Birch Center Pittsburgh Acupuncture

At the Birch Center, your comfort is important to us.

We provide you with a peaceful waiting space, reading materials, spring water and hot tea.

A healthy environment is an important part of the healing process.

What Can Acupuncture Treat?

We treat the person, not the disease, so really there is no limit to what acupuncture can treat.

Acupuncture helps the body regain balance thus alleviating symptoms and disease processes.

The World Health Organization has issued a comprehensive list of diseases and conditions which are treatable by acupuncture. Some of the more common conditions are:

Infections

colds and flus
bronchitis
hepatitis

Eyes-Ears-Nose-Throat

deafness
ringing in the ear (tinnitus)
menier's disease
earaches
poor eyesight
dizziness
sinus infections
sore throat
hay fever

Internal

hypoglycemia
asthma
high blood pressure
ulcers
colitis
indigestion
hemorrhoids
diarrhea
constipation
diabetes

Dermatological

eczema
acne
herpes

Musculo-Skeletal and Neurological

arthritis
neuralgia
sciatica
frozen shoulder
tennis elbow
back pain
bursitis
tendonitis
stiff neck
Bell’s palsy
trigeminal neuralgia
headache
stroke
cerebral palsy
polio
menier’s disease
dizziness
sprains

Genito-Urinary and Reproductive

impotence
infertility and miscarriage
pre-menstrual syndrome (PMS)
pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
vaginitis
irregular period or cramps
morning sickness
Babies in breech presentation

Mental-Emotional

anxiety
depression
stress
insomnia

This is only a partial list. If you have any questions about what acupuncture can do for you, please give us a call at: (412) 381-0116, or email us at: BirchCenter@gmail.com.

New for 2012: Community Supported Foraging

Based on the model of the CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) we are offering a small trial of 10 membership shares to receive a weekly abundant box of freshly harvested wild edibles.

This year, we are trying something new: Community Supported Foraging. Every week, ten people/families (the first 10 to sign up - there are still a few spots left!) will pick up a box of delicious wild foods that we have foraged for you. We will also provide a newsletter and recipes with suggestions on how to use this bounty of amazing, wild foods.

We will forage from safe unsprayed areas far from major roads. Depending on the time of year, your box may contain:

fresh morel mushrooms
stinging nettle greens
Japanese Knotweed Stalks
...and much much more!

Find out more about this amazing opportunity and see how you can join!

Wild Edible Plants
at The Birch Center

Many wild plants - which we consider weeds - are useful as food and medicine. The following weeds were found right here in Pittsburgh, and they are all in the Chinese Materia Medica and considered very powerful herbs. Why buy expensive supplements from overseas with questionable ingredients, when you can find your medicine (and food) at your doorstep?

Check back for our 2012 Walk Schedule, or Visit Food Under Foot for more information.

More information about Wild Edible Plants at our sister website, Food Under Foot.

Invite Melissa Sokulski to Lead a Walk for You and Your Friends!

Do you wonder what is growing in your own backyard? How about those weeds you pull from your garden...maybe they're edible!

Melissa can lead you and your friends on a tour of your area, yard, or garden. She'll help you identify edible plants, show you how to harvest them and suggest some great uses and recipes!

Cost: $150 for 1 1/2 hour walk and talk, plus travel fee. ($50 per additional half hour)

Read Melissa Sokulski's Articles about Wild Edibles in Natural News!

Join Food Under Foot on Facebook!

Food Under Foot has our own facebook page! We post pictures, updates on adventures and finds, and have a great discussion about wild edible plants. Our events are always posted there as well. I hope you'll join us!

The Birch Center for Acupuncture