中國文化-中醫(yī)課件traditional-chinese-medicine

TraditionalChineseMedicineWhatdoyouknowaboutTraditionalChineseMedicine?HaveyouevertriedChineseherbalmedicine?Howdoesittaste?(Why?)DoesChineseHerbalMedicinehavesideeffects?CanchildrentakeChineseHerbalMedicine?HowlongdoesittaketoseeresultswithChineseHerbalMedicine?WhatisTraditionalChineseMedicineTCMisawellofmedicalknowledgegainedfromover4,000yearsofobservation,investigationandclinicalexperience.TCMisanempiricalscienceitstheoriesandtreatmentshavebeenrepeatedlyinuseandrefinedoverthislongperiodoftime.1.CompendiumofMateriaMedica《本草綱目》2.TheYellowEmperor’sClassicofInternalMedicine《黃帝內(nèi)經(jīng)》3.OnTyphoidandotherdiseases《傷寒雜病論》4.HerbalCanonofShenNong《神農(nóng)本草經(jīng)》Developmentof

TraditionalChineseMedicine

25majorcollegesofTCMtotalingabout20,000studentsineachschoolatanygiventimecoursesrangefromundergraduatetothedoctoral,inbothWesternmedicineandTCMInternationalStatusofTCM

Asia-mostcountriesusetheTCMmethodsofacupunctureandmoxibustion(Japan,SouthKorea,Malaysia,Singapore)Europe-usedregularly(France,Germany,andEngland)U.S.-developingfromthecoastsinward,recentlyreachingintotheMidwestmoxibustion[,m?ksi'b?st??n]

n.艾灸CentralConceptofTCMTheoryofHolism整體觀念I(lǐng)tisacentralideainTCMItbearsdirectlyonpreventingandtreatingdiseasesemphasisonharmonyTwomaincomponents:1.thehumanbodyisregardedasasingle,integratedunit2.integrationandinteractionbetweenhumanbodyandtheenvironmentBodyandNature

ThehumanbodyisanorganicwholechangesofnatureconstantlyinfluencethehumanbodyForExample:

Seasonalvariationsofthepulse:pulseinspringissomewhattautlikeastring;insummer,somewhatfull;in

autumn,somewhatfloatingorsuperficial;inwinter,somewhatdeep

TheBasicPrinciplesBehindTCM

YinandYangTaoistPhilosophyhumanexperienceisaffectedtheenvironmentYin:cold,stillness,passive,dark,interior,below

Yang:warmth,activity,light,exterior,above

TCMviewsthebodyintermsofYinandYangaspects.healthy=balanceunhealthy=imbalance

YinandYangindynamicequilibrium-idealbalancestateofhealth.

TheBasicPrinciplesBehindTCM

FiveElements1.Water:wet,cool,descending,flowing,yielding

2.Fire:dry,hot,ascending,moving

3.Wood:growing,flexible,rooted,strong

4.Metal:cutting,hard,conducting

5.Earth:productive,fertile,potentialforgrowth

WhatisWuXing?Originally,itisaphilosophical

theoryinancientChina,lateradaptedtomedicalpractice,becominganimportantpartofTCMtheoryuniversalinterdependenceofallthingsandeventsusedtoexplainmedicalproblems

RelationshipsBetweenPhases:XiangKe(inter-inhibition,orcontrol):woodinhibitsearth,earthinhibitswater,waterinhibitsfire,fireinhibitsmetal,andmetalinhibitswoodXiangSheng(inter-generation):woodgeneratesfire,firegeneratesearth,earthgeneratesmetal,metalgenerateswater,andwatergenerateswoodthefundamentalsubstanceconstitutingtheuniverseallphenomenaweretheresultsofthechangesandmovementofqi.AccordingtoTCM,qiisthemostessentialsubstancethatformsthehumanbodyandmaintainsthenormallifeactivity.TheVitalSubstances:QiQi:HowdoesTCMwork?VitalenergycalledQi

isthelifeforcethatdrivesalllivingthings.Qiflowsthroughmeridians(alsocalledchannels)inthebodysimilartowaterflowinginariver.Twelveprimarymeridians,eachassociatedwithanorgansystemDiseaseoccurswithimbalance,resultinginexcessofdeficientamountsofQiinthemeridians.TCMworkstoalleviatethisimbalanceandrestoreharmonyTheCausesofillnessInternalCauses

whichareillnessescausedbyemotions.anger,sadness,worry,fear,joy,grief,pensivenessshockExternalCauses

whicharecausesofdisharmonythatrelatetoclimaticconditions.wind,cold,damp,fireheat,drynessOtherCauses

includework,exercise,dietandphysicaltrauma.TCMthinksthatthesefactorscanhaveaprofoundinfluenceonourbodies.Diagnosis:FourExaminationsLooking

skin,eyes,tongue,nails,hair

HearingandSmelling

soundofvoiceandbreath,odorofbreath

Questioning

currentcondition,healthhistory,familyhealthhistory,patternsofsleep,appetite,digestion,bowelmovement,sweat,pain,emotionalfeatures,lifestylefeatures

Touching

checkthebodytemperature,bodymoisture,pain;andfeelthepatient’spulseTreatmentAcupunctureHerbsTuiNacuppingglassscrapingtherapyMoxibustionHaveyouever