Chinese Culture: What's Hot Now: Traditional Chinese Medicine

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Traditional Chinese Medicine Jul 28th 2011, 10:02 Traditional Chinese Medicine (中医, zhōng yÄ«), or TCM, has been practiced in China since ancient times. TCM focuses on restoring the balance of yin and yang in the body and integrates the five elements into its practices. Traditional Chinese Medicine is influenced by Daoism. Diagnosis is based on the Four Diagnoses: observation, olfaction, interrogation, and pulse-taking. TCM often includes taking herbs and medicines made of animal products and minerals. The Compendium of Materia Medica, written by Li Shizhen, a physician in the Ming Dynasty, lists 1,892 medicinal herbs and 11,096 prescriptions. Introduction to TCM Getty Images TCM is gaining popularity around the world and more and more doctors are looking for ways to combine Chinese and Western medicine. Introduction to TCM History of TCM Understanding Emotions in TCM TCM Syndromes Diet and TCM Introduction to Herbal Chinese Medicine Acupuncture Getty Images Acupuncture (針刺, zhÄ"n cì): TCM practitioner places needles along the meridians of the body that control the flow of qi. All About Acupuncture Introduction to Acupuncture What's It Like to Get Acupuncture? Video: Acupuncture Treatment Share Your Acupuncture Experience Forum: Submit Your Acupuncture Questions Acupressure: a form of acupuncture that does not use needles. Cupping Getty Images Cupping (æ‹"罐, báguàn): glass cups are heated before being attached via suction directly on a person’s back. Suction is created to drain excess fluids and toxins, loosen adhesions, lift connective tissue, and bring blood flow to stagnant muscles and skin. Introduction to Cupping What's It Like to Get Cupping? Can Cupping Cure Pain? Share Your Cupping Experience Forum: Submit Your Cupping Questions Guā Shā Guā Shā (刮痧): scraping of the back to help drain excess fluids and toxins and help eliminate colds and fevers. Introduction to Guā Shā Share Your Gua Sha Experience Forum: Submit Your guā shā Questions Moxibustion Getty Images Moxibustion: the application of heat from the burning of a small bundle of tightly bound herbs, or moxa, to targeted acupoints. Introduction to Moxibustion Share Your Moxibustion Experience Forum: Submit Your Moxibustion Questions Shamanism Shamanism: Shamans, or spiritual healers, perform rituals to heal the mind, body, and spirit. All About Shamanism Share Your Shamanism Experience Forum: Submit Your Shamanism Questions TuÄ« Ná Getty Images TuÄ« Ná (推拿): Massage similar to acupressure in which a person is fully clothed and the practitioner uses thumb presses and rubbing to ease muscle aches and pain. Share Your TuÄ« Ná Experience Forum: Submit Your TuÄ« Ná Questions

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