中国文化中医traditionalchinesemedicine.ppt

WhatdoyouknowaboutTraditionalChineseMedicine?
HaveyouevertriedChineseherbalmedicine?Howdoesittaste?(Why?)
DoesChineseHerbalMedicinehavesideeffects?
CanchildrentakeChineseHerbalMedicine?
HowlongdoesittaketoseeresultswithChineseHerbalMedicine?WhatisTraditionalChineseMedicine1.CompendiumofMateriaMedica《本草纲目》
2.TheYellowEmperor’sClassicofInternalMedicine《黄帝内经》
3.OnTyphoidandotherdiseases《伤寒杂病论》
4.HerbalCanonofShenNong《神农本草经》
DevelopmentofTraditionalChineseMedicineCentralConceptofTCMBodyandNature
Thehumanbodyisanorganicwhole
changesofnatureconstantlyinfluencethehumanbody

ForExample:
Seasonalvariationsofthepulse:
pulseinspringissomewhattautlikeastring;
insummer,somewhatfull;
inautumn,somewhatfloatingorsuperficial;
inwinter,somewhatdeep
TheBasicPrinciplesBehindTCMYinandYangYinandYangindynamicequilibrium-idealbalancestateofhealth.TheBasicPrinciplesBehindTCMFiveElementsWhatisWuXing?RelationshipsBetweenPhases:

XiangKe(inter-inhibition,orcontrol):
woodinhibitsearth,earthinhibitswater,waterinhibitsfire,fireinhibitsmetal,andmetalinhibitswood

XiangSheng(inter-generation):
woodgeneratesfire,firegeneratesearth,earthgeneratesmetal,metalgenerateswater,andwatergenerateswood

thefundamentalsubstanceconstitutingtheuniverse

allphenomenaweretheresultsofthechangesandmovementofqi.

AccordingtoTCM,qiisthemostessentialsubstancethatformsthehumanbodyandmaintainsthenormallifeactivity.
Qi:HowdoesTCMwork?

VitalenergycalledQiisthelifeforcethatdrivesalllivingthings.

Qiflowsthroughmeridians(alsocalledchannels)inthebodysimilartowaterflowinginariver.
Twelveprimarymeridians,eachassociatedwithanorgansystem
Diseaseoccurswithimbalance,resultinginexcessofdeficientamountsofQiinthemeridians.

TCMworkstoalleviatethisimbalanceandrestoreharmony
TheCausesofillnessOtherCausesincludework,exercise,dietandphysicaltrauma.

TCMthinksthatthesefactorscanhaveaprofoundinfluenceonourbodies.Diagnosis:FourExaminationsTreatment1.AcupunctureChineseherbalmedicineBemadefromtheroots,stems,bark,leaves,seedsorflowersofmanyplan