TCM Flashcards
What is TCM
Chinese Traditional Medicine
Explain it
The broad range of Chinese traditional practices that come from China are 2000 years old and consist of herbal medicine , massage , acupuncture, exercise and food therapy
The main focus of TCm is
Zang Fu
Zong organs
Liver Heart Spleen Lungs Kidney
Fu organs
Intestines large Small intestine Gallbladder Urinary bladder Stomach
Purpose and nature of zang
Zang is yin production and storage of qi and blood
Purpose and nature of Fu
Fu is Yáng in nature and is purpose for transmission and digestion
6 elements of TCM
Acupuncture Tui na Die da Cupping Moxibustion Gua Sha
Yin and Yang
The theory that represents two abstract and complimentary elements that the university is divided into
Upper body - yang
Lower body yin
What is disease seen as
Seen as a disharmony in the body
Often blockage in the channels
Jing and Luo
The longitude and latitude channels in the body
Four diagnostic methods
POIL PALPATING OBSERVING INQUIRING LISTENING
Explain the Tcm view
View looks at the body as a whole focuses primarily at digestion
Breathing, temperature and maintenance
Chi explain
The vital energy in the body is called chi/ qi it runs through channels called meridians that are connected to organs and functions
Primary method of diagnosis
Tongue and pulse
