Eastern Systems

Question 1

Ayurveda

Answer 1

knowledge of life, science of life

Question 2

Charaka samhita

Answer 2

classic text
collection by several authors on therapeutic medicine
describes >600 drugs
first to describe digestion, metabolism, immunity
body functions as result of three dosha (movement, transformation, lubrication and stability)
illness results from loss of balance of three dosha
two classes - salya-cikitsaka (surgeons) or kaya-cikitsakas (physicians)

Question 3

Three dosha (principles)

Answer 3

Movement (vata)
Transformation (pitta)
Lubrication and stability (kapha)

Question 4

Nei Ching/Inner Canon of the Yellow Emperor/Mo Ching/ Golden Mirrow

Answer 4

Bible of Chinese medicine

Question 5

medical model

Answer 5

emphysis on sphygmology
rejected venisection
disease imbalance of yin and yang

Question 6

Yin

Answer 6

dark element, passive, night, water and earth

Question 7

Yang

Answer 7

bright element, active, masculine, fire and wind

Question 8

Moxa

Answer 8

warms regions for acupuncture - stimulates chi

Question 9

Materia medica

Answer 9

1000 different animal, mineral, and vegetable drugs
iron - anemia
marijuana - sedation
ephedra vulgaris - asthma