ChapterVII Traditional Chinesse Medicine[1].ppt

ChineseCultureProject:ChineseMedicine,Introduction,TraditionalformsofmedicinehavebeenusedinChinasincethe3rdCentury.Chinesemedicineisveryholisticandismainlyfocusedonthebalanceof“YinandYang,”aswellasofbodyandmind.Chinesemedicinemainlyconsistsofnaturalandherbalremedies,aswellasbody/mindtechniques.,TraditionalMedicine,TraditionalmedicinerevolvesAroundtheprinciplesofYinandYang,whicharetheoppositesfoundineverything,suchasday(Yang)ornight.(Yin)Practitionersbelievethateverypersonhasalifeforceknownas“Qi.”ThepurposeofmedicineistoestablishabalanceofthebodysQi.ThefirstuseofChineseMedicinedatesbackto200B.C.TheformsofChineseMedicineinclude:Acupuncture/Pressure,Moxibustion,Herbalremedies,NutritionalBalance,Massage,Qi-Gong,TaiChiandMeditation.,Acupuncture,OneoftheoldestformsofChineseMedicineAcupunctureinvolvesthestimulationofanatomicalpointsonthebodywiththinneedled.Contrarytowhatyoumightthink,acupuncturepatientsusuallyfeellittletonopain.Acupunctureneedlesarehair-thinandaremanipulatedeitherbyhandorelectricity.Needlesareplacedat“Yin/YangMeridianpoints”,Moxibustion,Moxibustioninvolvestheplacementofburntmoxaonspecificpointsofthebody.ThepurposeistostrengthenthebloodandimproveQiflow.2methods,directandindirectTraditionallyusedtotreatcolds.Inwesternmedicine,itisusedtoturnbreechbabiestoanormalpositionforchildbirth,Herbs,HerbsareavitalpartofChinesehealing.Eachingredienthasuniquecharacteristics.Theingredientsworkinharmonytohelpapersonsbody.HerbscanhelpboostQiandbalanceYin/Yang.SomeChineseherbscanbepurchasedintheUS.,Massage,ChinesemassageisknownasTuiNaUseswave-likemotionstoloosenjointsandnourishmuscles.Bringsawarenessbacktoapersonsbody,makingitafirststepinthehealingprocess.StimulatestheflowofQi,bloodandbodyfluidsCanbeusedtotreatpain,stressordigestionproblems.,Qigong,QigongisaChineseformofexercise.ItregulatesthemindandbreathingtopromotetheflowofQi.Qigongisoftenusedtotreatdiseases.ExternalQigongisperformedonapersonbyaQigongmasterInternalQigongispracticedbyoneself.,Meditation,Meditationhasbeenpracticedforthousandsofyears.Itinvolvesfocusingononething,suchasbreathingpatterns,whileclearingallotherthoughtsfromthemind.MeditationisusedtoreplenishtheflowofQi,whichhelpstowardoffillnesses.Peoplemayexperiencevariousfeelingsduringmeditation.Somepeoplemaybegintofeeloverjoyed,whileothersmayexperienceextremesadness,andevencry.Meditationisalsopopularlypracticedinwesterncountriesasameansofstressrelief.,FinalThoughts,IfoundlearningaboutChinesemedicinetechniquestobeveryinteresting.IwasfascinatedbytheirbeliefsinforcessuchasQiandYin/Yang,aswellasthemanydifferentformsofmedicineandhowtheywork.Perhapsthemostinterestingofthesemethodsinmyo