Traditional Chinese Medicine知识介绍.pptxVIP

Traditional Chinese Medicine中医Ppt Maker：陈菲 蔡敏 黄雅茜Speaker：周玉芳 常艳敏What is Traditional Chinese MedicineTCM is a well of medical knowledge gained from over 4,000 years of observation, investigation and clinical experience. TCM is an empirical science its theories and treatments have been repeatedly in use and refined over this long period of time.ProfileTraditional Chinese Medicine refers to a broad range of medicine practices sharing common theoretical 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 , exercise , and dietary therapy. These practices are a common part of medical care throughout East Asia, but are considered alternative medicine in the Western world.TCMs view of the body put little emphasis on anatomical structures, but is mainly concerned with the identification of functional entities. While health is perceived as harmonious interaction of these entities and the outside world, disease is interpreted as a disharmony in interaction. TCM diagnosis consists in tracing symptoms to an underlying disharmony pattern, mainly by palpating the pulse and inspecting the tongue.History of TCM TheoryLegend has it that the ancient “Shen Nong tasted a hundred species of herbs and almost 70 species of poisonous plants a day.” Repeated experience brought knowledge which was passed down through the ages.Philosophical background Five Phases theory YinyangismAll phenomena of the universe and nature can be broken down into five elemental qualities represented by wood, fire, earth, metal, and water. Strict rules are identified to apply to the relationships between the Five Phases in terms of sequence, of acting on each other, of counteraction etc. All these aspects of Five Phases theory constitute the basis of the Zangfu concept, and thus have great influence regarding the TCM model of the body. Five Phase theory is also applied in diagnosis andtherapy.五行归类五行木