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Eastern Traditional Medicine

Eastern Traditional Medicine (ETM) is an

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ancient art
holistic system
spiritual art

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Eastern Traditional Medicine

ETM is “…”

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“a coherent and independent system of thought and practice that has been developed over two millenia”

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Eastern Traditional Medicine

Modern Western Med (MWM) study of:

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anatomy
physiology
chemistry
biochemistry

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Eastern Traditional Medicine

ETM study of/fundamental substances

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Xue (Suey)
Jin Ye (Ching Ye)
Jing (Ching)
Shen (Shen)
Qi (Chee)
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Eastern Traditional Medicine

Xue (Suey)

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red fluid

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Eastern Traditional Medicine

Jin Ye (Ching Ye)

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body fluids not including blood

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Eastern Traditional Medicine

Jing (Ching)

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essence - source of life - reproduction

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Eastern Traditional Medicine

Shen (Shen)

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Substance unique to human life/spirit

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Eastern Traditional Medicine

Qi (Chee)

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matter/energy

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Eastern Traditional Medicine

Western med looks for

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precise cause of disease

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Eastern Traditional Medicine

ETM looks for

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cause of symptom

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Eastern Traditional Medicine

Western med uses this terminology

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medical and anatomical terms

comes from latin/greek

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Eastern Traditional Medicine

ETM’s vocab is

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ancient

characters, descriptive language, & pictorgraphic language

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Eastern Traditional Medicine

MWM Tx based on

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synthetic drugs
focus on treating the disease
no concern for preventitive medicine

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Eastern Traditional Medicine

ETM Tx based on

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holistic POV
focused on treating symptoms
big concern on preventing disease

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Eastern Traditional Medicine

MWM Method of Tx

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biochemical (drugs)

surgically

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Eastern Traditional Medicine

ETM Method of Tx

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internally (herbs, fasting)

externally (aromatherapy, pressure point, etc)

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Eastern Traditional Medicine

Examples of ETM Pressure Point Tx

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acupressure
acupuncture
trigger points
reflexology
shiatsu
moxibustion
tunia
amma
ji shen do
magnatic hammer - reflexolgoy
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Eastern Traditional Medicine

Meridan lines aka

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Jing Luo

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Eastern Traditional Medicine

Jing (M lines)

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to go through

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Eastern Traditional Medicine

Luo (M Lines)

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something that connects /a net

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Eastern Traditional Medicine

meridan lines are “…”

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“invisible channels of living magnetic energy in the body”

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Eastern Traditional Medicine

study of meridan lines “…”

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“most basic study of life”

“the constitution of life itself is beyond science”

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Eastern Traditional Medicine

characteristics of Meridan Lines

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formed by connecting points
cover the whole body
more numerous than conventional acupuncture ML
carries Qi and Xue throughout the body
not blood vessels
pathways or channels through the body
named for the origin or function connected to its energy flow

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# Eastern Traditional Medicine Qi
Energy/everything | Organic & inorganic
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# Eastern Traditional Medicine Conditions of energy/qi | "..."
"In ETM the idea of energy is fundamental"
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# Eastern Traditional Medicine Qi in Japanese
Ki
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# Eastern Traditional Medicine Symbol qi
----------- ----------- ----------- U * With a slope on 1st line
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# Eastern Traditional Medicine What can capture meaning Qi | "..."
"There's no word or phrase that can capture qi's real meaning in English"
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# Eastern Traditional Medicine Organic and inorganic qi statement | "..."
"Everything organic and inorganic is composed and defined by its qi in the universe"
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# Eastern Traditional Medicine Can qi change
No. It is immutable. Nor is its vital energy
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# Eastern Traditional Medicine do the chinese differeniate between energy and matter
no
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# Eastern Traditional Medicine Qi is
mutable life & death vital/essential
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# Eastern Traditional Medicine All ________ are made of Qi
fundamental elements
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# Eastern Traditional Medicine As westerners we may think of QI as _______ on the verge of becoming ________ or _____ on the verge of becoming _________
matter energy energy matter
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# Eastern Traditional Medicine In the body qi is constantly in mothin in ____ directions
4
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# Eastern Traditional Medicine what are the directions of qi
ascending descending entering leaving
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# Eastern Traditional Medicine ascending qi is
up | growth/becoming more intelligent
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# Eastern Traditional Medicine descending qi is
down aging/decline body falls apart as getting older illness
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# Eastern Traditional Medicine entering qi is
breath learning goes into the body
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# Eastern Traditional Medicine leaving qi is
``` exiting body forgetfulness death exhalation perspiration ```
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# Eastern Traditional Medicine How many origins of qi
3
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# Eastern Traditional Medicine what are the origins of qi
prenatal grain natural
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# Eastern Traditional Medicine prenatal qi
genetics, hereditary, genes
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# Eastern Traditional Medicine how far back does prenatal qi go
7 generations
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# Eastern Traditional Medicine grain qi
our food | nutrition
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# Eastern Traditional Medicine natural qi
environment | air we breath
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# Eastern Traditional Medicine which qi origins do we have control over
grain and natural
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# Eastern Traditional Medicine Functions of qi
``` warms the body holds organs in place protects the body source of movement source of harmonious transformations in the body aka homeostasis ```
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# Eastern Traditional Medicine disharmonies of qi
deficient collapsed stagnate rebellious
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# Eastern Traditional Medicine deficient qi
lacking something but can be repaired | anemia, diabetes, fatigue, depression
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# Eastern Traditional Medicine collapsed qi
not functioning and cannot be repaired | coma, schizophrenia, kidney failure
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# Eastern Traditional Medicine stagnate qi
not moving | constipation, blood clots, artery plaque, stubborn personaltiy
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# Eastern Traditional Medicine rebellious qi
going against all the rules of humanity | cosmetic surgery, abortion, homosexuality, gender change, anorexia, cancer
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# Eastern Traditional Medicine "all patterns of disharmonies may be considered ____ or ________ conditions"
yin | yang
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# Eastern Traditional Medicine Yin (chinese)
kyo (japanese) negative female
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# Eastern Traditional Medicine yang (chinese)
jitsu (japanese) positive male
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# Eastern Traditional Medicine characteristics of yin/yang
``` they are complimentary opposites they are not forces they are not material entities they are not mythical concepts they are not absolutes ```
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# Eastern Traditional Medicine yin/ynag
work together in complimentary ways are everything not absolutes
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# Eastern Traditional Medicine description of yin (female)
``` quiet weak small cold hot ```
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# Eastern Traditional Medicine description of yang (male)
``` loud stronger smaller colder hotter ```
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# Eastern Traditional Medicine "yin/Yang are convient _______ to describe their relationship to each other in the ________"
labels | universe
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# Eastern Traditional Medicine What Y/Y have in common "..."
1. Exist in relation to each other 2. Create each other 3. Transform into each other 4. Balance each other
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# Eastern Traditional Medicine y/y symbol | circle meaning
universe
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# Eastern Traditional Medicine y/y symbol | curved line
"dynamic curve" | dynamic force creating each other. transforming into each other
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# Eastern Traditional Medicine y/y symbol | black fish
yin | darkness of night
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# Eastern Traditional Medicine y/y symbol | white fish
yang | light of day
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# Eastern Traditional Medicine y/y symbol | black eye
yin within yang | dark within light
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# Eastern Traditional Medicine y/y symbol | white eye
yang within yin | light within dark
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# Eastern Traditional Medicine yang is (direction)
descending | head to fingers
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# Eastern Traditional Medicine yin is (direction)
ascending | feet to hips
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# Eastern Traditional Medicine "_____ the Yang of Heaven is the Yang within Yang"
Dawn until Noon
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# Eastern Traditional Medicine "_______ the Yang of Heaven is the Yang of Heaven Yin within Yang"
Noon until Dusk
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# Eastern Traditional Medicine "________ the Yin of Heaven is the Yin within Yin"
Dusk until Midnight
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# Eastern Traditional Medicine "________ the Yin of Heaven is the Yang within the Yin"
Midnight until Dawn
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# Eastern Traditional Medicine how many types of ETM diagnosis are there
4
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# Eastern Traditional Medicine what are the 4 diagnosis of ETM
bo-shin bun-shin mon-shin setsu-shin
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# Eastern Traditional Medicine bo-shin
``` general appearance/observations gait color of skin perspiration body movement ```
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# Eastern Traditional Medicine bun-shin
sound/listening voice/tone happy, sad, in pain, etc
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# Eastern Traditional Medicine mon-shin
verbal inquiries/asking questions age? eat? etc
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# Eastern Traditional Medicine setsu-shin
touch/palpitations | move their body to get a feel for what's going on
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# Eastern Traditional Medicine would use a specialized _______ form for ETM
intake
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# Eastern Traditional Medicine how many phases of personal evolution
5
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# Eastern Traditional Medicine how many cycles in personal evolution
2
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# Eastern Traditional Medicine what are cycles in personal evolution
controlling | creating/promoting
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# Eastern Traditional Medicine what shape is controlling cycle
5 point star
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# Eastern Traditional Medicine what shape is creating/promoting cycle
pentagon
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# Eastern Traditional Medicine order of controlling cycle
can start anywhere
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# Eastern Traditional Medicine wood parts _______ | controlling cycle
earth
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# Eastern Traditional Medicine earth parts _______ | controlling cycle
water
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# Eastern Traditional Medicine water puts out _______ | controlling cycle
fire
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# Eastern Traditional Medicine fire melts _______ | controlling cycle
metal
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# Eastern Traditional Medicine metal breaks down _______ | controlling cycle
wood
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# Eastern Traditional Medicine full controlling cycle
``` wood parts earth earth parts water water puts out fire fire melts metal metal breaks down wood ```
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# Eastern Traditional Medicine fire=
opening
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# Eastern Traditional Medicine earth=
connecting
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# Eastern Traditional Medicine metal =
releasing
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# Eastern Traditional Medicine water =
aligning
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# Eastern Traditional Medicine wood =
trust
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# Eastern Traditional Medicine wood feeds | creating cycle
fire
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# Eastern Traditional Medicine fire burns to | creating cycle
ash
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# Eastern Traditional Medicine compost feeds the | creating cycle
earth
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# Eastern Traditional Medicine earth creates ____ in the womb | creating cycle
metal
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# Eastern Traditional Medicine metal sweats | creating cycle
water
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# Eastern Traditional Medicine water feeds the | creating cycle
wood
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# Eastern Traditional Medicine full creating cycle
``` wood feeds fire fire burns to ash compost feed the earth earth creates metal in womb metal sweats water water feeds the wood ```
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# Eastern Traditional Medicine title of 5 phases of personal evolution
wu-xing
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# Eastern Traditional Medicine wu
5
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# Eastern Traditional Medicine sing
move or walk
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# Eastern Traditional Medicine wood | color/season/organ
green spring liver
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# Eastern Traditional Medicine fire | color/season/organ
red summer heart
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# Eastern Traditional Medicine earth | color/season/organ
yellow mid-summer aka interseason spleen
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# Eastern Traditional Medicine metal | color/season/organ
silver/white fall lung
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# Eastern Traditional Medicine water | color/season/organ
black winter kidney

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