中医 英语简介.ppt

Traditional Chinese Medicine 1. Philosophical background: principles human body is a self-regulating universe with a set of sophisticated closely-related subsystems. Philosophically, human body is operated on the movement of ① yin and yang (阴阳) and ② five elements (五行). Subsystems include ① qi (气) ② xu? (血) ③ body fluid (津液) ④ zàng-fǔ(脏腑 body organs) ⑤ meridians (经络 circulation channels) etc.?Health is perceived as harmonious interaction of entities of these subsystems and the outside world; disease is interpreted as a disharmony or imbalance in interaction between the human body and the environment (outside world). Hypothesis on TCM 2. Philosophical perceptions 1）yin and yang (as in Taoism) represent two abstract?and complementary aspects that every phenomenon in the universe can be divided into. The concept of yin and yang is also applicable to the human body; for example, the upper part of the body and the back are assigned to yang, while the lower part of the body are believed to have the yin character. 2）Five Elements (五行) Five element theory presumes that all phenomena of the universe and nature can be broken down into five elemental qualities – represented by wood (木,?mù), fire (火,huǒ), earth (土,??tǔ), metal (金,?jīn), and water (水,?shuǐ), which are inter-generative and inter-contractive. 3. Subsystems of the body 1) Qi (气) Qi is a medium flowing inside the blood vessels and is distributed in the skin, muscles, and tissues transporting and circulating balanced yin and yang in the meridians(经络). Just as the Qi held by each of the zang-fu organs(脏腑器官), it is also considered to be part of the ‘’principal or essential‘’ qi (元气 、真气) of the body . Considerable part of Qi is inherited from the parents and will be consumed in the course of life; other part is believed to be partially generated from food and drink, and partially from air (by breathing). Qi inherited from parents stored in the 丹田 (about 3寸 under the navel) is used to nourish the min