TraditionalChineseMedicineLearningobjectivesUnderstandthemeaningofTCM.KnowthehistoryofTCM.ListsomehistoricalphysiciansofTCMandtheircontributions.ListthetheoreticbackgroundofTCM.ListsometreatmentmethodsofTCM.MeaningofTraditionalChineseMedicineTraditionalChinesemedicine(TCM)isabroadrangeofmedicinepracticessharingcommontheoreticalconceptswhichhavebeendevelopedinChinaandarebasedonatraditionofmorethan2,000years,includingvariousformsofherbalmedicine,acupuncture,massage(Tuina),exercise(qigong),anddietarytherapy.HistoryandphysiciansofTCMShennongYellowEmperorHuaTuoBianQueSunSimiaoZhangzhongjingLiShizhenShenNong--ShenNong’sHerbalClassic•ItwasfinishedinWarringStatesPeriodorQinandHanDynastytime.•ShenNongtastedhundredsofgrassandfoundherbs•Thisbookwastheearliestextantmedicalmonograph.YellowEmperor--YellowEmperor'sInnerCanon•Heistheearliestancestorofacupunctureandmoxibustion.•It’ssaidthatitmightbefinishedinQinandHanDynastytime.YellowEmperor'sInnerCanonhasbeentreatedasthefundamentaldoctrinalsourceforChinesemedicineformorethantwomillennia.iscomposedoftwotextseachofeighty-onechaptersinaquestion-and-answerformatbetweenthemythicalHuangdi(YellowEmperor)andsixofhisequallylegendaryministers.Thefirsttext,theSuwen(素問),alsoknownasBasicQuestions,coversthetheoreticalfoundationofChineseMedicineanditsdiagnosticmethods.Thesecondtext,theLingshu(靈樞)(SpiritualPivot),discussesacupuncturetherapyingreatdetail.HuaTuo•Heistheearliestancestorofsurgery,livedinlateEasternHanDynasty.•Hewasfamousforsurgicaloperationandmafeisan(akindofnarcoticmadeofherbs).HuaTuo•Hecreatedabodybuildingexercisecalledfiveanimalsexercise,whichisbasedonthemovementsoftiger,deer,bear,apeandcrane.BianQueHeisthesphygmologymediatorofTCMandlivedinSpringandAutumnandWarringStatesPeriod.Thefourdiagnosticmethodswascreatedbyhim.SunSimiaoHeisthekingofmedicine,livedinTangDynasty.SunSimiaoHefinishedthebookGoldenPrescriptionsforEmergencies,whichistheearliestclinicalmedicineencyclopediainChina.ZhangzhongjingHeistheherbalistdoctorsaint,livedintheEasternHan.HefinishedthefamousmedicalmonographTreatiseoncolddamagedisordersandMiscellaneousillnesses.LiShizhen•HeisthemedicinesaintofTCMScience,livedintheMingDynasty.•HismostimportantcontributionisMateriaMedicatheoreticalframeworkofTCMTheTheoryofYin-YangTheTheoryofFiveElementsQiandbloodZangfuChannelsYin-yangTheoryAccordingtotheYin-yangtheory,everythingintheuniversecanbedescribedintermsofYinorYang.Yin-yangTheoryThephilosophicaloriginsofChinesemedicinehavegrownoutofthetenetsofDaoism.Thewell-knownquestionposedbyZhuangziinthe4thcenturyB.C.--washeZhuangziwhohaddreamtofbeingabutterflyorwasheabutterflydreaminghewasZhuangzi?Yinandyangareinconflictbutatthesametimemutuallydependent.Thenatureofyinandyangisrelative,withneitherbeingabletoexistinisolation.Withoutcoldtherewouldbenohot;withoutmovingtherewouldbenostill;withoutdark,therewouldbenolight.FiveElementsproductivewoodliverwaterkidneyfireheartlungsmetalearthspleenElementsRelationdestructivewoodliverwaterkidneyfireheartlungsgoldearthspleenTreatmentmethodsofTCMAcupunctureMoxibustionGuashaCuppingMassageListentothevideo,andanswerthefollowingquestion.King’sinterestinTCMactuallycamefromhisinterestinChinesemartialarts.AccordingtotheTCM,chickensoupisbeneficialtopeoplewithsummercold.What’thepossibleexplanationformoreandmorepeoplegettingcoldinhotweather?Whatwesayabouthotandcoldfoodsreferstothetemperatureofthefood.OneofthesignificantdifferencesbetweenTCMandwesternmedicineisthat,TCMtendstobepatient-oriented,whilewesternmedicineisdisease-oriented.PleaselisttreatmentmethodsinTCMmentionedinthevideo.Whichoneimpressedyoumost,why?TrytoretellKing’sstoryaboutacupuncture.Westernmedicineisgoodattreatingsometerribleandcommondiseasessuchasbackpain.WhatwesternmedicinereallywanttolearnfromTCM?