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Introduction to Traditional Chinese Medicine
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externally through the 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".
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".
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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.
A network of channels and blood vessels
inside the human body. Qi (or Chi) acts as some
kind of carrier of information that is expressed
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.
A network of channels and blood vessels
inside the human body. Qi (or Chi) acts as some
kind of carrier of information that is expressed
