Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Traditional Chinese Medicine

Do you ever heard about Chinese medicine ? I think maybe some of you have heard it...if you are a Chinese..absolutely you must know it..and ever taste it..like me ha..ha..ha..
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) was coined in the 1950s as a term to collectively refer to what was exported as "Chinese medicine". It is the news that I read tonight.
Today traditional Chinese medicine means that which entails the Chinese theories, diagnosis and treatment of individuals using traditional Chinese herbal medicine, acupuncture, massage and Qigong. Sometimes it is called Oriental medicine or East Asian medicine.
TCM has a theory based on several philosophical believes including the Yin-Yang theory, the Five Elements, the Meridian system, the Zang Fu Organ theory and a few others. These theories or concepts are collectively used to come up with a diagnosis.

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