The ancient Chinese method of healthcare. Based on the balance of opposing yet complementary forces, yin and yang, which are driven by the life force known as qi (chi) that flows through the body along pathways known as meridians.
It is a philosophy of healing and preventative health practices based on the "Principle of Yin and Yang" wherein opposite forces and phenomena are viewed as complementary and actively interdependent aspects of the same basic polarity that is evident throughout the universe. It is a holistic approach to health that combines the use of medicinal herbs, acupuncture, food therapy, massage and therapeutic exercise.
the primary healthcare for 20% of the world's population, the system of medicine developed over thousands of years in China, which treats the patient holistically, and includes herbal preparations - usually combinations of between five and ten species. [CUB
Traditional Chinese Medicine is an ancient method of health care that combines the use of medicinal herbs, acupuncture, food therapy, massage, and therapeutic exercise. The Chinese view of the body as an interrelated system of energy and physical matter permeates many different forms of alternative medicine.
More than 2000 years old, Traditional Chinese Medicine is based on creating and maintaining balance and harmony between various types of polar opposites, for example Yin and Yang, heaven and earth, cold and hot, wet and dry, inner and outer, and so forth. Also important are the five elements: fire, water, earth, air and ether. Balance and harmony bring health; imbalance and disharmony bring the opposite. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) takes the entire person, the physical, psychological and spiritual makeup, into account when approaching any problem. The chief modalities of TCM include herbs, foods, and acupuncture.
Very ancient Chinese understanding of body and universe in restoring balance and harmony.
An ancient Chinese system of medicine, that includes meditation, herbal and nutritional therapy, restorative physical exercises and massage, and acupuncture. (See also acupuncture; alternative healthcare and complementary remedies).
The current name for an ancient system of health care from China. TCM is based on a concept of balanced qi (pronounced "chee"), or vital energy, that is believed to flow throughout the body. Qi is proposed to regulate a person's spiritual, emotional, mental, and physical balance and to be influenced by the opposing forces of yin (negative energy) and yang (positive energy). Disease is proposed to result from the flow of qi being disrupted and yin and yang becoming imbalanced. Among the components of TCM are herbal and nutritional therapy, restorative physical exercises, meditation, acupuncture, and remedial massage.
Traditional Chinese Medicine is an ancient method of health care that combines the use of medicinal herbs, acupuncture, food therapy, massage, and therapeutic exercise. It has proven effective for many conditions, including chronic degenerative disease, cancer, infectious disease, allergies, childhood ailments, heart disease and AIDS. [Alternative Medicine, The Definitive Guide
an Asian system of healing that focuses on achieving internal balance. TCM practitioners use methods such as acupuncture, heat application (moxibustion), herbal preparations and exercises (e.g., tai chi, qigong) to restore the flow of qi (vital energy) and the balance of yin and yang. TCM diagnosis is based on examination of the pulse and tongue. TCM diagnostic patterns typically seen in persons with HIV/AIDS are spleen qi deficiency, liver qi congestion, general qi deficiency and yin deficiency.
The medical system that originated in China approximately 3000 years ago. It consists of not only Acupuncture, but Herbology, Massage (Tuina), Exercise (Tai Qi), Moxabustion, Cupping, Nutrition, and others. TCM has its own pathology system, which uses a broader characterization of illness (Pattern Discriminations) than Western Medicine's disease based pathology system. Constantly refined and improved over the course of its history, it offers treatments for a wide variety of ailments, both chronic and acute. Its effectiveness, low cost, less invasive nature, and low incidence of side-effects have made it an attractive alternative to conventional care.
(truh-DIH-shuh-nul chy-NEEZ MED-ih-sin) TCM. A medical system that has been used for thousands of years to prevent, diagnose, and treat disease. It is based on the belief that qi (the body's vital energy) flows along 20 meridians (channels) throughout the body and keeps a person's spiritual, emotional, mental, and physical health in balance. TCM aims to restore the body's balance and harmony between the natural opposing forces of yin and yang, which can block qi and cause disease. TCM includes acupuncture, diet, herbal therapy, meditation, physical exercise, and massage.
An ancient system of medicine and health care that is based on the concept of balanced qi, or vital energy, that flows throughout the body. Components of traditional Chinese medicine include herbal and nutritional therapy, restorative physical exercises, meditation, acupuncture, acupressure, and remedial massage.
A whole medical system that was documented in China by the 3rd century B.C. TCM is based on a concept of vital energy, or qi, that is believed to flow throughout the body. TCM proposes that qi regulates a person's spiritual, emotional, mental, and physical balance and is influenced by the opposing forces of yin (negative energy) and yang (positive energy). Disease is proposed to result from the flow of qi being disrupted and yin and yang becoming unbalanced. Among the components of TCM are herbal and nutritional therapy, restorative physical exercises, meditation, acupuncture, and remedial massage.
Basics: In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), an ancient method of health care, doctors use a different map of human functioning than the one taught in US medical schools. In fact, the immune system is not even recognized. Health is defined as balance, and disease is recognized as the manifestation of the loss of balance. Causes for the loss of balance include external pathogens--such as environmental factors--as well as internal causes such as anger, grief, fear and worry. Practitioners combine the use of herbs, acupuncture, food therapy, massage, and therapeutic exercise to restore balance.
Traditional Chinese medicine (also known as TCM or T.C.M., ) is a range of traditional medical practices used in China that developed over several thousand years. These practices include herbal medicine, acupuncture, and massage. TCM is a form of Oriental medicine, which includes other traditional East Asian medical systems such as traditional Japanese and Korean medicine.
