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	Chinese Medicine & Homeopathy
		In Chinese medicine, the kidney which relates to the water element also is said to carry the發佈 energy of life.
		From Chinese medicine’s perspective, it is not the first diseased organ causing other organs to malfunction; it is rather that all the organs are at the brink of malfunction due to the lack of Xie Chi.
		Chinese medicine has a specific definition for blood as blood is tangible, but the definition for “Chi” or energy is rather abstract since Chi is not visible.
	garywu2005.blogspot.com (7903 words)

	Meridian \| Koordinaten / Informationen / Encyclopedia of terms - Meridian
		Meridian (astronomy): an imaginary circle perpendicular to the horizon.
		Meridian was a comic book series published by CrossGen in the early 2000s, and was the name of a city-state in that comic.
		Meridian is also a term used by the Public Land Survey System in the United States.
	www.koordinaten.de /english/encyclopedia/meridian.shtml (300 words)

	Traditional Chinese Medicine Encyclopedia Article @ NaturalResearch.com (Natural Research) (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In the West, traditional Chinese medicine is often considered alternative medicine; however, in mainland China and Taiwan, TCM is widely considered to be an integral part of the health care system.
		The term "TCM" is sometimes used specifically within the field of modern Chinese medicine to refer to the standardized set of theories and practices introduced in the mid-20th century under the government of Mao, as distinguished from related traditional theories and practices preserved by people in Taiwan, Hong Kong and by the overseas Chinese.
		Traditional Chinese medicine is largely based on the philosophical concept that the human body is a small universe with a set of complete and sophisticated interconnected systems, and that those systems usually work in balance to maintain the healthy function of the human body.
	www.naturalresearch.com /encyclopedia/Traditional_Chinese_medicine (0 words)

	Traditional Chinese Medicine \| TCM \| Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners
		Traditional Chinese Medicine TCM is an ancient and still very vital holistic system of health and healing, based on the notion of harmony and balance, and employing the ideas of moderation and prevention.
		The term TCM is sometimes used specifically within the field of Chinese medicine to refer to the standardized set of theories and practices introduced in the mid-20th century under the government of Mao, as distinguished from related traditional theories and practices preserved by people in Taiwan, Hong Kong and by the overseas Chinese.
		Chinese herbal medicine includes many compounds which are unused by Western medicine, and there is great interest in those compounds as well as the theories which TCM practitioners use to determine which compound to prescribe.
	www.alternativesforhealing.com /traditional_chinese_medicine.htm (2939 words)

	Meridian (Chinese medicine) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The concept of meridians (Chinese: "jing-luo"经络) arises from the techniques and doctrines of traditional Chinese medicine including acupuncture and acupressure.
		The Yin Meridians of the leg are Kidney, Spleen, and Liver.
		The Yang meridians of the leg are Stomach, Bladder, and Gall Bladder.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Meridian_(Chinese_medicine) (375 words)

	Meridian - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Meridian (geography), name given to an imaginary line on the earth's surface, stretching from pole to pole.
		Meridian (city, Mississippi), city in eastern Mississippi, seat of Lauderdale County.
		Meridian Homes is a high-quality home builder serving the Atlanta, Georgia and Greenville, South Carolina areas.
	encarta.msn.com /Meridian.html (180 words)

	FAQ - Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine
		Since Chinese medicine originated in a time where technology was minimal, and People's connection and dependence with the environment was essential, it has developed some very important attributes that benefit us tremendously in our modern era.
		Chinese medicine does get more sophisticated when it starts pairing yīn and yáng with other criteria, for example, one can have a kidney, spleen, lung, liver, or heart yīn deficiency, as well as yáng deficiencies of various organs and combinations of both.
		Chinese medicine (CM) has developed an immense amount of theory as well as hundreds of formulas to treat these type of conditions.
	www.chinesemedicinedoc.com /index.php?page=32 (2662 words)

	Meridian (Chinese medicine) - an introduction - Citizendium
		The Yin Meridians of the leg are Kidney, Spleen, and Liver.
		Of the eight extra meridians, only two have acupuncture points of their own, the other six are 'activated' by using a master and couple point technique which involves needling the acupuncture points on the twelve main meridians that correspond to the particular extra meridian.
		The meridians are capitalized to avoid confusion with a physical organ (for example, we write the 'Heart meridian' as opposed to the 'heart meridian').
	en.citizendium.org /wiki/Meridian_(Chinese_medicine) (813 words)

	Chinese Medicine & Homeopathy: October 2006
		These meridians are the pericardium meridian which affects the viscosity of the fluid between the heart and the pericardium, the heart meridian that affects blood flow, and finally the “Three Jiao” meridian.
		Chinese scientists have recently proven that “Ron-Qi” is another term to describe the blood inside the blood vessel and “Wei-Qi” is another term to describe the body fluid that flows along the meridian.
		Because of the lack of knowledge in systematology, Chinese medicine theories have been difficult to understand in the past for non practitioners and are often times considered as metaphysics or sometimes even as a religion.
	garywu2005.blogspot.com /2006_10_01_archive.html (2884 words)

	East Bay Traditional Chinese Medicine
		In traditional Chinese medical theory, the body is crisscrossed by a network of channels through which flow the Qi, Blood, and other material and immaterial substances that sustain us.
		The path a meridian follows as it runs through the body (as well as the location of the points along the meridian) is also used to help diagnose and treat illnesses.
		Meridian theory is truly one of TCM's strongest advantages over the compartmentalized view of the body we inherit from Western medical theory.
	www.mindspring.com /~eastbaytcm/chinese_medicine/meridians.htm (427 words)

	Regmeds.com - Chinese Medicine
		Modern Chinese descriptions of traditional Chinese medicine tend to deemphasize the cosmological aspects of TCM and emphasize its compatibility with modern science and technology.
		The term "TCM" is sometimes used specifically in modern Chinese medicine to refer to the standardized set of theories and practices introduced in the mid-20th century under Mao Zedong, as distinguished from related traditional theories and practices preserved by people in Taiwan, Hong Kong and the overseas Chinese.
		Traditional Chinese medicine is largely based on the philosophical concept that the human body is a small universe with a set of complete and sophisticated interconnected systems, and that those systems usually work in balance to maintain the healthy function of the human body.
	www.regmeds.com /traditional-chinese-medicine/Traditiona-Chinese-Medicine.html (5286 words)

	Acupuncture - an introduction - Citizendium
		Of the eight extra meridians, two have acupuncture points of their own, and six are 'activated' using a master and couple point technique which involves needling the acupuncture points on the twelve main meridians that correspond to the particular extra meridian.
		Chinese theory holds that acupuncture works by normalizing the flow of qi through the body; qi is a concept that pervades Chinese philosophy and is commonly translated as 'vital energy'.
		There is scientific agreement that an evidence-based medicine (EBM) framework should be used to assess health outcomes and that systematic reviews with strict protocols are important, although in practice, EBM does not demand that doctors ignore research outside its 'top-tier' criteria [23].
	en.citizendium.org /wiki/Acupuncture (3828 words)

	Chinese herbs and Chinese herbal formulas based on Traditional Chinese Medicine
		Traditional Chinese medicine is a complete medical system that dates back thousands of years, and is regarded as one of the most holistic medicines in the world.
		Chinese herbs are combined with several other Chinese herbs to create specific Chinese herbal formulas that safely and effectively treat conditions by re-establishing balance and harmony within the body.
		Chinese herbal formula used for strengthening the blood and essence in order to treat hair loss, prevent premature hair loss or greying, and to regulate excessive aging.
	www.holisticchineseherbs.com (372 words)

	Chinese Medicine
		The term "TCM" is sometimes used specifically within the field of modern Chinese medicine to refer to the standardized set of theories and practices introduced in the mid-20th century under the government of Mao, as distinguished from related traditional theories and practices preserved by people in Taiwan, Hong Kong and by the overseas Chinese.
		Traditional Chinese medicine is largely based on the philosophical concept that the human body is a small universe with a set of complete and sophisticated interconnected systems, and that those systems usually work in balance to maintain the healthy function of the human body.
		Chinese herbal medicine includes many compounds which are unused by Western medicine, and there is great interest in those compounds as well as the theories which TCM practitioners use to determine which compound to prescribe.
	www.chinaonline.cn.com /chinese_culture/topical/chinese-medicine.html (5345 words)

	Chinese Medicine-Topic Overview
		Chinese medicine is a philosophy of medicine partly based on the idea that an energy, called qi (pronounced "chee"), flows along pathways in the body called meridians.
		Chinese medicine doctors look at the balance of body, mind, and spirit to determine how to restore qi, the yin-yang balance, and good health.
		Because Chinese medicine differs from Western medical practice in diagnosis and treatment methods, it is difficult to apply Western scientific standards to it.
	www.webmd.com /balance/tc/chinese-medicine-topic-overview?src=RSS_BLOGGER (728 words)

	Traditional Chinese Medicine
		A Chuan massage, based on Chinese traditional medicine and acupressure techniques, is an ideal way to unblock these pathways, which in turn helps to restore balance in the body, and relieve any abnormal physiological functions in one or more parts of the internal system.
		In the philosophy of TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) Meridians are the pathway of circulation that carries Qi and blood throughout the body.
		There are 12 meridians in the body that flow bilaterally with a further two: one is located on the centre line of the front, and another on the centre line of the back, making a total of 14 main meridians.
	www.chuanspa.com /en/journey_traditionalchinesemedicine.shtml (1514 words)

	Book: Chinese Medicine: Acupuncture Meridian Theory and Acupuncture Points-acupuncture weight loss, acupuncture point, ...
		With traditional Chinese Medicine as the main approach, he combines traditional Chinese medicine with Western medicine in disease treatment and prevention.
		Meridian Qigong has been called "the latest Qigong for transmitting Qi along the meridians." In April 1986, he ran an international shortterm training class of Meridian Qigong and ten doctors coming from U.K., West Germany, U.S.A., Norway, India, Singapore and Belgium attended the class.
		The essential functions of the meridian system are to "transport qi and blood," "to maintain conductivity" and "to resist invasion of exogenous pathogenic factors." The meridian system distributes to all parts of the body.
	www.chinesecultureonline.com /d:BA:Medicine-Acupuncture/24.html (633 words)

	Ψ FREE traditional chinese (herbal) medicine & FREE palm reading
		Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) also known simply as Chinese medicine is the name commonly given to a range of traditional medical practices used in China that have developed over the course of several thousand years of history.
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		Beijing university of chinese medicine presents: chinese fertility medicine, acupuncture benefit chinese medicine doctor school, ah chinese medicine sang, chinese medicine and allergy.
	www.handresearch.com /hand/Evolutie/chinese-medicine.htm (221 words)

	Chinese Medicine
		Chinese Bodywork incorporates the experience of over a dozen of China's leading practitioners and is sure to become the standard for the study of Chinese massage (tui na).
		Its review of the general principles of traditional Chinese medicine and thorough presentation of massage theory will be an aid to practitioners of all forms of massage.
		An introduction to the use of massage on particular points on the body--points that are emphasized in Chinese medicine and which reside along the body's meridians or energy pathways.
	www.plumflower.com /chinese_medicine.htm (1015 words)

	The Cultural Heritage of China :: Health :: Traditional Chinese Medicine :: Introduction
		Traditional Chinese medicine (Simplified: 中医学; Traditional: 中醫學; Pinyin: zhōngyī xué) is the name commonly given to a range of traditional medical practices used in China that have developed over the course of several thousand years of history.
		For over 3000 years (1200 BCE- present), Chinese academics of various schools have focused on the observable natural laws of the universe and their implications for the practical characterization of humanity's place in the universe.
		There is a Chinese saying describing the wisdom and experiences needed for a TCM doctor: A good TCM doctor is also qualified to be a good prime minister in a country.
	www.ibiblio.org /chineseculture/contents/heal/p-heal-c01s01.html (4179 words)

	An Introduction to Traditional Chinese Medicine
		Traditional Chinese Medicine is a holistic system of healing which has diagnosed, treated, and prevented illness for at least 3000 years.
		The Chinese have a concept of vital energy known as chi or qi (pronounced chee), which is the basis of all life.
		Each meridian connects to one of the major organs, and chi (qi) is said to power the organ, enabling effective functioning.
	www.aworldofchinesemedicine.com /chinese-medicine-introduction.htm (358 words)

	Chinese Medicine - Information, Resources, Products
		Chinese and other eastern cultures have been using herbal medicine to
		Most major medical training centers are now offering courses in alternative medicines.
		This advance comes in an effort to educate new allopathic physicians on methods their patients may be using to help their condition.
	www.aworldofchinesemedicine.com (163 words)

	Julie F. Decarroux, shiatsu practitioner in Brighton, UK
		The principles of Chinese medicine come from the observations of natural cycles such as the cycle of day and night (yin/yang) and the cycle of the seasons (5 elements).
		A meridian line is a pathway of energy that goes through an internal organ and links it to other parts of the body.
		The acupuncture points are situated on the surface part of these meridian lines and thus by pressing them you can have an effect not only on the associated internal organ but also on the whole pathway of the meridian.
	www.shiatsu-brighton.com /Tcmfoundations.html (506 words)

	Traditional Chinese medicine Summary
		In the West, traditional Chinese medicine is often considered alternative medicine; however, in mainland China and Taiwan, TCM is widely considered to be an integral part of the health care system.
		The term "TCM" is sometimes used specifically within the field of modern Chinese medicine to refer to the standardized set of theories and practices introduced in the mid-20th century under the government of Mao, as distinguished from related traditional theories and practices preserved by people in Taiwan, Hong Kong and by the overseas Chinese.
		Traditional Chinese medicine is largely based on the philosophical concept that the human body is a small universe with a set of complete and sophisticated interconnected systems, and that those systems usually work in balance to maintain the healthy function of the human body.
	www.bookrags.com /Traditional_Chinese_medicine (4974 words)

	Chinese Medicine - China Visa Service
		The ancient Chinese saw heaven, earth and humankind existing as an integral whole, such that if people lived in harmony with heaven and earth, then their collective health would be good.
		Chinese medicine therefore views the body as an integrated whole, so that in sickness, the whole body - rather than just the "ill" part of it – requires tr eatment.
		Qi flows along the body's network of meridians, or energy pathways, linking the surface tissues to specific internal organs which act as qi reservoirs: the twelve major meridians are named after the organ to which they are connected.
	www.visaexpress.net /china/chinese_medicine.htm (898 words)

	::Meridian Touch: The Art of Letting Go, by Darryl Aiken-Afam::
		Meridians are the lines or rivers of energy that run throughout the body.
		On these Meridians are located the acupuncture/acupressure/shiatsu points used by therapists to treat people for many various reasons.
		Ki (or Chi in Chinese) energy, is the life-force energy said to flow in everyone and everything in the universe.
	www.meridiantouch.com /about.html (559 words)

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