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AMFI-Traditional Chinese Medicine Resource Guide __ "The roots of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) date back more than 2000 years. Its rich history tells of the many influences on its development, including the Japanese, Europeans, and the Communist revolution. The changes that followed these influences explains why both terms--Traditional Chinese Medicine and Traditional Oriental Medicine (TOM)--are seen in the literature. Although these two terms are sometimes used interchangeably, TOM generally refers to the system of Chinese medicine practiced until the early 1900s. Up until this period, Chinese medicine had witnessed great growth, but also decline, as Western influence expanded and the training of traditional medicine grew poorer and more limited." You will find history, principles and guiding philosophies. - From amfoundation.org - http://www.amfoundation.org/tcm.htm 

BBC - Health - Healthy living - Chinese __ "An introduction to the traditional practice of Chinese medicine" - From BBC - http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/healthy_living/complementary_medicine/traditional_chinese.shtml

ChiMed Home Page __ "The ChiMed web site is managed by an international group of scholars who study the history of medicine in China. We hope it will serve as an electronic clearinghouse where people with similar interests can meet to exchange information and ideas." General resources for a number of related topics. - From Albion College - http://www.albion.edu/history/chimed/ 

Chinese Medicine History __ You will find images and biographies of famous Chinese physicians beginning 500 BCE through the 19th century. - illustrated - From taijichinesemedicine.com - http://www.taijichinesemedicine.com/TCMhistory.htm

Chinese Medicine Origin and Philosophy __ " The oldest known book about Chinese Medicine is The Yellow Emperor's Inner Classic. It was compiled before 200 BC. It's a summary of medical ideas and techniques that were in use long before the second century BC." Learn how the ancient has effected the modern and about "qi." - From drshen.com - http://www.drshen.com/chineseherbsorigin.html
 
Classics of Traditional Chinese Medicine __ Brief biographical information and image of four great Chinese and their contributions to medicine. - illustrated - From nlm.nih.gov - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/chinese/emperors.html

A historical overview of traditional Chinese medicine and ancient Chinese medical ethics __ You will find an in-depth look: "Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has a time-honored history of several thousand years. It is the sum of knowledge gained by all the nationalities of our country in fighting disease and maintaining good health in the course of a considerably long historical period. As pointed out by the first theoretical medical classic, the Internal Classic of Yellow Emperor, the human body is built upon two opposing aspects, the yin and the yang, which are interdependent and interrelated." - From Cai Jingfeng - http://www.medizin-ethik.ch/publik/historical_overview.htm

History of Acupuncture __ "Acupuncture is over 5,000 years old. It was not just practiced in China. The Egyptians talked about vessels that resembled the 12 meridians in 1550 B.C.." A good look at history as well as current practice. - From americanacupuncture.com - http://www.americanacupuncture.com/history.htm

 
Marie Vento: One Thousand Years of Chinese Footbinding: Its Origins, Popularity and Demise __ An ancient 'medicine' in one of its more different forms. While one may not like to think of this as "medicine," it is a medical procedure and one that created many medical problems. - From Marie Vento - http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/core9/phalsall/studpages/vento.html

The origins of Chinese medicine - The early development of medical literature in China __ "The archeological discoveries of the last few decades reveal that during the two centuries of the Western Han dynasty (206 BC � 23 AD), Chinese medical thought underwent a process of comprehensive standardization and systematization. This newly emerging image is in contrast with the views of the Chinese medical tradition tracing the origins of their primary medical canons to pre-Qin times." You will find an extensive look at the history of Chinese medicine. - From logoi.com - http://www.logoi.com/notes/chinese_medicine.html

Sinophilia - your gateway to China - medicine __ An essay with an interesting point of view. "The interest that Chinese Medicine aroused in the Western world since the late '70s, its propagation and the following studies on its "scientific" significance, if on one hand promoted its development and allowed millions of people to benefit from it, on the other hand deprived it of its extraordinary cultural heritage. Once again, Western scientists stole an archaeological relic and brought it to a laboratory, overlooking the importance of the finding site." - From sinophilia.org - http://www.sinophilia.org/china/introMTC_eng.htm

Traditional Ancient Chinese medicine __ "Traditional chinese medicine for dummies - Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) uses the physiology and pathology of the human body. Basic TCM highlights two features. They include a holistic (view as whole) vision and the treatment identifying causes. TCM does not recognise diseases as in the West. All of our body organs work differently, but in conjunction with each other." You will find an essay. - From essortment.com - http://or.essortment.com/traditionalchin_rhrz.htm

Traditional Chinese medicine __ "Traditional Chinese medicine (also known as TCM, Simplified Chinese: 中医; Traditional Chinese: 中醫; pinyin: zhōngyī) is a range of traditional medical practices originating in China that developed over several thousand years. The English phrase "TCM" was created in the 1950s by the PRC in order to export Chinese medicine; there is no equivalent phrase in Chinese (zhōngyī xué translates literally as simply "Chinese medicine studies")." An encyclopedic article. - illustrated - From wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traditional_Chinese_medicine

Yin and Yang in Traditional Chinese Medicine __ "In Chinese medicine, health is represented as a balance of yin and yang. These two forces represent the bipolar manifestation of all things in nature, and because of this, one must be present to allow the other to exist." A brief overview but with access to additional information about Traditional Chinese medicine. - From aworldofchinesemedicine.com - http://www.aworldofchinesemedicine.com/chinese-medicine-yin-yang.htm
 

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