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    Traditional Chinese Medicine

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    TCM‚ or Traditional Chinese Medicine‚ can be traced as far back as 1000 BC‚ where stone acupuncture needles were believed to be used. Texts from that period also talked of Yin and Yang and other concepts. The first written work on TCM is titled the Yellow Emperor’s Inner Classic‚ Huangdi Newijing (Gascoigne 11). This book was written in 300 BC‚ but entries date back to the early 2700’s BC. The book is still used in universities of Chinese Medicine around the world and is often called the bible

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    being an actual person with a hidden identity. The way they described the Hound made it sound like a mythical creature. At one point they called it a fire breathing beast. All I could relate that to was a dragon. It reminded me of the movie Shrek because of the fire breathing dragon protecting the princess in it. Only this time‚ the beast wasn’t charmed by a talking donkey‚ but it was struck down by the

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    Chinese medicine history

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    disorders‚ toothaches‚ bloated abdomen‚ etc.‚[6][7] which Shang elites usually attributed to curses sent by their ancestors.[6] There is no evidence that the Shang nobility used herbal remedies.[6] According to a 2006 overview‚ the "Documentation of Chinese materia medica (CMM) dates back to around 1‚100 BC when only dozens of drugs were first described. By the end of the 16th century‚ the number of drugs documented had reached close to 1‚900. And by the end of the last century‚ published records of

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    Chinese New Year China is the first one of the cradles of world civilization‚ 5000 years of history makes China more powerful. There are many China’s unique festivals‚ like Mid-Autumn Festival‚ Ching Ming Festival‚ Dragon Boat Festival‚ Winter Festival and Chinese New year. Especially Chinese New Year remains the most important social and economic holiday in China. The Chinese New Year is now popularly known as the Spring Festival because it starts from the Beginning of Spring. Its origin is too

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    martial------------------------------------------------- Chinese martial arts From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia "Kung fu" redirects here. For other uses‚ see Kung fu (disambiguation). | This article contains Chinesetext. Without proper rendering support‚ you may see question marks‚ boxes‚ or other symbolsinstead of Chinese characters. | Wushu | Traditional Chinese | 武術 | Literal meaning | martial art | [show]Transcriptions | | Part of a series on | Chinese martial arts | | List of Chinese martial arts |

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    2011-17964 Dumalaog‚ Frances Camille BA Development Studies 2011-29085 Juane‚ Marc BA Social Science (Area Studies) 2011-17964 Anthropology 167: Medical Anthropology TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE A Background on Traditional Chinese Medicine and TCM in China Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)‚ also known as Chinese medicine (中医)‚ is an umbrella term for various medical practices developed in China. TCM traces its history since the period of the mythical “Yellow Emperor”‚ Huang di (Jia‚ 2005). According

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    (Antrim 297-298). One of the most important stages of the hero’s journey is the “Dragon Battle.” “Some heroes will battle literal dragons guarding their treasure‚ but other heroes will battle their inner dragons‚ the doubts and fears they have about their own ability. Whether literal or figurative‚ the dragons must be slain in order for the hero to complete the journey.” (Quaas-Berryman) In that moment‚ Jim’s dragon was his disorder‚ but instead of trying to face it head on‚ he denies it and pushes

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    Chinese New Year Chinese New Year is celebrated throughout China and is also known as The Spring Festival. It goes for fifteen days and the preparations start even before the old year has come to an end. The people prepare by cleaning up‚ buying gifts and cooking festival food. Chinese New Year according to an ancient legend was started like this: People were once tormented by a beast called a Nian - a ferocious creature with an extremely large mouth‚ capable of swallowing several people in a

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    The Chinese Civil War

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    The Chinese Civil War Evaluate the reasons for the success of Mao and the communists gaining support during the Chinese Civil war. By: Chia Ni Wu 13th May‚ 2010 Teacher’s Name: Mr. Smith Total Number of Pages: 11 {2‚903 words} Table of Contents Abstract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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    1.) Traditional Chinese Medicine is one of the oldest medical systems in the world and is based on the philosophy of the principles of holistic medicine. The goal of TCM and each of the treatments is to integrate the mind‚ body‚ and spirit in order to prevent illness and promote ultimate wellness. 2.) The roots of TCM extend back to antiquity‚ originating with the study of the healing properties of plants and flowers. Sheng Nung played a crucial role in the discovery and and recording of certain

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