中国文化中医traditionalchinesemedicine专家讲座.pptx

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》DevelopmentofTraditionalChineseMedicineCentralConceptofTCMBodyandNatureThehumanbodyisanorganicwholechangesofnatureconstantlyinfluencethehumanbodyForExample:Seasonalvariationsofthepulse:pulseinspringissomewhattautlikeastring;insummer,somewhatfull;inautumn,somewhatfloatingorsuperficial;inwinter,somewhatdeepTheBasicPrinciplesBehindTCMYinandYangYinandYangindynamicequilibrium-idealbalancestateofhealth.TheBasicPrinciplesBehindTCMFiveElementsWhatisWuXing?RelationshipsBetweenPhases:XiangKe(inter-inhibition,orcontrol):woodinhibitsearth,earthinhibitswater,waterinhibitsfire,fireinhibitsmetal,andmetalinhibitswoodXiangSheng(inter-generation):woodgeneratesfire,firegeneratesearth,earthgeneratesmetal,metalgenerateswater,andwatergenerateswoodthefundamentalsubstanceconstitutingtheuniverseallphenomenaweretheresultsofthechangesandmovementofqi.AccordingtoTCM,qiisthemostessentialsubstancethatformsthehumanbodyandmaintainsthenormallifeactivity.Qi:HowdoesTCMwork?VitalenergycalledQiisthelifeforcethatdrivesalllivingthings.Qiflowsthroughmeridians(alsocalledchannels)inthebodysimilartowaterflowinginariver.Twelveprimarymeridians,eachassociatedwithanorgansystemDiseaseoccurswithimbalance,resultinginexcessofdeficientamountsofQiinthemeridians.TCMworkstoalleviatethisimbalanceandrestoreharmonyTheCausesofillnessOtherCausesincludework,exercise,dietandphysicaltrauma.TCMthinksthatthesefactorscanhaveaprofoundinfluenceonourbodies.Diagnosis:FourExaminationsTreatment1.AcupunctureChineseherbalmedicineBemadefromtheroots,stems,bark,leaves,seedsorflowersofmanyplants,aswellassomemineralandanimalparts.Thehe