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    The Chinese world today carries with it, an air of mystery; which the Chinese civilization gathered over long periods of time. Their philosophy about life and the methods used in traditional medicine practice constitutes a significant part of Chinese civilization’s history. Part of this traditional medicine, with deep roots in Chinese culture, is the cupping therapy; which has been successfully applied since ancient times and has immediate positive effects. In general when people think of traditional

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    Chinese Medicine after modification the essay title is as follows "Philosophy and Ideology of Chinese Medicine" He who takes medicine and neglects to diet wastes the skill of his doctors Medicine can only cure curable disease, and then not always (Chinese Proverb) Theology: In China, one can observe aninterestingcombination of modern and traditional medical practices. There are some delusions about Chinese Medicine. Although the main philosophies and techniques are thousands of years old, the

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    have all drastically changed, our longer lives can usually be contributed to one thing: the development of medicine. From the breakthrough discovery of germs and viruses to the development to new antibiotics and vaccines, a once lethal disease such as measles has been reduced a 99% since 1963. However, in countries like China, traditional practices, otherwise known as Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), that are over two thousand years old are still widely used today. Herbal remedies known as zhong

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    Chinese Medicine as a Holistic Concept Western medicine has four different areas: clinical, preventive, rehabilitation and general health care. Western and Chinese medicine each has its own strengths in clinical and preventive medicine. However, Chinese medicine has more advantages in rehabilitation and health care. Not all physicians will agree with the practice of Traditional Chinese Medicine or TCM. Even though Chinese medicine is not effective for all illnesses and disease, Chinese medicine

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    scientific knowledge, but instead assumption and reasoning.^ Thus many, if not all, of Chinese medicine are considered pseudoscience because it lacks scientific evidence for its effectiveness.^ Any effects from following traditional Chinese medicine are most likely to be psychological, as opposed to any actual biological healing taking place. And so, it’s still important to advise caution when using conventional medicines and go to the doctors as opposed to relying solely on alternative

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    TCM, or Traditional Chinese Medicine, can be traced as far back as 1000 BC, where stone acupuncture needles were believed to be used. Texts from that period also talked of Yin and Yang and other concepts. The first written work on TCM is titled the Yellow Emperor's Inner Classic, Huangdi Newijing (Gascoigne 11). This book was written in 300 BC, but entries date back to the early 2700's BC. The book is still used in universities of Chinese Medicine around the world and is often called the bible

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    Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) involves the use of Chinese herbal medicine, Acupuncture, Moxibustion, Qi gong, Tuina (Chinese massage), and a medicated diet, and is one of the world 's most ancient medical systems, with its own principles, diagnostic methods and therapies. It has become very popular in the west. Meridians and Collaterals TCM views the meridians and collaterals networks using Zang-Fu, which categorises tissues and organs in an organic whole. Each Zang and Fu organ transports

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    Traditional Chinese medicine has had a broad history and with it even broader applications. It has seen use for over twenty-five thousand years within China's borders and is still being used, researched, and refined in modern times. The concepts of traditional Chinese medicine found it’s basis in the philosophy of Taoism, which focuses on balancing the body with environment to achieve optimum health and sustainability as opposed to treating illness by itself. The emphasis on harmony originates from

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    Chinese Medicine The body can be compared to a road map. Just like interconnections between points of travel in a road map, the body is a direct replica of this kind of structure. The body has invisible energy network paths that connect to every cell, bone, organ, skin centimeter and tendon; in fact everything within the body structure. The interconnections ensure that everything is linked so that nothing is left separate. Other abstract dimensions are also added to this. The conscious and unconscious

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    therapy; in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) the feet have held symbolical importance for both spiritual and physical well-being for many centuries in the Orient. Many Civilizations have practiced Reflexology. Evidence of this has been documented on four continents, Asia, Europe, Africa and North America. The most common theory is that the earliest form of reflexology originated in China as much as 5,000 years ago. Part of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), Chinese Reflexology is the ancient

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