Eps 1361: troditional chinese medical
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Traditional Chinese herbal medicines can cause side effects, cause allergic reactions and interact with other prescription and non-prescription medicines and herbs unlike conventional medicine. Herbal treatments with TCM, which are common in Western medicine, can work as medicines and be effective without serious side effects. We have mentioned examples from chemical studies of 10 Chinese popular drugs involved in the treatment of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, cancer, gynecological diseases and immunological diseases.
TCM depends on the experience of physicians, and its theory and principles appear similar in Western practice to personalized medicine and cocktail therapies. Many bioactive ingredients derived from the traditional use of TCM in Chinese medicine have been validated in chemical and biological studies. Studies that rely on a limited evidence base, limit efficacy, pursue randomized controlled trials or other experimental designs or dismiss complementary medicine as irrelevant to the treatment of arthritis are under investigation because a significant number of people with arthritis use TCM in addition to their traditional medical treatments.
Traditional Chinese Medicine , a comprehensive medical health system involving acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine, Chinese therapeutic massage, Tai Chi, Qi Gong and a number of other health modalities, has attracted the attention of arthritis patients and healthcare providers . In the United States, Chinese medicine is integrated into biomedical practice and is used in conjunction with medical treatment and psychological care. In China, in hospitals and clinics acupuncture is practiced with Western medicine side by side with acupuncture.
Traditional Chinese Medicine is a wide range of medicines and practices that share common concepts and have been developed on the basis of traditional traditions in China for more than 2000 years including various forms of herbal medicine, acupuncture, massage, tui-na movement, qigong and nutritional therapy. TCM has become an established alternative medicine around the world. Herbal medicine and acupuncture encompass theories and practices of diagnosis and treatment that have been recorded and refined by classical Chinese texts over many centuries.
The concepts of body and disease used in traditional Chinese medicine reflect their ancient origins and their emphasis on dynamic processes and material structure resembles the pseudoscientific humor theories of ancient Greece and Rome. To understand how TCM views the female body, it is crucial to first understand the relationship between yin and yang in medical practice.
This system includes physical and mental feelings, life history, family history, past medical history, time of deployment, and current symptoms as used in traditional and modern medicine. One of the most important features and concepts of traditional Chinese medicine reflects the spirit of the differentiated treatment syndrome which refers to the idea that different diseases exhibit the same pathogenesis at certain stages of their development. In their assessment, practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine use five basic diagnostic methods including looking, listening, smelling, asking and touching.
TCM practitioners use smell, hearing, voice, vibration, touch and pulse diagnosis to determine the source of an unbalanced health condition and which organs and meridians are affected. TCM doctors try to correct imbalances in your body by offering a combination of the therapies described above. Some TCM treatments aim to restore balance and health, while some disease treatments are tailored to each individual.
TCM is based on the theory that qi is a vital energy that supposedly flows through channels called meridians to help the body maintain its health. A fundamental aspect of TCM is the understanding that the body's own qi flows through invisible Meridian channels in the body. The ultimate goal of TCC treatment is to balance yin and yang and promote the natural flow of qi.
It is believed that acupuncture maintains a balance between yin and yang, enables the normal flow of qi through the body and restores the health of mind and body.
In TCM, there are up to 2,000 acupuncture points in the human body connected by 12 main meridians. Organizations steeped in western conventions like the US National Institutes of Health have established units to research traditional medical practices. While modern medicine contains several advanced theories and important concepts, traditional Chinese medicine has no advanced treatment formulas, modern prescriptions, leading herbs, acupuncture treatments, acupuncture and anesthesia and influences modern medicine by integrating massage treatments into recognized modern therapies.
Supporting traditional medicine in TCM is also a step toward the long-term goal of universal health care. For cost reasons, TCM practitioners talk about replacing proven Western medicine with traditional substitutes.
The ten-year strategy aims to integrate traditional medicine with modern medical care and to achieve universal health care. Member states are encouraged to develop health facilities for traditional medicine, ensure that insurance companies and reimbursement systems primarily consider supporting traditional medicine and promote education and practice. Margaret Chan, who led an organization called Support Traditional Medicine from 2006 to 2017, is working in China to promote this vision.
In 2016, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of China passed the country's first law on Traditional Chinese Medicine, which is due to take effect on July 1, 2017. The law unified the certification of traditional Chinese medicine required of a Traditional Chinese Medicine doctor: to take an exam conducted at provincial level by a "Traditional Chinese Medicine Authority," and to obtain the recommendation of two certified doctors. Traditional medicines, including TCM, are regulated by the Indonesian Minister of Health . The internationally recognized Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine accredits schools that teach TCM and acupuncture.