...Topic: Traditional Chinese Medicine Title: Traditional Chinese Medicine in the Medical World: Ready For a New Remedy? Introduction/Rationale: According to China’s Natural Bureau of Statistics, “Traditional Chinese Medicine exports rose in 2011, with exports to the US alone jumping by 66.3% year on year.” The use and practice of TCM has expanded and spread to other countries, and is currently affecting many individuals. From this fact, this paper aims to study Traditional Chinese Medicine (or TCM) because of its current and possible future situation. Its course of development, evolution, impact on society, and acceptance in the medical field will be thoroughly discussed and analyzed in this paper. There are two reasons as to why this study should be taken. The first is to find out if alternative medicine, specifically Traditional Chinese Medicine, can be considered another plausible treatment for diseases apart from pharmaceutical drugs. The second reason is because it is an ongoing practice that involves many people today, which is why its possible future should be predicted and studied. Contributions of the study: Chinese traditional medicine has contributed many things. It mainly helped in discoveries, studies, and developments. Chinese traditional medicine discovered the many medical uses of plants and animals. They discovered that Astragalus roots can be used to strengthen the heart and prevent heart disease. Schisandra, otherwise known as Magnolia vine,...
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...The classic Chinese book on medicinal herbs was written during the Ming Dynasty (1152-1578) by Li Shi-Zhen. It listed nearly 2,000 herbs and extracts. By 1990, the latest edition of The Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China listed more than 500 single herbs or extracts and nearly 300 complex formulations The Early Rise The development of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) follows the course of Chinese civilization. Acupuncture, acupressure and moxibustion all date to the Stone Age. In the late 1920s, the Peking Man, an extinct cave man who lived 300,000 to 500,000 years ago, was excavated in Zhou Kou Dien, just north of Beijing. Polished flint-stones, bone needles and bamboo shafts, which are believed to be acupuncture and acupressure tools, were unearthed at the site. Herbal medicine can be traced to a man named Shen Nung, or the "Divine Husbandman," circa 3494 B.C. He is one of three legendary ancestors of the Chinese people. The other two are Fu Xi, who started animal husbandry, and Shui Ren, who discovered fire. Shen Nung experimented on himself, trying numerous herbs to study their healing effects. Legend has it that he died of herb intoxication. His most ancient portrait and records are now kept at Johns Hopkins University Hospital. The well-known Yellow Emperor's Classic of Medicine (Hung Di Nei Jing) is the work of the Warring States Period which occurred from 475 B.C. to 221 B.C. Bian Chueh, also known as Ching Yueh Ren, compiled...
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...Differences and similarities between traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine Chinese traditional medicine has been practiced for around 5,000 years. Western medicine (at least the modern kind that is not based on shamans) is considerably younger, but since its inception, there has been a debate about the relative effectiveness of Western versus Chinese medicine (which in the U.S. is usually referred to as Oriental medicine). Chinese medicine is based on natural plants and herbs for the most part, and is keyed on establishing the vital energy of the body or Qi (pronounced 'chi'), as compared to western medicine which focuses on control or elimination of symptoms. From a philosophical viewpoint the two schools are poles apart. The differences begin with their main philosophies of health. Chinese medicine, as previously stated, thinks of Qi as life and that life and medicine are one. Western medicine believes that humans can control nature, and has its focus on external causes of maladies. In Chinese medicine, health is a state of well-being where the body is in balance with and adaptive to the environment. Western doctors consider health to be the absence of disease, pain or defect. To the Chinese practitioner, disease is caused by an imbalance of the vital force of the body and stems from multiple causes, while westerners think of it as a difect of tissue or structure of the organism with a single cause. Symptoms, in the Asian view are messages from the body about...
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...胡庆余堂医药文化的传承与发展 人文学院 外汉121班 罗高哲 学号：2012212558 【摘要】 胡庆余堂是南宋“红顶商人”胡雪岩创办的药局。“北有同仁堂，南有庆余堂”，传播着“江南药王”长盛不衰的故事。在中国虽然有数不清的大大小小的中药号，但最有名的被大家公认的只有"两家半"——北京的同仁堂算一家，杭州的胡庆余堂算一家，广东的陈李济算半家。经过百年发展，胡庆余堂历久弥新，在中国医药文化发展的历史上画上了浓墨重彩的一笔。 【关键词】 胡庆余堂 医药文化 传承 发展 一、胡庆余堂的创建 走进坐落于杭城历文化街区的河坊街，一座高达12米的封火墙显得出类拔萃，墙上“胡庆余堂国药号”七个特大楷体字，浑厚遒劲，撼人心魄，这就是晚清商人胡雪岩创建的江南最大药府——胡庆余堂。高墙内一群恢弘的商业古建筑，在其所处的周遭环境中显得特立独行。漫步古建筑内，一股股浓郁的中药文化气息扑面而来，置身其中，心扉洞开。 胡庆余堂的老东家胡雪岩，当年为国内首富，他的产业涉及钱庄、当铺、丝绸、茶米、船业、军火等行当，头冠二品顶戴，身穿皇上赐予的黄马褂，亦官亦商。就在他事业鼎盛之际，却出乎意料地开办了一家药店，个中缘由，乃意味悠长。 19世纪中叶，我国战乱不息，民不聊生，西征大帅左宗棠是胡雪岩之旧交，从前线派专员找胡雪岩，说是军中药物匮乏，托他设法操办。胡雪岩介绍来人去望仙桥河下的叶种德堂药店，种德堂是杭城的老字号，财大气粗，没有把胡雪岩放在眼里，叶老板叫伙计敷衍了事。胡雪岩急忙再转人采办，才将药物备齐。那人走时，力劝胡雪岩自办药店。胡沉吟许久，心意欲动。这一年，恰巧他的一位妾室患病，聘了郎中诊脉开方，又派伙计去叶种德堂抓药，不料有几味药已霉变。胡雪岩再派人去交涉，哪知药未换成，反遭一阵讥笑：“要好药？除非你胡大先生自己去开药店。”胡雪岩怒而放言：“可恶之至！怎能拿人的生命当儿戏？莫非看我胡雪岩真的开不起药店！”于是，坊间就有了胡雪岩“一怒创堂”的开店传说。 从地域方位上关照，胡庆余堂坐落于杭城东南部，整体建筑坐北朝南，东临大井巷，南依吴山北麓，自大井巷可豋阶上山，向南移步连中山中路、鼓楼一带，通达南星桥和浙江第一码头；向北紧接河坊街，沿街西行直达西湖。当时钱江渡船码头设在望江门外江边，东南各地农夫居民来杭进香，大井巷是必经之路。吴山是当时城内寺观最集中地区，每年春汛时期，大批来自下三府（杭嘉湖一带）及上八府（宁绍金地区）的香客，除到灵隐、昭庆寺等大寺庙烧香拜佛外，主要的佛事都在吴山各寺观内举办。因此，清河坊一带商铺林立，终日人流拥集。 从地缘文化上寻觅，胡庆余堂筹建之际，胡雪岩就召集江浙名医以宋代皇家药典《太平惠民和剂局方》为基础，收集整理散落在民间的古方、验方、秘方，经应验有效，分类研制成丸散膏丹、胶油酒露等共432种中成药，编印成《胡庆余堂雪记丸散全集》，分送社会各界；还将“胡氏辟瘟丹”、“诸葛行军散”等特色中成药，由穿号衣（广告衫）组成的锣鼓队，在钱塘江水码头广为施送，因此胡庆余堂名声在筹备期业以名播遐迩。胡庆余堂开张那天，胡雪岩还在经营大厅的门楣上，挂上了一块特殊的匾额——“药局”，这在全国绝无仅有。过去的药业一般分三类：向产地直接进货谓之药号，做批发称为药行，零售商就叫药店。而所谓的“药局”，一般是指南宋官方制药机构——太平惠民和剂局。胡雪岩凭借着“二品顶戴”的特殊地位，经过清政府默许，才在私人店铺上效仿官方制药机构挂“药局”匾额。从中不难看出，胡庆余堂除了旨在传承南宋官方制药的全部精义外，也毫不掩饰“一统中药天下”之雄心，这多少诠释了胡庆余堂与中国中药文化发展的历史渊源。...
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...Traditional Chinese Medicine Vs Modern Medicine Name Department Module Date History of medicine Medicine is a field of great scientific importance and interest; it has been practiced by experts and professionals throughout different eras of time. Over different time eras and periods, many societies and civilization made discoveries adding to the achievements. Ancient Egyptians and the ancient Indians are known for their advances in medicine. They together gave the concept of diagnosis and examination in medicine. The Hippocratic Oath has been taken by physicians to follow an ethical code while practicing medicine since the 5th century BC; this oath was written by the Greeks (Zhang 2009). The Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) made some great discoveries and led the medicine forward with their newly found discoveries and understanding of the human body. Furthermore, methods of trauma treatment were further created and public health services were provided. Medicine has seen a systematic growth over the years, and even now, discoveries are made and new insights are revealed. This has been due to various machines and equipment’s that the doctors have designed making diagnosis and treatment much easier. Discovery of new drugs and Nano-particles has brought health care come a long way. (Zheng, Chang and Chen 2014) The Chinese Myths of Medicine The traditional Chinese medicine revolves around a number of different practices which share similar grounds. These medicinal practices...
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...In a cold winter day, have you ever observed white smoke come out from your mouth when you exhale? Have you ever thoroughly felt the force pressing on your skin when wind blows? These are some of the states that “qi” appears in our daily lives. In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TMC), qi plays as a fundamental component from time to time explaining its ideas. Theories of both Chinese and Western medicine exist for helping people maintain good health and away from deceases. Western medicine relies more on scientific proof “Western medicine places strong emphasis on the physical structures of the body, which are made up of different organic and inorganic substances, proteins, tissues and cells.” (Shen Lung Ltd, 2002) Unlike western medicine, TMC originates and relies very much on Chinese philosophical theories. And the theory of qi is one of them. This essay will be explaining what qi is in Chinese medicine, including its general concept, movement and flow in human body, functions, what would be...
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... commercial or a combination of the above provided they are compatible with the historical and cultural character of the building. On 17 February 2009, the government declared that the building will be used by the Hong Kong Baptist University as a Chinese Medicine and healthcare centre. The capital cost of the project is estimated at HK$24.8 million. The revitalisation work was completed in early 2012, and the building is now known as Hong Kong Baptist University School of Chinese Medicine – Lui Seng Chun.[5] We suggest having 2 shops on the ground floor of Lui Seng Chun. One is a Chinese herbal shop cum clinic. The other is a Chinese herbal tea house. In order to re-create nostalgia, the Chinese herbal tea house should follow the typical design of the 50's. Shamshuipo is an old district with a lot of elders living in there who are not accustomed to consult western medical practitioners. Therefore to have a Chinese herbal shop cum clinic at Lui Seng Chun is most appropriate for them. Initially, four practitioners will offer acupuncture, Chinese medicine and bone-setting to an estimated 80 patients a day. A fifth of the consultations will be reserved for welfare recipients, who will get free consultations and basic medicine. Patients over 65 will enjoy a 20 per cent discount on fees. The four-storey building has a herbal tea shop and courtyard on the ground floor, and a reception and a pharmacy on the first floor. The idea of setting up the tea shop was to relive...
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...Alejandra Perdomo SPC 1017- Prof Lichtman Traditional Acupuncture Thesis: Acupuncture has some therapeutic benefits. Purpose: To inform my audience of what acupuncture is, how it works, and the benefits that follow treatments. Introduction: I. How many of you know what acupuncture is? A. Acupuncture is a 3,000-year-old healing technique of Traditional Chinese Medicine. B. By understanding acupuncture, how it works, and what goes on during appointments, you’ll be more open to getting this sort of treatment. [FIRST, YOU MIGHT BE WONDERING] Body: I. What is Acupuncture? How does it work? A. Acupuncture is an age-old healing practice form of Chinese Medicine that’s been around for centuries now and it involves the insertion of very thin needles through the patient's skin at specific points on the body. B. It's based on the theory that energy, called chi, flows through and around your body along pathways called meridians. Each meridian corresponds to one organ, or group of organs, that governs particular bodily functions. This constant flow of energy keeps the yin and yang forces balanced. However, if chi gets blocked, the disruption can lead to pain, lack of function, or illness. C. Acupuncture seeks to release chi by stimulating points along 14 energy pathways. Scientists say the needles cause the body to release endorphins -- natural painkillers -- and may boost blood flow and change brain activity. [YOU MIGHT ASK] II. What...
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...health traditions and practices. As I became an independent adult and became a registered nurse, I began developing traditions and practices of my own that do not particularly follow the Hispanic culture. In this paper we will review what I was able to identify from completing the heritage assessment tool and we will also compare the findings of my own personal heritage beliefs to those of two other cultures from different families I have spoken to from the Chinese and Caucasian cultures. We will address how these cultures commonly view health practices and also will discuss different ways in which they maintain, protect and restore their health. Culture can shape a person’s concept of disease and treatment, and at times can even affect the way they view the existence of certain illnesses. My family is originally from the Dominican Republic and although I was born in the United States I was still brought up and surrounded with common Hispanic beliefs when it came to dealing with one’s health. When it comes to medicine, the Hispanic culture is very traditional with their beliefs and the majority of the heritage believes very strongly that...
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...shop in Singapore market, we can find that there are 9 porridge shops, which dominate the porridge market.1 Such as “ENINENT FROG” porridge seafood restaurant, Imperial Treasure Noodle & Congee Hou, etc .But most of these porridge shops almost give priority to seafood, with herb cuisine as raw material add to porridge to adapt to the characteristics of different consumer groups in the shops, which are relatively scarce. Actually, porridge looks like simple and ordinary, but it has huge role in daily life. So many families are not easy to cook and some big restaurants are not willing to cook, even more people do not cook porridge at all. So under this background of the modern people’s pursuit of health care, we will launch a tradition Chinese medicine porridge shop, the traditional health theory as the...
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...African Journal of Biotechnology Vol. 7 (17), pp. 3004-3010, 3 September, 2008 Available online at http://www.academicjournals.org/AJB ISSN 1684–5315 © 2008 Academic Journals Full Length Research Paper Antioxidant activity of aqueous extract of a Tolypocladium sp. fungus isolated from wild Cordyceps sinensis Li Ping Zheng1, Li Wen Gao2, Jian Qin Zhou2, Yang Hu Sima3 and Jian Wen Wang2* Department of Horticultural Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, P.R. China. School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Medical College, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, P.R. China. 3 School of Pre-clinical Medicine and Life Sciences, Medical College, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, P.R. China. 2 1 Accepted 23 July, 2008 Tolypocladium sp. Ts-1 was isolated from the fruiting body of a wild Cordyceps sinensis, one of the best known traditional Chinese medicine and health foods. The antioxidant activities of hot-water extracts from cultured mycelia of Tolypocladium sp. were assessed in different in vitro systems. The extracts showed superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity of 35.6 U/mg protein and are effective in scavenging superoxide radical in a concentration dependent fashion with IC50 value of 1.3 mg/mL. As a reinforcement of the action, similar radical scavenging effects of the extracts were also discerned with both site-specific and non site-specific hydroxyl radical using the deoxyribose assay method. 1,1Diphenyl-2-picrylhydracyl (DPPH) radical scavenging activities of the extracts...
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...SOCI221 – Interpersonal Skills of the Helper Case Study and Critique NAME: Rui ZHANG STUDENT NUMBER: 244730 DATE: 5 April 2015 WORD COUNT: 841+780 Part 1 – personal learning In part 1, I will describe what I have learnt from Egan model stage ǀ and stage II, and all my personal feeling observations from working with class client. According on the book, Egan model stage 1 is to help the helper address a main question which is 'what is going on?' (Egan 1994, p. 200). But before the helper and patient start any virtual consult, a healthy trust should be built up between with them. In the class, when I try to approach to Costa, he came into conflict with all my questions straight away. As a practitioner I would like to expect a perfect clinic patient, who was easy to talk with and carried less wariness. But Costa is kind of difficult to deal with. He is 50 years old Greek male, married, has 2 children in the college. His wife brought him into the clinic. She was quite worried about him, because he has prostate problems, over weight issue, hypertension and type 2 diabetes. In the first consultation, Costa seemed does not want to talk much about his illness state. I knew most guys refuse to talk about prostate cause it releases to genitals. He maybe feel shame and embarrassed about this kind of topic. In the Egan model stage I what I should do is to make him to trust me. As long as...
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...Wong Hoi Mei S128495 BJC4213-L02 Case Study 1-Hoi Tin Tong Situation analysis Hoi Tin Tong (HTT) was established in 1990 in Hong Kong. It has over 80 chains retail stores in Asia market. This shows that it has distinctive market share and strong market brand name in its target market. HTT offers different varieties of products like Herbal drink Series, Chinese Herbal Series, Cooking Sauce Series, and Chinese Herbal Gummy Series and sold through stores, supermarkets, schools, etc. However, compare to HTT, Hung Fook Tong (HFT) has more than 120 stores in China and HK and more than 3000 retail points. Also, it offers over 100 different types of products which is more diverse. Moreover, consumers also perceive HFT and HealthWorks provide health supplement goods and are trendier than HTT. Although Kung Wo To has only 10 stores in Hong Kong, consumers generally regard Kung Wo To is more traditional and products have more medical function than HTT. SWOT For the strengths, First, Hoi Tin Tong clarifies that the test of no turtle shell in its turtle jelly is not credible with the evidence that the Professor of the test withdraw his claim in 2015. After this, Hoi Tin Tong has proved their turtle jellies consist of turtle shell by a DNA test. This implies that Hoi Tin Tong was a victim and being targeted. Second, Hoi Tin Tong has not raised the price of the turtle jelly, this increase the favorability toward HTT of consumers. Also, HTT offers 30% off coupons which is sold in a set...
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...An Introduction to Guasha(yuan dynasty) Gua means “to scrape” and Sha means “red skin rash” (in other words, the result of the Gua).So The essence of Guasha is the scraping of the back and other areas to release blocked Qi (energy) and to cure other illnesses. When is Gua Sha used? Gua Sha is used whenever a patient has pain whether associated with an acute or chronic disorder. It can resolve musculo skeletal pain, Gua Sha is used to treat as well as prevent common cold, flu, bronchitis, asthma, as well as any chronic disorder involving pain, congestion of Qi and Blood. Where is Gua Sha applied? Sha is raised primarily at the surface of the body: the back, neck, shoulders, buttocks, and limbs. On occasion, Gua Sha is applied at the chest and abdomen. How is Gua Sha applied? Doctors their patients to find areas that feel tight. They then rub them with a spoon or similar tool until they turn red. “Essentially, you are scraping the restriction in their skin,” What kind of instrument is used to Gua Sha? A soupspoon, coin, or slice of water buffalo horn is used in Asia. I have found that a simple metal cap with a rounded lip works best and is by far more comfortable to the patient. What does the type of Sha indicate? The color of the Sha is both diagnostic and prognostic. Very 1.light colored Sha can indicate Deficiency of Blood. 2.If the Sha is purple or black, the Blood stasis is long-standing. 3.If brown, the Blood may be dry. 4.Dark red...
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...Refer to: Tsuei JJ: Eastern and Western approaches to medicine. West J Med 128:551-557, Jun 1978 Special Article Eastern and Western Approaches to Medicine JULIA J. TSUEI, MD, Honolulu An objective comparison of Eastern and Western approaches to medicine is necessary to further evaluate the validity of Oriental medical techniques such as acupuncture. The development of medicine in Western nations follows the way of hypothetical deduction and the Eastern approach uses the inductive method. The Western approach clearly divides the health from the disease, yet the Eastern approach considers health as a balanced state versus disease as an unbalanced state. The Western approach tends to change the environment and the Eastern way is to prefer to adapt to the environment. There are numerous difficulties in comparing these two approaches. The same terminology may apply to entirely different facts, the teaching and learning methods are quite different, and the evaluation of the treatment is almost not comparable. In order to help understand the Eastern approach better, an understanding is needed of the basic Chinese concepts: the concept of a small universe living in a large universe; the duality concept of yin and yang; the concept of anatomy; the concept of physiology in Chinese medicine-the state of equilibrium expressed by the five elements; the concept of pathophysiology expressed by the external and internal insults; the concept of maintaining and promoting health expressed...
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