Chinese Medicine by Patricia Renaud.ppt

There are many uses of Ginkgo Memory impairment such as Alzheimer’s disease other mental disorders from poor circulation-improves the memory mental acuity in many chronic brain syndromes Circulation problems-improves the blood flow by reducing thickness in blood The extract of the nut leaves of the Ginkgo tree are used. Known as an excellent antioxidant New product used as a cure for Tumor or Cancer New anti-cancer Chinese prescription proven recognized to have 80% curing rate in the final stages of Cancer patients in clinical tests all over China the National Cancer Institute of the U.S. Called “China No. 1 Tian Xian Liquid” Has been documented to reduce or cure breast lumps Breast cancer patients cancer spread to bone tissue yet after treatment patient returned to work Colon cancer patient in final stage is cured How Chinese medicine is classified:Yaoxing-nature or Weidao-taste Four qi (siqi) of medicine: Han-cold Re-hot Wen-warm Liang-cool Medicine not fitting these categories are called pingxing yao (neutral nature) Smell taste of medicines allow them to be be classed in other categories: Suan-sour Ku-bitter Gan-sweet Xin-pungent Xian-salty Dan-tasteless Se-astringent How the medicines work: Each every nature or taste influences the basic cause of disease and creates a change in the condition The taste makes them harmonize with certain body functions through the relationships of the five agents they affect the functions either directly or indirectly How are medicines prepared? Choa-frying Pao-roasting Zhi-broiling Zhi-roasting in a liquid (including vinegar, honey, alcohol, water etc.) Wei-stewing (wrapped in wet paper or wet bread until outer material becomes dark) Jiaofa Jiaofa-(horn-method) where physician uses glass cups or bamboo segments, heated on the inside by fire, and stuck to parts of the patients body Cup sticks tightly because of the vacuum created by the heat and dispels cold dampness from the body. It then warms the Qi and reduc