ChapterVII Traditional Chinesse Medicine[1]

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1、ChineseCultureProject:ChineseMedicine[Introduction[TraditionalformsofmedicinehavebeenusedinChinasincethe3rdCentury.Chinesemedicineisveryholisticandismainlyfocusedonthebalanceof“YinandYang,”aswellasofbodyandmind.Chinesemedicinemainlyconsistsofnaturalandherbalremedie

2、s,aswellasbody/mindtechniques.[TraditionalMedicine[TraditionalmedicinerevolvesAroundtheprinciplesofYinandYang,whicharetheoppositesfoundineverything,suchasday(Yang)ornight.(Yin)Practitionersbelievethateverypersonhasalifeforceknownas“Qi.”Thepurposeofmedicineistoestabl

3、ishabalanceofthebody’sQi.ThefirstuseofChineseMedicinedatesbackto200B.C.TheformsofChineseMedicineinclude:Acupuncture/Pressure,Moxibustion,Herbalremedies,NutritionalBalance,Massage,Qi-Gong,TaiChiandMeditation.[Acupuncture[OneoftheoldestformsofChineseMedicineAcupunctur

4、einvolvesthestimulationofanatomicalpointsonthebodywiththinneedled.Contrarytowhatyoumightthink,acupuncturepatientsusuallyfeellittletonopain.Acupunctureneedlesarehair-thinandaremanipulatedeitherbyhandorelectricity.Needlesareplacedat“Yin/YangMeridianpoints”[Moxibustion

5、[Moxibustioninvolvestheplacementofburntmoxaonspecificpointsofthebody.ThepurposeistostrengthenthebloodandimproveQiflow.2methods,directandindirectTraditionallyusedtotreatcolds.Inwesternmedicine,itisusedtoturnbreechbabiestoanormalpositionforchildbirth[Herbs[Herbsareavi

6、talpartofChinesehealing.Eachingredienthasuniquecharacteristics.Theingredientsworkinharmonytohelpaperson’sbody.HerbscanhelpboostQiandbalanceYin/Yang.SomeChineseherbscanbepurchasedintheUS.[Massage[ChinesemassageisknownasTuiNaUseswave-likemotionstoloosenjointsandnouris

7、hmuscles.Bringsawarenessbacktoaperson’sbody,makingitafirststepinthehealingprocess.StimulatestheflowofQi,bloodandbodyfluidsCanbeusedtotreatpain,stressordigestionproblems.[Qigong[QigongisaChineseformofexercise.ItregulatesthemindandbreathingtopromotetheflowofQi.Qigongi

8、softenusedtotreatdiseases.ExternalQigongisperformedonapersonbyaQigongmasterInternalQigongispracticedbyoneself.[Meditation[Meditationhasbee