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Considered the oldest medical text, produced some 2,000 years ago

Basically a documented Q and A between the Emperor and his advisers, in 2 volumes of 81 chapters each.

Topics include: Concepts of Qi (energy), Yin-Yang, Zang-fu, the Five Elements

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Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Internal Medicine

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Credited with establishing China as a great civilization 4, 500 years ago

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Huang-di, the Yellow (Golden) Emperor

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Most important concept in Chinese medicine, broadly a “life energy” that flows through the body along a series of channels (meridians).

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Concept of Qi

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How many meridians are in our body?

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12 main meridians

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Two halves that together complete wholeness.

All things have an inherent duality that is opposite, yet complementary.

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Concept of Yin and Yang

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dark, watery, cool, passive, feminine

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yin

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bright, dry, hot, active, masculine

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yang

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system of classifying body organs as either yin or yang

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Zang-fu

Yin organs= zang
Yang organs= fu

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Enumerate all zang organs

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lung, heart, spleen, liver, kidney

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Enumerate all fu organs

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small and large intestine, stomach, gall bladder, bladder

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Chinese philosophy used to describe interactions and relationships between things

The five elements —wood, fire, earth, metal, and water —are believed to be the fundamental elements of everything in the universe between which interactions occur

Associate signs or symptoms to particular organs and afflictions.

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Five Elements Theory

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Four Methods of Diagnosis

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Observation
Auscultation and olfaction
Interrogation
Taking the pulse

13
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Needles inserted into chosen points, allowing for the normal flow of “Qi” throughout the body and restoring health to the mind and body.

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Acupuncture

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Therapy that involves burning moxa (mugwort root) made from dried Artemisia vulgaristo, tofacilitate healing.

warm and invigorate the blood, stimulate the flow of Qi

treat menstrual pain

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Moxibustion

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first famous Chinese surgeon

developed an anesthetic, mafeisan– likely a mixture of wine, opium and cannabis

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Hua To

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Most famous of China’s ancient herbal doctors.

Advocate of healthy diet and exercise, close examination of the patient, treatment appropriate to symptoms.

“Treatise on Febrile, Cold and Miscellaneous Diseases”

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Zhang Zhongjing

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He helped develop nutritional medicine

His code of medical ethics emphasized impeccable morality and dignified attitude

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Sun Simiao