Archive for November, 2008
Acupuncture cure Arthritis Pain
Posted under Acupuncture on Sunday, 30 November 2008 by admin
Acupuncture, one of the oldest medical procedures in the world, started in China more than 2,000 years ago. Widely practiced in Asia and Europe, acupuncture for pain relief is increasingly popular with people in the United States. But how much do we really know about the effectiveness of...
Wang Shu-Ho (Wang Shuhe)
Posted under Traditional Chinese medical science, herbalist doctor on Sunday, 30 November 2008 by admin
Wang Shuhe lived during the western Jin dynasty. His research and knowledge of the pulse diagnosis was especially prominent. His outstanding work "Mai Jing"(The Pulse Classics) contains much of his
knowledge and understanding of pulse secrets. "Mai Jing" has 10 scrolls and describes the pulse...
Chang Chung Ching (Zhang Zhongjing)
Posted under Traditional Chinese medical science, herbalist doctor on Sunday, 30 November 2008 by admin
Zhang Zhongjing also named Zhang Ji is the most famous of China’s ancient herbal doctors. He is known for his book Shang Han Za Bing Lun.Not only did it contain over 100 effective formulas (many of them still used today), but the text implied a theoretical framework that led to hundreds of...
Pien Chi’ao(BianQue)
Posted under Traditional Chinese medical science, herbalist doctor on Saturday, 29 November 2008 by admin
Bian Que also named Tai Yueren from (today) Renqiu in Hebei province. - The most ancient of the physicians from the historical period (ca. 500 B.C.). He was reputed to be an excellent diagnostician, excelling in pulse taking and acupuncture therapy. He is ascribed the authorship of Bian Que...
Tsang-kung[CangGong]
Posted under Traditional Chinese medical science, herbalist doctor on Saturday, 29 November 2008 by admin
Cang lived about 200 B.C., at the beginning of the early Han Dynasty period. He is famous for keeping clinical records and case histories, thus being able to develop the concept of prognosis based on prior experience. This art was largely lost and restored only during the 20th...