Chinese system of medicine by pooja

for sem-3 GTU students

1. Prepared by
Mrs. Pooja khanpara
Asst. Professor
APIP
Jamnagar
CHINESE TRADITIONAL MEDICINE
SYSTEM

2. CHINESE TRADITIONAL MEDICINE
SYSTEM
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5. CHINESE MEDICINAL SYSTEM
•Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is a unique, complete
medical system, that spans at least 2,000 years.
•In the earliest times, the Chinese, as most human
communities, often attributed major illness to evil spirits or
angry ancestors (family).
•As Chinese medicine began to take shape, the idea grew that
the body was composed of different organs, that each organ
performed different functions to ensure our health, and that
disease was a breakdown of these functions for a variety of
reasons.
•In Chinese medicine system, description of human
physiological and pathological processes differs markedly from
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6. Furthermore,pre-modernChinesephysiciansnever
understood the role of bacteria and viruses as a cause
of disease. They attributed certain diseases to
environ- mental conditions, such as - wind, heat, cold,
and damp-ness(humidity), but they never developed the
technology to observe the microorganisms.
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7. •The doctrines of yīn - yáng and the five phases make sense
oftheuniversebyidentifyingcorrespondencesbetween
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differentthings.Theyaretheproductof“correlative
thinking,” that is, a kind of thinking that spots similarities
and connections between the many different aspects of our
world.
•“Yīn”and“yáng”originallyreferredtotopographical
inclines. “Yīn” was defined as the north face of a mountain.
Similarly,“Yáng”
mountain.
wasdefinedasthesouthfaceofa
Doctrine of Yīn and Yáng

8. Yīn and Yángtheory expresses a universal standard of quality
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thatdescribestwocomplementary,oppositeaspectsofan
describefunctionandindivisiblewhole.Itisusedto
relationship of these aspects as part of a continuous process of
transformation and change in the universe. Applied to
medicine, yin yang theory is used to compare and contrast,
and thus differentiate, physiological and pathological
phenomena.

9. •Yīn and yáng are applied to medicine in numerous ways.For
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example, they classify partsof the
body.
yáng, while the lower body is yīn.
The upper body is
•When a person is healthy, these yīn and yáng aspects of
the body are “in harmony”. (syncronization)
•Disease is attributed to many different causes, but is
almost invariably linked to a disturbance of the body’s
normal yīn- yáng relationship. This may take different forms,
depending on the nature and location of the disease.

10. Taiji diagram - The classic yin and yang
diagram.
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Yīn and Yáng in Nature
Yīn (lower) Yáng (upper)
Night Day
Dark Light
Cold Heat
Earth Heaven

12. Yīn and Yáng in Body
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Yīn Yáng
Lower body Upper body
Chest & abdomen Shoulders & back
Interior Exterior
Viscera (internal organ)Bowels (intestine)
Fluids Qì (Gas)

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Coptis chinensis
Itisabitterdigestive,
sedative properties.
having
Lonicera japonica
Anti-pyretic
nature.
&detoxifierin
Some Medicinal Plants Used in Chinese Medicine
System
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30. Rheum palmatum
Used as natural purgative.
Alisma plantago aquatica
Used as natural diuretic.
Prunus persica
A natural circulatory stimulant.
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31. Amomum
cardomum
An anti-emetic,
digestive stimulant,
expectorant used in
Chinese medicinal
system.
Chaenomeles sinensis
A natural
spasmolytic.
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32. Citrus tangerina
It is used as carminative.
Panax ginseng
It is used as sedative.
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