General Introduction在线视频

Hello everyone

welcome to study Chinese medicine with me

Today we are going to study a course

which is called Traditional Chinese Medicine

We usually briefly say TCM

Let’s see chapter 1 first

general introduction of TCM

Two sections are included in this chapter

Now let’s start from section 1 Introduction of TCM

Before we go through the whole contents

let me ask you a question

If some day you get sick

having the symptoms

such as fever headache sore throat aversion to cold

what are you going to do

Yes seeing a doctor

I think most of us need to find some help

from our doctors when we get sick right

Commonly we go to see a western doctor

The first thing our doctor or nurse usually doing

is to measure our body temperature

After that

the doctor may do a body examination for the patient

And if it is necessary

blood test or imaging examinations

like X-ray CT MRI

may be asked to do

Based on the results of all the examinations

the doctor would give a diagnosis

like common cold acute tonsillitis

caused by viruses or secondary bacterial infections

According to the diagnosis

the treatment often to be chosen by the doctor

to relieve the symptoms

for example a commonly used medicine

which is paracetamol may be prescribed to help the patient

to relive the symptoms of fever and pain

Under some conditions

the anti-biotic or anti-virus medicine

may be used by the doctor to fight with the pathogens

if the doctor find the evidence of such pathogens

Let’s imagine a different situation

you may have another choice

seeing a Chinese medical doctor

The doctor often checks your tongue and feeling your pulse

And at the same time ask you

some questions around your symptoms or signs

You will find that no blood test

no imaging examinations during the whole checking process

Based on the results from the checking

the patient may be diagnosed

such as external wind-cold syndrome

or external wind-heat syndrome etc

According to the diagnosis

one or more therapeutic methods will be selected

from the Chinese medical treatment

like Chinese herbs acupuncture massage scraping cupping etc

From the simple case

we can see there are quite a lot differences

between the western medicine and TCM on their history

recognition of the body and diagnostic technologies

as well as therapeutic methods

Therefore we should think about

what is Traditional Chinese Medicine

what are the main features of TCM

What kind of medical system does the TCM belong to

TCM has a history of several thousands of years

Its origin can be traced back to remote antiquity

In a long course of struggling against diseases

TCM evolved into a unique and integrated theoretical system

which has rich and varied clinical experience

So we say that

TCM is a unique worldwide outstanding traditional medicine

The history of the origin of TCM

is infused with the history of human civilization

It is the history of ancient people fighting for survival

and development

as well as fighting against disease

Therefore TCM is a well of medical knowledge

gained from over 4000 years of observation

investigation and clinical experience

TCM has plenty of empirical science

Its theories and treatments have been repeatedly in use

and refined over this long period of time

It is also a way of life

a kind of culture

TCM will give you a lot of ideas to adapt yourself to the nature

to cultivate yourself a simple natural detached life

The TCM developed with the development of Chinese culture

TCM likes a big tree that is planted

in the earth of Traditional Chinese culture

It is connected and infiltrated

with all aspects of traditional Chinese culture

It has been an important part

and one of the main carriers of traditional Chinese culture

Traditional Chinese culture is the soul of TCM

while TCM is a very important part

of Traditional Chinese culture with medical features

There are some effects of traditional Chinese culture on TCM

The effects are mainly reflected on the following 3 aspects

First one the concept of holism

TCM regards the human body itself

as an organic whole interconnected by zang-fu organs

meridians and collaterals

TCM also holds that the human body

is closely related to the outside world

Second one obey the rules in the nature

Human being as a part of nature depend on the nature to live

So human being needs to adapt themselves to the changes of nature

like the change of seasons or the change of the climate

Third one balance means health

Just like Chinese culture advocates balance

Chinese medicine emphasizes the importance of balance

between Yin and Yang

Most of the treatment of TCM are tried to restore the balance

between Yin and Yang by using different therapeutic methods

Since the founding of New China

our government has paid great attention to inheriting

and developing the heritage of TCM

A series of policies and measures have been taken for developing TCM

In 1986 the State Administrative Bureau of TCM

and Materia Medica was established

This leading body is the guarantee of developing TCM

and Materia Medica smoothly

So TCM and its development are regulated by the government in China

TCM is now available to 75% of the areas in China

And it is good at treating about 70%

of all diseases of the human beings

TCM has been very effective in the treatment of diseases

such as chronic inflammation chronic pains functional imbalance

disorders of the immune system viral infection proliferative diseases

degenerative conditions

as well as sub-health status

and various chronic and difficult health problems etc

Scientific research and clinic experiments in TCM

are continuously progressing

Both of TCM and western medicine are being used

to provide medical and health services in China

Hospitals in China are classified as

specialized in western medical system TCM or both

The affiliated hospital of our university

is a hospital which integrates both Chinese and western medicine

In our hospital the Chinese herbs

acupuncture and Intravenous infusion are all used clinically

The picture is my university

It has a pretty campus and about 20000 students

There are 25 major universities of TCM in China

Courses range from undergraduate to the doctoral

in both Western medicine and TCM

TCM is still widely used nowadays because

TCM has significant clinical therapeutic effects with minimal side effects

It may have better effects on some disorders

metabolic disorders emotional disorders etc

It has great contribution

for the treatment of some life-threaten disorders

such as cancer

It has rich theoretical and clinical experiences

Although some of the theory in TCM cannot be explained

clearly in terms of modern medicine or modern science

it guides the clinical practice effectively

Now the brilliance of TCM

particularly acupuncture is shining forth

and making contributions

to the health care of people all over the world

Acupuncture has successfully become the World Heritage since 2010

TCM has already spread to over 180 countries and regions

especially acupuncture

Therefore TCM has given the great contribution

for achieving the aim of WHO-Health for all

Ok that is a brief introduction of TCM

From the introduction

I hope you are getting to know about TCM

And we will study more about TCM in the following classes

That is all for today

Look forward to seeing you in next section