In an interview with now-pregnant pop star Fergie, she announced that she used Chinese Herbal Medicine and Acupuncture to control her morning sickness. As any potential parent may know, morning sickness is characterised by vomiting and nausea – worse still, some things that originally may have smelt or tasted pleasant now seem completely unpleasant!
Modern research has now uncovered that acupuncture on the forearm significantly reduces nausea and vomiting, whilst herbs such as ginger (known as Sheng Jiang in Chinese Medicine) can help to control it.
The treatment is not limited just to pregnancy, but to all kinds of outside-induced nausea, such as chemotherapy, post-operative sickness and more. Discomfort caused from attempts to rid serious ailments is normal, but not a perk when the patient is attempting to recover from their ordeal. The success rate ensured the efficiency of acupuncture and herbal medicine for the control and improvement of vomiting and sickness.
The surprisingly gentle procedure on the forearm (also known as P6) not only benefits people with stomach malfunctions, but also deals with cardiac and chest pain, palpitations, stomach aches, nausea, vomiting, hiccoughs, mental disorders, epilepsy related seizures, fevers and insomnia – and that’s only half of the list!
With nausea being as bad as pain, the acupuncture is a marvel and a relief for those who are in dire need for relief, whether they are expectant mothers or otherwise. For those that are expecting, it is the difference between remaining in bed for nine months or the freedom to enjoy a healthy pregnancy as you walk down the avenue to a happy parenthood.
Well, until the baby starts crying for the fifth time that night.