Chinese Medicine Flashcards
When did Chinese medicine begin?
2800 bc
What are doctors in china concentrated on?
Th outside of the body
Chinese medicine had surgery true or false
False
Examples of external treatments
Acupuncture and massage
What is the process of massage?
Rubbing the body in a particular way to relieve pain.
True or false. Acupuncture and massage are still used as treatments today
True
What is energy?
Chi
What do you need to do if energy is blocked?
You need to release it.
What is acupuncture?
It is a method of healing where you put fine needles that are inserted into special points into the body to balance the energy flow and unblock it.
What did they believe were the to great natural forces.
Yin and Yang
What does Yin stand for?
Dark, valleys, females, quiet, cool, passive, shad and rest
What does Yang stand for?
Light, hills, males, active, outward, noise and sun
What did they use to bring back balance in peoples bodies?
Diets, herbs, exercise, acupuncture
