Acupuncture and Chinese herbs are very effective.
Evidence? Controlled trials?
What a silly you are, Peghi! Everyone knows acupuncture, like homeopathy ad reiki, doesn't work when a sceptic's involved. It dampens the vibrations. That's why clinical trials have shown no efficacy, not because it's woo, placebo and water. Honest.
Chinese herbs can be dangerous. Natural isn't always best and even if something natural has an active ingredient with minimal side effects I'd rather know what dose I'm taking in a pharmaceutical tablet than drink a tea that will vary depending on the soil it grew in, what the year was like and whether it grew on the sunny side of the hill.
OP, there is absolutely no good evidence for qi or meridians. If you really, really must waste your money having have acupuncture please, please make sure that the quack therapist uses fresh needles and wipes your skin with alcohol wipes, as there have been cases of people getting nasty infections when needles pushed skin bacteria into their flesh.
And all the people saying it worked for them: the plural of anecdote is anecdotes, not data. I believe the data.