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WHAT IS TRADITIONAL CHINE

Introduction to T CM
Basics of T CM
Blood
Yin-Yang | Five Elements Blood is transf ormed f rom the essence of f ood v ia the digestion
Zang-Fu T heories and absorption of the spleen and stomach. According to the
Zang Organs | Fu Organs Lingshu, "When the middle jiao receiv es f ood and water, it
transf orms it into red f luid which is called blood." Af ter its
Classification of
f ormation, blood circulates incessantly throughout the body to
Antineoplastic Herbal
nourish the zang and f u organs, the skin, the muscles, tendons,
Medicines
and bones in order to maintain their normal phy siological
Photo Image DJ Image Dictiona
Characteristics of Herbal activ ities.
Medicines With ov er 3000 y ears of ex
Blood is the substantial basis f or mental activ ities. Only when Chinese Medicine (TCM) ha
Diagnose there the qi and blood are abundant can there be high spirits and f ascinating areas in ancien
By Auscultation & Olfaction clear minds. So in the Suwen it states, "Blood and qi are the
By Inspection known to be documented in
spirits of man." Pathological changes of blood cause sy mptoms Canon of Medicine, TCM is
Prescriptions of palpitation, insomnia, unconsciousness, delirium, etc. practised in as early as 475
T heories of Channels working knowledge of TCM
(Meridians) and Collaterals related to general healthcar
philosophy of the mind, the
Reference: A Modern View of
ev en to as f ar as cosmolog
the Immune System
This is why in order to thoro
Differentiation of Syndromes concepts behind TCM, one
8 Principles | 6 Channels 4 Stages learning and embracing the
Syndromes of Zang-Fu Organs whole.
Etiology
Exogenous | Pestilential | Emotional Just as Douglas Hof f put i
Pathogenic Factors accupuncture, "The sy stem
concepts of elements and
Materia Medica
completely immersed in the
takes shape through the re
Back to Home mechanism, the f undamen
acupuncture, in which the p
message that the needle or
giv es to the point of stimul
centuries later by the West
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