Is there anything important about Chinese medicine, and what is the focus of Chinese medicine?

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is a medicine unique to traditional Chinese medicine. Drugs that are collected, processed, and prepared under the guidance of traditional Chinese medicine theory, explain the mechanism of action, and guide clinical application are collectively referred to as traditional Chinese medicine. In short, traditional Chinese medicine refers to substances that are used to prevent, diagnose and have health care effects under the guidance of traditional Chinese medicine theory.

Traditional Chinese medicine is mainly composed of plant medicines (roots, stems, leaves, fruits), animal medicines (internal organs, skin, bones, organs, etc.) and mineral medicines. Because botanical medicine accounts for the majority of traditional Chinese medicine, there is a saying that "all medicines are based on herbs", so traditional Chinese medicine is also called Chinese herbal medicine. Three Kingdoms Wei Jikang "Theory of Health":

Therefore, Shennong said: "Those who take medicine to nourish life, and Chinese medicine to nourish nature" sincerely know the principle of life, because of the auxiliary nourishment. Jin Zhanghua's "Naturalist Chronicles" Volume VII:

Traditional Chinese medicine nourishes nature, which is said to be acacia and angry, and daylilies forget worries. Song Xuxuan's poem "Inscription Temple": "I often sigh a lot of sick and suspicious of traditional Chinese medicine, and I plan to ask the truth and beg for a small return."

Chinese medicine is mainly used in natural medicines and their processed products, including botanical medicines, animal medicines, mineral medicines and some chemical and biological products. Traditional Chinese medicine is divided into Chinese patent medicine and Chinese herbal medicine according to the processing technology.

Traditional Chinese medicine is commonly known as "Materia Medica" in ancient Chinese books. One of the earliest monographs on Chinese medicine in China is the "Shennong's Materia Medica" in the Han Dynasty, which contains drugs including three categories of animals, plants and minerals, a total of 365 kinds, each drug has a sexual taste, function and indications, and briefly describes the basic theory of medication in an orderly manner, such as toxic and non-toxic, four qi and five flavors, compatibility method, medication method and dosage forms such as pills, powders, ointments, wines, etc., which can be said to be a summary of China's drug knowledge before the Han Dynasty, and laid the foundation for the future development of pharmacy. The Tang Dynasty promulgated by the first "New Revision of Materia Medica" is the world's earliest pharmacopoeia, this Materia Medica contains 844 kinds of medicines, and is accompanied by a drug atlas, creating a precedent for the first comparison of China's materia medica, not only has a great impact on the development of pharmacology in China, but also soon spread abroad, making an important contribution to the development of world medicine.

Li Shizhen's "Compendium of Materia Medica" in the Ming Dynasty summarized the experience of drugs before the 16th century, and this book contains 1,892 kinds of medicines and more than 11,000 prescriptions, making a significant contribution to the development of pharmacology in later generations.

Traditional Chinese medicine in the diagnosis is to look at the smell of the inquiry, the first in the emphasis on syndrome differentiation treatment, holistic treatment, individualized treatment, pay attention to the cultivation of the essence of the solid element, pay attention to disease prevention in the front, treatment of the disease first.

Traditional Chinese medicine pays attention to a kind of chronic conditioning, so that the body gradually reaches the best state of yin and yang balance, so that it will not cause much harm to the body, rather than paying attention to speed and accuracy like Western medicine, so Western medicine will inevitably have some *** sometimes.

Traditional Chinese medicine attaches great importance to the qi of the human body, qi is flowing, if the qi in the human body is stable, then it means that it is healthy, Chinese medicine also pays attention to the five elements of yin and yang, yin and yang are relatively speaking, the human body has yin and yang everywhere.

Watch, hear, ask and touch (a method of diagnosis). Look at the reaction of the disease in the body, listen to the patient's sore spots, and take the pulse to understand the root cause of the disease.

Traditional Chinese medicine pays attention to "looking, smelling, asking, and cutting", looking is seeing, among which the state of the tongue is the most important, "smelling" is listening, "asking" is to ask for a diagnosis, asking about the patient's subjective feelings, and "cutting" is the pulse.

Traditional Chinese medicine focuses on the whole. Traditional Chinese medicine commonly uses the best method to pay attention to all aspects of the human body, and strive for the overall development of the human body. Traditional Chinese medicine plays a role in slow conditioning.

Traditional Chinese medicine is about taking the pulse, looking at the patient's condition, observing the tongue, asking what type of illness you have, and so on.

Chinese herbal medicine has been around for thousands of years, but its efficacy has not been scientifically proven, and it is often harmful. A study by the New British Medical Journal showed that about 23,000 of the annual emergency room visits in the United States were due to eating a medicinal diet, which included Chinese herbal preparations.

Molly Cooke, MD, an internist at the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center, says there is a misconception that Chinese herbal preparations are natural and synthetic drugs are synthesized by pharmaceutical companies. In fact, a lot of things in nature are poisonous.

For example, a 2013 study under the U.S. National Toxicology Program showed that ginkgo flavonoids, commonly found in functional beverages used to improve memory, were carcinogens. The research team reminded the public not to buy similar health drinks.

Chinese herbal preparations do not need to be sent to the FDA for inspection before they are put on the shelves of pharmacies, because they do not belong to the scope of routine drug testing, and there is no data left for Chinese herbal preparations to prove that it has a positive effect.

It is even more dangerous when Chinese herbal preparations are taken together with prescription drugs, ginseng and hypericum grass (STJohn's Wort and vasolabical drugs are known to react with each other.

Of course, not all Chinese herbal ingredients are complex and harmful, and some, such as peppermint tea, will not go wrong. Before taking Chinese herbal preparations, be sure to communicate with your doctor, and pay special attention not to mix them with prescription medicines. For pregnant and lactating women, patients with chronic diseases should pay special attention.

You can always learn about these herbal contraindications and safety precautions through the FDA** and NCCAM**.

The purpose of TCM health preservation is to cultivate vitality, prevent diseases, and strive for health and longevity. Traditional Chinese medicine has a wealth of health preservation techniques such as food nourishment, medicinal nourishment, acupuncture, massage, qigong, martial arts, etc. Among the many health preservation techniques, the ancients believed that the method of health preservation is nothing more than nourishing nature, and the method of nourishing nature is better than nourishing essence; Essence can be dissolved, and qi can be full of energy; Shen Quan, yin and yang are peaceful, the viscera is coordinated, and the qi and blood are unimpeded, so as to ensure the health and strength of the body, so the maintenance of essence, qi and spirit is the most important content, which is the foundation of human health.

Traditional Chinese medicine uses natural plants and has pure natural properties, so traditional Chinese medicine itself is low toxicity. Traditional Chinese medicine is a compound, and the compound formula of traditional Chinese medicine pays attention to "need, make, fear, and kill each other" in the use of various flavored medicinal materials, and various components restrict each other and neutralize each other, which can effectively reduce toxicity and make it not reflect toxicity. What's more, traditional Chinese medicine has never been a headache or foot pain, and its "inside-out" beauty does make many women feel better.

In the maintenance of human health, Chinese medicine always pursues nature, follows the laws that conform to the physiological activities of the human body, and opposes any practices that violate the laws of nature. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, it is all done "because it can", and will never violate the physiological function of the human body and destroy the human form and structure for the sake of pure pursuit of beauty. Traditional Chinese medicine comprehensively regulates the human body system through medicinal bait diet, acupuncture and massage, so that the human body system can achieve self-organization and self-homeostasis, so as to adjust the life activities to the best state, so that the metabolism is normal, how can the skin not be delicate, smooth and elastic?

In the era of individuality, Chinese medicine is precisely the most "tailor-made" and "personalized care". The prescription of traditional Chinese medicine pays attention to dialectical treatment, and the dialectical treatment of traditional Chinese medicine realizes the desire of individualized care advocated by modern people. Because every life and every person in nature has its own physiological characteristics, that is, individual differences.

Only care that is carried out according to the different conditions of different people is the most natural care.

The most important thing in Chinese medicine is balance, the balance of yin and yang, and the balance of qi and blood.

Pay attention to the holistic view of the unity of nature and man, and follow nature. Do not rebel against nature.

Traditional Chinese medicine pays attention to: holistic concept, syndrome differentiation and treatment, and the unity of nature and man.

During the period of drinking traditional Chinese medicine, we must not eat some raw and cold, spicy and greasy food, and we can not eat radishes and drink strong tea, otherwise it will affect the use of the drug, and it will greatly reduce the effect of traditional Chinese medicine.

Don't eat spicy things, avoid strong tea, don't eat greasy things, don't drink alcohol, don't eat raw and cold things, and don't eat things that are mutually restrictive.

Avoid spicy, spicy, alcohol, and greasy foods, take them between meals, about one hour after meals, and take more than five hours between two doses. To keep your mood up, hehe!

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