2. Traditional Chinese medicine can be
traced back to over 5000 years ago. Many
people prefer the inexpensive medicine
made by herbalist instead of the expensive
and risky surgeries performed by
surgeons. Traditional Chinese medicine
also includes acupuncture and massage
therapy; all these techniques of healing
have been used for hundreds of
generations.
中药有五千多年的悠久历史,除了
中草药,还包括针灸和中医按摩,这
些治疗技术代代相传.
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3. Some people believe that
Chinese medicine isn’t
effective, but there is logic
behind making these strong
scented liquids. Today,
traditional Chinese
medicine is being used
world wide and is becoming
more and more popular
over the past few years.
很多人不相信中药的功效,但不
能忽视其科学性,中药已经在全
世界范围使用,日益兴盛.
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5. Styles of Traditional
Chinese Medicine
Acupuncture : Placing needles into the skin to let out negative energy.
Herbalism :Mixing different kinds of herbs to make medicine that will
cure diseases.
Massage Therapy – A specialized massage process that involves alleviating
pain and neutralizing other health problems.
中医包括草药,针灸和按摩
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6. Notable Figures
Li Shizhen (李时珍 )
Li Shizhen was one of China’s
greatest physicians and
pharmacologists, best known for
writing Bencao Gangmu (本草纲目 ),
a large compendium of the
medicinal uses and properties of
over 1000 types of herbs.
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7. Notable Figures
Hua Tuo (华陀)
Hua Tuo was a famous ancient
Chinese physician and the first
person in China recorded to have
used anesthesia during surgery.
He was also known for his ability to
diagnose miscarriages by simply
feeling a woman’s pulse.
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8. Herbalism 中草药
Herbalism is the traditional practice of using plants,
plant parts, or plant extracts as medicine. Herbalism
has been traced back to the Han Dynasty.
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9. Herbalism 中草药
Herbalism is the traditional
practice of using plants, plant
parts, or plant extracts as medicine.
Medicines made from herbs have a
strong scent and can cure disease
like any other form of medicines.
They may have an unusual
taste, but the outcome of taking
these medicines is often satisfying.
Some herbalists make herb
medicine that are for the skin; these
mixtures are used to heal cracks
and bruises and alleviate pain.
Many traditional Chinese soups
also contain herbs.
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10. Herbalism 中草药
The quot;five flavorsquot; (an important
aspect of Chinese Herbalism)
indicate what function various
types of food play in the body.
A healthy, balanced diet is
attained when the five flavors
are in balance. When one flavor
is lacking (and therefore
unbalanced), certain foods
and/or herbs are prescribed to
restore balance to the body.
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11. There is a strong link (overlap) between
pharmaceuticals and food in traditional
Chinese thinking about food, nutrition
and preventing/curing disease.
Official list of 80 plants that are
recognised as ‘both medicine and food’
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12. Shi liao : food healing
Yao shan : medicinal meal
Medicinal herbs
can be used as
ingredients in
cooking
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15. Chinese Traditional
Medicine
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