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Traditional Chinese Medicine and the Mystery of Chi ebooks
Traditional 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 2,000 years, including
various forms of herbal medicine, acupuncture, massage (Tui na), exercise (qigong), and dietary
therapy.[1] It is primarily used as a complementary alternative medicine approach.[1] TCM is widely
used in China and it is also used in the West.[1]
TCM "holds that the body's vital energy (chi or qi) circulates through channels, called meridians,
that have branches connected to bodily organs and functions."[2] Concepts of the body and of disease
used in TCM has notions of a superstitious pre-scientific culture, similar to European humoral
theory.[3] Scientific investigation has not found any histological or physiological evidence for
traditional Chinese concepts such as qi, meridians, and acupuncture points.[n 1] The TCM theory and
practice are not based upon scientific knowledge, and its own practitioners disagree widely on what
diagnosis and treatments should be used for any given patient.[2] The effectiveness of Chinese
herbal medicine remains poorly researched and documented.[7] There are concerns over a number of
potentially toxic plants, animal parts, and mineral Chinese medicinals.[8] There is a lack of
existing cost-effectiveness research for TCM.[9] Pharmaceutical research has explored the potential
for creating new drugs from traditional remedies.[10] Successful results have however been
scarce.[10] TCM is largely pseudoscience, with no valid mechanism of action for the majority of its
treatments.[10]
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 such as yin-yang and the five
phases. Starting in the 1950s, these precepts were standardized in the People's Republic of China,
including attempts to integrate them with modern notions of anatomy and pathology. In the 1950s, the
Chinese government promoted a systematized form of TCM.[11]
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 aims to trace symptoms to patterns of an
underlying disharmony, by measuring the pulse, inspecting the tongue, skin, and eyes, and looking at
the eating and sleeping habits of the person as well as many other things.
ebooks
A Comprehensive Guide to Chinese Medicine.pdf
Alternative Treatment for Cancer Traditional Chinese Medicine.pdf
Botanical Medicine.pdf
Chinese Herbs Recipes.pdf
Chinese Language.pdf
Chinese Medicated Liquor Therapy.pdf
Chinese Medicine B.pdf
Chinese Medicine Dict.pdf
Chinese Medicine Modern Practice.pdf
Chinese Medicine Study Guide Fundamentals.pdf
Chinese Medicine Whole Books (in Chinese).pdf
Chinese Medicine.pdf
Clinical Traditional Chinese Medicine Handbook.pdf
Dandelion Medicine.pdf
Greek Chinese Medicine.pdf
Healing Chinese.pdf
Herbs Chinese Medicine.pdf
Introduction to Chinese Medicine.pdf
Michael Tierra Chinese Traditional Herbal Medicine Vol I.pdf
Optimal Healing - Patricia Tsang.pdf
Rossi - Chinese Medicine.pdf
The Successful Chinese Herbalist.pdf
Traditional Chinese Medicine and Pharmacology.pdf
Traditional Chinese Medicine.pdf
Treatment Diabetes Chinese Medicine.pdf
video
David Grubin The Mystery of Chi.mp4
With a history of 2000 to 3000 years, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has formed a unique system to diagnose and cure illness. The TCM approach is fundamentally different from that of Western medicine. In TCM, the understanding of the human body is based on the holistic understanding of the universe as described in Daoism, and the treatment of illness is based primarily on the diagnosis and differentiation of syndromes.
The TCM approach treats zang--fu organs as the core of the human body. Tissue and organs are connected through a network of channels and blood vessels inside human body. Qi (or Chi) acts as some kind of carrier of information that is expressed externally through jingluo system. Pathologically, a dysfunction of the zang-fu organs may be reflected on the body surface through the network, and meanwhile, diseases of body surface tissues may also affect their related zang or fu organs. Affected zang or fu organs may also influence each other through internal connections. Traditional Chinese medicine treatment starts with the analysis of the entire system, then focuses on the correction of pathological changes through readjusting the functions of the zang-fu organs.
Evaluation of a syndrome not only includes the cause, mechanism, location, and nature of the disease, but also the confrontation between the pathogenic factor and body resistance. Treatment is not based only on the symptoms, but differentiation of syndromes. Therefore, those with an identical disease may be treated in different ways, and on the other hand, different diseases may result in the same syndrome and are treated in similar ways.
The clinical diagnosis and treatment in Traditional Chinese Medicine are mainly based on the yin-yang and five elements theories. These theories apply the phenomena and laws of nature to the study of the physiological activities and pathological changes of the human body and its interrelationships. The typical TCM therapies include acupuncture, herbal medicine, and qigong exercises. With acupuncture, treatment is accomplished by stimulating certain areas of the external body. Herbal medicine acts on zang-fu organs internally, while qigong tries to restore the orderly information flow inside the network through the regulation of Qi. These therapies appear very different in approach yet they all share the same underlying sets of assumptions and insights in the nature of the human body and its place in the universe. Some scientists describe the treatment of diseases through herbal medication, acupuncture, and qigong as an "information therapy".
ebooks
A Comprehensive Guide to Chinese Medicine.pdf
Alternative Treatment for Cancer Traditional Chinese Medicine.pdf
Botanical Medicine.pdf
Chinese Herbs Recipes.pdf
Chinese Language.pdf
Chinese Medicated Liquor Therapy.pdf
Chinese Medicine B.pdf
Chinese Medicine Dict.pdf
Chinese Medicine Modern Practice.pdf
Chinese Medicine Study Guide Fundamentals.pdf
Chinese Medicine Whole Books (in Chinese).pdf
Chinese Medicine.pdf
Clinical Traditional Chinese Medicine Handbook.pdf
Dandelion Medicine.pdf
Greek Chinese Medicine.pdf
Healing Chinese.pdf
Herbs Chinese Medicine.pdf
Introduction to Chinese Medicine.pdf
Michael Tierra Chinese Traditional Herbal Medicine Vol I.pdf
Optimal Healing - Patricia Tsang.pdf
Rossi - Chinese Medicine.pdf
The Successful Chinese Herbalist.pdf
Traditional Chinese Medicine and Pharmacology.pdf
Traditional Chinese Medicine.pdf
Treatment Diabetes Chinese Medicine.pdf
video
David Grubin The Mystery of Chi.mp4
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