Traitina Chinese Meicine文档.ppt

Discussion: What Are They ? What Are They Used For? * A pan and a small shovel A small steelyard ——weighing out herbs * Qiu Bian Tuo Hua * Min Luo Psychology of Educational School * Quickly Learn TCM Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), theory is based on Daoist（道家）and Confucian（儒家） philosophical concepts of balance and unity of opposites (yin and yang). The principles of yin, yang and qi are the pillars of balance in TCM. Illness is believed to result from an imbalance between interconnected organ systems. * Holism（整体论） Considers the individual person as being comprised of and subject to the elements and forces of nature as a whole. Each individual is considered as a unified, interconnected “whole“ (统一的相互联系的整体）comprised of mind, body, and spirit. In practice, TCM practitioner considers the physical mental, emotional state of the patient, in addition, the patient’s relationship to his environment, including climate , diet, and daily activities. * Balance Is The Key! * Discussion: When we talk about Traditional Chinese Medicine, how many kinds of treatments or therapies can you recall? What are they? * Common Treatments * Discussion: What Are They ? What ‘s the value of each in the therapy? * Wormwood leaves （艾草） It is considered an important ingredient in traditional Chinese medicine. It can cool the blood and clear the heat. *  Aweto（冬虫夏草） A type of fungus(菌类) often used in traditional Chinese medicine. If you have a poor appetite, feeling weak, perspiring(出汗) too much or have recently become emaciated(消瘦), chewing the aweto can increase the curative effect(疗效). * Some Kinds of Cupping Therapies * Discussion: Chinese Medicine or Western Medicine? * “Sorry, I have a headache, please help me; give me a pill.” “Yeah sure, you can take a pill.” That’s the way of western medicine. * “What kind of pain? is it a dull pain(钝痛）, pricking pain(刺痛）, maybe pulsating pain(抽痛)”