Traditional Chinese Medicine
Traditional Chinese Medicine
“Traditional Chinese medicine is a wide range of medicine practices sharing common concepts. It has been developed in China and is based on a tradition of more than 2,000 years. Various forms of herbal medicine, acupuncture, massage exercise, and dietary therapies are included.”(From Wikipedia) Traditional Chinese medicine has been widely acknowledged and is different from modern medicine. The traditional Chinese medicine develops slowly now. The model of thinking in traditional Chinese medicine is incompatible with modern science originated in Europe. Traditional Chinese medicine and Western science face almost irreconcilable differences. People believe in science. Traditional Chinese medicine can not be explained by science. Some people do believe traditional Chinese medicine is useful. “Zhang Gong-yao, from the Central South University in Changsha, Hunan, published an article in a Chinese journal calling traditional Chinese medicine a pseudoscience that should be banished from public healthcare and research. The article caused uproar in the country.”(Jane Qiu. Traditional medicine: A culture in the balance. Nature 448, 126-128 (12 July 2007) | doi:10.1038/448126a; Published online 11 July 2007) “Traditional Chinese medicine is based on Yinyangism (i.e., the combination of Five Phases theory with Yin-yang theory) which was later absorbed by Daoism. “(Traditional Chinese Medicine. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) It is different from modern western medicine. Traditional Chinese medicine theory developed over 2000 years. It is used for a long time and some diseases are cured by it. The researches of World Health Organization confirms that acupuncture is effective in reducing post-operative pain, nausea of pregnancy, nausea caused by chemotherapy and vomiting arising, dental pain. But data showed ambiguous or controversial on treating chronic pain, back pain and headache Traditional Chinese medicine uses a variety
“Traditional Chinese medicine is a wide range of medicine practices sharing common concepts. It has been developed in China and is based on a tradition of more than 2,000 years. Various forms of herbal medicine, acupuncture, massage exercise, and dietary therapies are included.”(From Wikipedia) Traditional Chinese medicine has been widely acknowledged and is different from modern medicine. The traditional Chinese medicine develops slowly now. The model of thinking in traditional Chinese medicine is incompatible with modern science originated in Europe. Traditional Chinese medicine and Western science face almost irreconcilable differences. People believe in science. Traditional Chinese medicine can not be explained by science. Some people do believe traditional Chinese medicine is useful. “Zhang Gong-yao, from the Central South University in Changsha, Hunan, published an article in a Chinese journal calling traditional Chinese medicine a pseudoscience that should be banished from public healthcare and research. The article caused uproar in the country.”(Jane Qiu. Traditional medicine: A culture in the balance. Nature 448, 126-128 (12 July 2007) | doi:10.1038/448126a; Published online 11 July 2007) “Traditional Chinese medicine is based on Yinyangism (i.e., the combination of Five Phases theory with Yin-yang theory) which was later absorbed by Daoism. “(Traditional Chinese Medicine. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) It is different from modern western medicine. Traditional Chinese medicine theory developed over 2000 years. It is used for a long time and some diseases are cured by it. The researches of World Health Organization confirms that acupuncture is effective in reducing post-operative pain, nausea of pregnancy, nausea caused by chemotherapy and vomiting arising, dental pain. But data showed ambiguous or controversial on treating chronic pain, back pain and headache Traditional Chinese medicine uses a variety
References: WWW Traditional Chinese Medicine. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Available from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traditional_Chinese_medicine TAO YAN. Difficulties of Inheritance and Development of Traditional Chinese Medicine Available from: http://journal.9med.net/html/qikan/zgyx/zgzyyxxzz/20086156/ztlt/20100114104327703_501016.html JOURNAL ARTICLES Jane Qiu. Traditional medicine: A culture in the balance. Nature 448, 126-128 (12 July 2007) | doi:10.1038/448126a; Published online 11 July 2007