Treatment determination based on syndrome differentiation is an essential principle in TCM in understanding and treating disease. It is a specific research and treatment method of disease in TCM, and also one of the essential characteristics of TCM. (more…)
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Treatment determination based on syndrome differentiation
Friday, August 3rd, 2007The Essential Characteristics of TCM — Wholism
Friday, August 3rd, 2007Wholeness means unity and integrity. TCM pays attention to the unity and integrity of the body , and interrelation between the human body and nature. The human body itself is seen an organic whole. Every part composing the body is inter-cooperative and inter-influenced. The human body is also closely related to external natural surroundings. This idea of unity between interior and exterior conditions, and wholeness of the itself itself is called the “concept of whole”. (more…)
The Modern View of the Immune System – The components
Monday, July 30th, 2007White blood cells known as lymphocytes form one of the most important components of the immune system. The cells destined to become lymphocytes originate in the bone marrow. Some of them travel in the blood to the thymus gland in the neck, where they mature into T-lymphocytes. The thymus gland seems to have a role in ensuring that only those T cells that recognize foreign proteins (as opposed to the body’s own proteins) are released into the circulation. (more…)
Diagnosis Methods in TCM
Monday, July 30th, 2007
Diagnosis Methods in TCM
The human body is an organic entity, so local pathological changes may affect the whole body. Moreover, the pathological changes of the internal organs may reflect on the body surface.Diagnostic methods in traditional Chinese medicine include four basic methods: inspection, auscultation and olfaction, inquiry and palpation. The case history, symptoms, and signs gained through those four diagnostic methods are analyzed and generalized to find the causes, nature, and interrelations of the disease, (more…)
The Theory of Channels and Collaterals
Monday, July 30th, 2007The Theory of Channels and Collaterals
The theory of channels and collaterals is an important component of the theoretical system in traditional Chinese medicine. It covers the physiological functions and pathological changes of the channels and collaterals, their interrelations with the zang-fu organs, and is essential in guiding clinical practice, especially acupuncture treatment. (more…)