous Traditional Chinese Medicine Acupuncture
Clinic and Herbal Medicine Dispensary
Email: info@luciferous.com.au
Phone: (03)9576-8538
Address: 20 DalmorAvenue, Ormond, Vctoria 3204