Week 8: Traditional Chinese Medicine Flashcards
TCM
traditional chinese medicine
Where is majority of TCM practiced?
China and surrounding countries with cultural influence
- global phenomenon now and is everywhere for asians and non-asians
What does TCM use to treat human ailments?
For more than 2000 years Chinese healers have used herbs, powdered animal part sand acupuncture to treat human ailments
TCM principles
- keep harmony with environment
- chi is vital energy
- Everything in Yin and Yang
Diet therapy of TCM
Achieving balance through herbs and food
- Proper combination of foods, herbs, and preparation can influence health through re-establishing balance
How are herbs used in soups?
herbs are used is soup ingredients as tonics to improve health, for common cold, digestive problems, eczema etc.
Who works at chinese medicine shop?
herbalist
How does disease occur according the TCM?
Disease is caused by the imbalance of yin and yang energies.
- Cold is caused by excess yin and
- stroke is caused by excess yang
Yin and Yang
negative and positive energy of the universe respectively
What kinds of things belong to yin and yang categories??
- diseases
- conditions
- body organs
- food
- stages of life
… pretty much everything
Things associated with Yin
cold, dark, moist, female, negative energy
excess yin
“cold” illnesses (depression)
Things associated with Yang
heat, bright, dry, male, positive energy
Excess Yang
“hot illnesses” (stroke and seizures)
what also contributes to Yin and Yang foods?
the way the food is prepared
- deep fried = yang
- boiled = yin
