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  Traditional Chinese medicine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
TCM is rooted in a unique, comprehensive and systematic theoretical structure which includes the Theory of the Five Elements, the human body Meridian system and Yin-yang.
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.
TCM is used by some to treat the side effects of chemotherapy, treating the cravings and withdrawal symptoms of drug addicts and treating a variety of chronic conditions that conventional medicine is claimed to be sometimes ineffective in treating.
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 Meridian (Chinese medicine) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
To release those disruptions, specific points on the meridians called acupoints, or tsubo in the Japanese practice, are stimulated via needles, pressure or other means.
The aligned water theory of meridians conjectures that meridians are made up of clusters of "aligned water" in the body that allow ions, light, and sound waves to flow more readily.
Aside from speculation and ad hoc hypothesising, there is little objective scientific evidence to suggest that meridians or "aligned water" exist, and indeed their existence is not compatible with a conventional understanding of physics, anatomy and physiology.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Meridian_(TCM)   (357 words)

  
 Untitled Document
The 12 basic meridians are the Liver and Gall Bladder meridians, the Heart and Small Intestine meridians, the Spleen(-Pancreas) and Stomach pair, the Lung and Large Intestine, Kidney and Bladder meridians, and the Pericardium and Triple Heater (Warmer) meridians.
TCM recognizes that several people could have identical liver symptoms, yet, the root cause (and hence, the appropriate treatment) could be different for each of them.
TCM is concerned with identifying and treating causes and restoring balance.
www.sfbmc.org /tcm.html   (2142 words)

  
 Your Life Force Energy Systems Doug Perry Welcome
TCM is an understanding of how the organs and meridians work in conjunction with each other to control the flow of energy to the tissues of the body, so that those tissues can have the proper energy to function correctly.
TCM can also be used to mitigate the side effects of pharmaceuticals, but it is important that your TCM practitioner be made aware of all of the medications you are taking and all the symptoms and side-effects that you are experiencing.
TCM whole herbs are relatively inexpensive and a good TCM herbalist can quickly tell the quality of the herbs in their whole form and adjust the prescription if necessary.
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 Meridian -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Meridian is also a novel by (United States writer (born in 1944)) Alice Walker.
Meridian was a (A magazine devoted to comic strips) comic book published by (Click link for more info and facts about CrossGen) CrossGen in the early (Click link for more info and facts about 2000s) 2000s, and was the name of a (Click link for more info and facts about city-state) city-state in that comic.
Meridian is the Capital of Nosgoth in the (Click link for more info and facts about Legacy of Kain) Legacy of Kain series of (A game played against a computer) video games.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/m/me/meridian.htm   (522 words)

  
 TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE FACTS AND INFORMATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
TCM is rooted in a unique, comprehensive and systematic theoretical structure which includes the Theory of the Five_Elements, the human body Meridian system, Yin-yang and other systems.
TCM 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.
TCM isn't monolithic, however, and there are from minor to significant regional and philosophical differences between practitioners and schools which in turn can lead to differences in practice and theory.
www.livingflowers.com /traditional_Chinese_medicine   (2736 words)

  
 THE EIGHT EXTRA MERIDIANS
They are different from the twelve regular meridians because none of them pertains to the zang organs and communicates with the fu organs or pertains to the fu organs and communicates with the zang organs.
The Yangqiao Meridian starts in the lateral aspect of the heel and merges into the meridian of Foot - Taiyang to ascend, while the Yinqiao Meridian starts in the medial aspect of the heel and merges into the meridian of Foot - Shaoyin to go upwards.
The Yangwei Meridian is connected with all the yang meridians and dominates the exterior of the whole body ; the Yinwei Meridian is connected with all the yin meridians and dominates the interior of the whole body.
www.geocities.com /altmedd/acupuncture/meridians/EIGHTEXTRAMERIDIANS.htm   (416 words)

  
 American Healing   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
It is this function which makes acupuncture and acupressure work; the flow of Qi in the meridians can be enhanced or modified either with needles or with the pressure of the finger or the hands.
Also, if a meridian suffers from a dysfunction, it becomes susceptible to outside disease factors that can eventually make their way into your internal organs along the route of the affected meridian.
TCM theory states that as long as Qi flows freely through your meridians, your body can avoid disease.
www.americanhealing.net /Meridians.htm   (304 words)

  
 CalendarHome.com - Meridian - Calendar Encyclopedia
In the sky, a meridian is an imaginary great circle on the celestial sphere that is perpendicular to the local horizon.
Considering the meridian that passes through Greenwich, England, as establishing the meaning of zero degrees of longitude, or the prime meridian, any other meridian is identified by the angle, referenced to the center of the earth as vertex, between where it and the prime meridian cross the equator.
Meridian (TCM) is also an important concept in traditional Chinese medicine.
encyclopedia.calendarhome.com /Meridian.htm   (322 words)

  
 Acublog: Western Research, Eastern Medicine: December 2002 Archives
TCM's meridian theory uses the Gall Bladder meridian to treat some forms of tinnitus as it can often carry internal wind upward into the head which can explain some stress induced forms of tinnitus or sudden hearing loss.
Applying magnets to the Gall Bladder meridian where it intersects the left temporoparietal cortex seems like a very safe therapy that would be worthy of the notice of TCM practitioners everywhere.
TCM associates the Earth Element (Spleen/Stomach) with the "Yi" which is in charge of the ability to think and remember clearly.
gancao.net /weblogs/archives/acublog/2002_12.html   (998 words)

  
 Medical Acupuncture Online Journal, Volume 13 #3, article 3
Using Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), clinical history combined with a study of embryology of the eye and limb development, predicted as logical eye pressure control points were TE 3, LI 4, LR 3, and GB 41.
A meridian point is the receptor of stimuli stated to lead to body changes both locally and distally.
Meridian points Hegu (LI 4) and Zhongzhu (TH 3) used in this study develop between the 4th and 15th weeks of gestation, the same as for the eyes.
www.medicalacupuncture.org /aama_marf/journal/vol13_3/article3.html   (2513 words)

  
 Adina Stanescu's TCM Skin Clinic
This is the trajectory of the Stomach meridian.
This is the most complicated type of acne, consisting of very large, nodular lesions under the skin, very slow to resolve and likely to cause scarring.
TCM considers these to be accumulations of Phlegm, Stagnated Blood and Fire Poison.
www.thetcmclinic.com /acne.html   (583 words)

  
 Traditional Chinese medicine - WikiHealth
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) also known simply as Chinese medicineChinese: 中醫學, zhōngyī xué, or 中药学, zhōngyaò 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.
In the West, TCM is often considered alternative medicine, however in 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 Chinese medicine to refer to the standardized set of theories and practices introduced in the mid-20th century under the government of Mao Zedong, as distinguished from related traditional theories and practices preserved by people in Taiwan, Hong Kong and by the overseas Chinese.
www.wikihealth.com /Traditional_Chinese_medicine   (2681 words)

  
 Dr TCM
In accordance with the fact that the zang organs pertain to yin, the fu organs to yang, and the medial aspect is attributed to yin, the lateral aspect, to yang, the meridians that pertain to the zang organs are yin meridians, which are mainly distributed on the medial aspect of the four limbs.
The meridians that pertain to the fu organs are yang meridians, which mainly travel along the lateral aspect of the four limbs.
Connected with their own relating regular meridians, the twelve muscle regions and cutaneous regions of the twelve regular meridians are named after hand or foot, three yin or three yang respectively as well.
www.linkstochina.com /tcm/lib/m_c2.html   (516 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
It introduces general information about the meridians and collaterals, classifications of the meridian system, distribution laws of the meridians, distribution routes of the meridians and the functions of the meridians and the collaterals.
Foods with their TCM properties and functions for women, children and the elderly are addressed.
TCM pattern differentiation and treatment strategies for common pediatric diseases are discussed.
www.aaaom.org /aomcurriculum2.htm   (4669 words)

  
 Meridian Hotel Boston   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Meridian (astronomy) : an imaginary circleperpendicular to the horizon.
Meridian is also a term used by the Public LandSurvey System in the United States.
Meridian is the name of a music program, made to play a few different formats of video game music (NSF, GBS, GYM, and SPC).
www.cabaret-54.com /dust40927-meridian%20hotel%20boston.html   (871 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Meridian (TCM)
The concept of meridians arises from techniques of Chinese medicine including acupuncture and acupressure.
Disruptions of the body's energy flow is thought to cause emotional and physical illness.
To release those disruptions, specific points on the meridians called tsubo are stimulated via needles, pressure or other means.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Meridian-%28TCM%29   (122 words)

  
 CEIMEC - resumos de artigos recentes (1)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Methods In the 20 patients, the conductivity of meridians on the 24 selected acupoints on the hand and foot before and after axillary nerve block were determined with a sd-802p Ryodoraku device.
Methods Meridian diseases and collateral diseases were differentiated from similarities and differences of physiology, pathology and clinical manifestations and treatment methods of channels and collaterals by means of literature summarization.
Methods Analyze relationship among the heart meridian, the pericardium meridian and the heart by means of ancient literature and modern research achievements of TCM, acupuncture and moxibustion.
www.ceimec.com.br /resumos_1.htm   (6280 words)

  
 The Caduceus, Chakras, Acupuncture and Healing: Part Two. Acupuncture Today, July 2003
Note that each chakra has a particular relationship to a yin- and yang-coupled set of meridians (e.g., 5th chakra-Ren 22-Gl/KI) and that each chakra is associated with a particular color, consistent with the colors associated with the elements in Five Element acupuncture.
The meridian correlation to a chakra is based upon the color associated with the Five Elements.
The Spleen meridian in TCM is responsible for the creation of chi through nourishment.
www.acupuncturetoday.com /archives2003/jul/07amaro.html   (2179 words)

  
 Aquarius Metaphysical Newspaper Article/Energy Medicine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
A TCM acupuncturist considers the location of the headache as a clue that the gallbladder meridian might be involved and then investigates additional physical symptoms to find more clues to confirm this suspicion.
TCM practitioners rely on symptoms in the dense physical body to discern states in the energy then use traditional formulae to remedy imbalances.
TCM has a much more static, textbook view of what symptoms indicate what energetic states, what points to use for treatment, and where the points are located.
www.aquarius-atlanta.com /may03/energy3.shtml   (654 words)

  
 The Caduceus, Chakras, Acupuncture and Healing, Part II
The meridian correlation to a chakra is based on the color associated with the five elements.
The meridian and color relationship, as in the anterior body, are the same for the posterior body.
Academically, it is not a classic point for these meridians, but it is extremely important in the "chakra" style of acupuncture.
www.chiroweb.com /archives/21/12/01.html   (2031 words)

  
 An Alternative Medicine Network
TCM has been developing for more than four thousand years in China with its own theories, concepts and systems.
Holistic and integrative approach is one of TCM characteristics.
You may be aware of the fact that Chinese meridian acupuncture is not the same as the so-called medical acupuncture in the United States.
www.herbsmed.com /common/Anxiety.htm   (759 words)

  
 The Ultimate San Jiao - American History Information Guide and Reference
The San Jiao (三焦) is a traditional Chinese medical (TCM) concept of a functional organ that is not found outside of TCM (see Zang Fu theory).
Like most other organs, the San Jiao has a meridian named for it which is also a reflection of the energetic health of the organ.
In TCM theory, the San Jiao is a yang organ paired with the pericardium which is the yin organ associated with it.
www.historymania.com /american_history/San_Jiao   (396 words)

  
 Yangqiao Meridian   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Yangqiao Meridian starts from the lateral side of the heel (Shenmai, B 62), Pushen (B 61) (1).
Running further upward along the Bladder Meridian of Foot - Taiyang to the forehead, it meets the Gallbladder Meridian of Foot - Shaoyang at Fengchi (G 20) (3).
The coalescent points of the Yangqiao Meridian are Shemnai (B 62), Pushen (B 61), Fiiyang (B 59), Femur - Juliao (G 29), Naoshu (SI 10), Jiaoyu (Li 15), Jugu (Li 16), Dicang (S 4), Nose - Juliao (S 3), Chengqi (S1), Jingming (B 1) and Fengchi (G 20).
www.geocities.com /altmedd/acupuncture/meridians/YangqiaoMeridian.htm   (166 words)

  
 IVAS CRIB NOTES   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Meridian theory is based on the concept of energy flow and the "organs" associated with the major meridians.
The organs are like the Underground stations in that they are associated with specific meridians (route sections) and meridian points are used to influence energy (traffic) flow through the organ (station).
In AP and TCM the meridians are the routes, the organs are the stations and the AP Points are the areas along the way where energy (traffic flow) can be manipulated.
www.wbvc.bc.ca /crib.htm   (696 words)

  
 Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Traditional Chinese Medicine Books   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Therefore, bringing TCM into full play in medical treatment and healthcare will certainly become one of the hot points in the world medical business in the 21st century.
The compilation of this Library is done with consummate ingenuity and according to the development of TCM abroad.
This Library encompasses a systematic summarization of the teaching experience accumulated in Nanjing University of TCM and Shanghai University of TCM that run the collaborating centers of traditional medicine and the international training centers on acupuncture and moxibustion set by WHO.
www.mendiseasestcm.com /images/bookstore/s15.htm   (1108 words)

  
 TCM
According to TCM philosophy, "chi" or vital energy is a part of yang while "blood" is a part of yin.
TCM Kidneys are the root of Yin and Yang for the entire body.
caused by a deficiency of congenital TCM Kidney chi.
www.healthymagnets.com /tcm.htm   (14929 words)

  
 TCM model of the body - Traditional Chinese medicine - Chinese Medicine and Chinese Herb
TCM model of the body - Traditional Chinese medicine - Chinese Medicine and Chinese Herb
The TCM (traditional Chinese medicine) model of the body is a culturally based philosophy of how the human body works.
The elements of the TCM model of the body are the Fundamental
www.famouschinese.com /virtual/TCM_model_of_the_body   (269 words)

  
 IAMA
Due to the patients’ spinal condition, it was ascertained through acupuncture principles he had an involvement of the Bladder and Kidney meridian.
It is imperative to realize that the Earth Element is divided in the fact the 2nd Chakra is likewise associated with the Earth Element, however it is specifically related the Spleen meridian and associated with the color of orange.
This of course would be associated with the color Green whch is the 4th Chakra which has its key point on the Yin side at CV (Ren) 17 and Yang side at DU11 T5/6.
www.iama.edu /Articles/CaduceusChakrasAcuHealing2.htm   (2158 words)

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