Courtesy: ISO/TS 17948:2014 health information traditional chinese medicine literature metedata After the fundamental nature of a disease in terms of the Eight Principles is determined, the investigation focuses on more specific aspects. By evaluating the present signs and symptoms against the background of typical disharmony patterns of the various entities, evidence is collected whether or how […]
Courtesy: ISO/TS 17948:2014 health information traditional chinese medicine literature metedata In TCM, “pattern” (证; zhèng) refers to a “pattern of disharmony” or “functional disturbance” within the functional entities of which the TCM model of the body is composed. There are disharmony patterns of qi, xuě, the body fluids, the zàng-fǔ, and the meridians. They are ultimately defined by their […]
Courtesy: ISO/TS 17948:2014 health information traditional chinese medicine literature metedata Infertility Infertility, not very well understood, posed serious social and cultural repercussions. The seventh-century scholar Sun Simiao is often quoted: “those who have prescriptions for women’s distinctiveness take their differences of pregnancy, childbirth and [internal] bursting injuries as their basis.” Even in contemporary fu ke placing emphasis on reproductive functions, […]
Courtesy: ISO/TS 17948:2014 Health information traditional chinese medicine literature metedata Yin yang and gender Yin and yang were critical to the understanding of women’s bodies, but understood only in conjunction with male bodies. Yin and yang ruled the body, the body being a microcosm of the universe and the earth. In addition, gender in the […]
Courtesy: ISO/TS 17948:2014 health information traditional chinese medicine literature metedata Jing-luo Acupuncture chart from the Ming dynasty (c. 1368–1644) The meridians (经络, jīng-luò) are believed to be channels running from the zàng-fǔ in the interior (里, lǐ) of the body to the limbs and joints (“the surface” [表, biaǒ]), transporting qi and xuĕ. TCM identifies 12 “regular” and 8 “extraordinary” meridians; the […]
Courtesy: ISO/TS 17948:2014 health information traditional chinese medicine literature metedata TCM distinguishes many kinds of qi (气; 氣; qì). In a general sense, qi is something that is defined by five “cardinal functions”: Vacuity of qi will be characterized especially by pale complexion, lassitude of spirit, lack of strength, spontaneous sweating, laziness to speak, non-digestion of food, shortness […]
Courtesy: ISO/TS 17948:2014 health information traditional chinese medicine literature metedata TCM “holds that the body’s vital energy (chi or qi) circulates through channels, called meridians, that have branches connected to bodily organs and functions.” Its view of the human body is only marginally concerned with anatomical structures, but focuses primarily on the body’s functions (such as digestion, breathing, temperature maintenance, etc.): These functions […]
Courtesy: ISO/TS 17948:2014 health information traditional chinese medicine literature metedata Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is a broad range of medicine practices sharing common concepts which have been developed in China and are based on a tradition of more than 2,000 years, including various forms of herbal medicine, acupuncture, massage (tui na), exercise (qigong), and dietary therapy. It […]
Courtesy: ISO/TS 17948:2014 health information traditional chinese medicine literature metedata A 2012 review of cost-effectiveness research for TCM found that studies had low levels of evidence, with no beneficial outcomes. Pharmaceutical research on the potential for creating new drugs from traditional remedies has few successful results. Proponents suggest that research has so far missed key features of the art of […]
Courtesy: ISO/TS 17948:2014 health information traditional chinese medicine literature metedata At the beginning of Hong Kong’s opening up, Western medicine was not yet popular, and Western medicine doctors were mostly foreigners; local residents mostly relied on Chinese medicine practitioners. In 1841, the British government of Hong Kong issued an announcement pledging to govern Hong Kong residents […]