California steps up promotion of TCM as 'good alternative'

SAN FRANCISCO - A group of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners in the Bay Area in the US state of California are working together to promote TCM among Chinese communities and beyond.

California Assembly member Kansen Chu, who announced the appointment of Shudong Li to the state's Acupuncture Board on Friday, said TCM is a familiar and well-accepted medicine for many overseas Chinese and Chinese-Americans, who trust and rely on it for pain relief.

"TCM offers a good alternative medicine for the American society, and is another choice for patients beside Western medicine," Chu said.