unit6medicalsystemandmedicalcareppt课件.ppt

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Unit 6  Medical System and Medical Care Traditional Chinese Medicine What do you know about Traditional Chinese Medicine? Have you ever tried Chinese herbal medicine? How does it taste? (Why?) Does Chinese Herbal Medicine have side effects? Can children take Chinese Herbal Medicine? How long does it take to see results with Chinese Herbal Medicine? What is Traditional Chinese Medicine TCM 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. 1. Compendium of Materia Medica 《本草纲目》 2. The Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Internal Medicine《黄帝内经》 3. On Typhoid and other diseases《伤寒杂病论》 4. Herbal Canon of Shen Nong 《神农本草经》 Development of Traditional Chinese Medicine 25 major colleges of TCM totaling about 20,000 students in each school at any given time courses range from undergraduate to the doctoral, in both Western medicine and TCM International Status of TCM Asia - most countries use the TCM methods of acupuncture and moxibustion (Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Singapore) Europe- used regularly (France, Germany, and England ) U.S. - developing from the coasts inward, recently reaching into the Midwest moxibustion [,m?ksib?st??n] n. 艾灸 Central Concept of TCM Theory of Holism 整体观念 It is a central idea in TCM It bears directly on preventing and treating diseases emphasis on harmony Two main components: 1. the human body is regarded as a single, integrated unit 2. integration and interaction between human body and the environment Body and Nature The human body is an organic whole changes of nature constantly influence the human body For Example: ? Seasonal variations of the pulse: pulse in spring is somewhat taut like a string; in summer, somewhat full; in autumn, somewhat floati