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 […]
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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 […]
Courtesy: ISO/TS 17948:2014 health information traditional chinese medicine literature metedata In the centuries that followed, several shorter books tried to summarize or systematize the contents of the Yellow Emperor’s Inner Canon. The Canon of Problems (probably second century CE) tried to reconcile divergent doctrines from the Inner Canon and developed a complete medical system centered on needling therapy. The AB Canon of […]
Courtesy: ISO/TS 17948:2014 health information traditional chinese medicine literature metedata The Yellow Emperor’s Inner Canon (Huangdi Nei Jing), the oldest received work of Chinese medical theory, was compiled during the Han dynasty around the first century BCE on the basis of shorter texts from different medical lineages. Written in the form of dialogues between the legendary Yellow Emperor and his ministers, […]
Courtesy: ISO/TS 17948:2014 Health information traditional chinese medicine literature metedata Scholars in the history of medicine in China distinguish its doctrines and practice from those of present-day TCM. As Ian Johnson notes, the term “Traditional Chinese Medicine” was coined by “party propagandists” and first appeared in English in 1955. Nathan Sivin criticizes attempts to treat medicine and medical practices […]
Courtesy: ISO/TS 17948:2014 health information traditional Chinese medicine literature metedata ISO/TS 17948:2014 defines the core set of TCM literature metadata, describes the principles and methods of TCM metadata, and specifies the formal description of TCM metadata. It applies to the storage, processing, recording, maintenance and exchange of TCM literature. It covers areas of identification, content, […]