Knowra Traditional Chinese medicine Traditional Chinese medicine Traditional Chinese medicine is a medical system developed in China that includes acupuncture, herbal medicine, moxibustion, and therapeutic exercise. Its practices draw on distinct theories of health, diagnosis, and treatment.
Yin and yang : A Chinese philosophical framework describing complementary, interdependent forces whose balance characterizes change and order. Traditional Chinese medicine uses yin and yang to interpret patterns of health and illness.
Acupuncture : A practice that stimulates specific body sites, commonly by inserting thin needles into the skin. It is one of the best-known procedures within traditional Chinese medicine.
Huangdi Neijing : An influential Chinese medical classic, compiled over time, that presents dialogues on health, diagnosis, and treatment. It became a foundational source for medical theories associated with the tradition.
Acupuncture analgesia : The use of acupuncture to reduce pain, studied as a clinical intervention with variable evidence by condition. Pain treatment is a prominent contemporary application of acupuncture.
Biomedicine : Modern medicine grounded in biological sciences, clinical research, and evidence-based diagnosis and treatment. Its disease models and clinical standards differ from traditional pattern-based reasoning.
Five Phases : A Chinese framework associating wood, fire, earth, metal, and water with cycles of transformation and correspondence. The phases organize traditional associations among organs, symptoms, seasons, and treatments.
Chinese herbology : The study and use of medicinal substances in Chinese medical traditions, often combined into multi-ingredient formulas. Herbal formulas are chosen and adjusted according to traditional diagnoses.
Shanghan Lun : A Chinese medical text traditionally attributed to Zhang Zhongjing, focused on febrile and other disorders. Its methods of diagnosis and formula use shaped later clinical traditions.
Chinese patent medicine : A prepared medicinal product based on a Chinese formula, sold in standardized forms such as pills or capsules. These products bring traditional formulas into routine and commercial healthcare.
Ayurveda : A South Asian medical tradition with its own theories of health, diagnosis, and treatment. It offers a parallel traditional system, distinct in origins and conceptual frameworks.
Show all 29