Everything is One in Traditional Chinese Medicine
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has been practiced in Asia for over 4,000 years is officially promoted and supported by the Chinese government through continuing education and government-funded research. Drawing on the foundations of Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism, Chinese medicine is based on the beliefs that all living things are interconnected and share life force energy, and that energy imbalances are the cause of illness. Today Chinese medicine is practiced throughout Asia, Europe, and the former Soviet Union, and is finding its way into the United States.
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History of Chinese Medicinal Approaches
China is a country thousands of years old. The history of Chinese medicinal approaches is nearly as long and definitely interesting.
Traditional Chinese Medicine had its earliest beginning over five thousand years ago. This date is most likely in error as the true origins began even before this as the very first humans to live in the area of what is now China began to discover herbal cures for ailments. The accumulated knowledge of centuries was handed down from generation to generation in a verbal form. It was during the reign of the famous Yellow Emperor between 2698 B.C. and 2596 B.C. that the first written record was made.
This document was called the Neijing Suwen, or “Basic Questions of Internal Medicine.” The Neijing Suwen was lost for centuries after this time. From time to time, as the dynasties of China changed, a reference was made to this lost ancient work. Eventually, copies of it were claimed to have been discovered. This edited version may or may not have been actual copies of the original, but regardless, the traditional methods continued to be passed on in a verbal manner as had always been happening in China.
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