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The Chinese Doctor website is now closed. We thank all our customers for their continued support throughout the years.
If you still wish to purchase Chinese medicine products online, you can do so from our recommended partner Chinese Medicine Times.
They sell Feiyan Tea, Chinese Ginseng as well as Korean Ginseng, Superfeet insoles, Damiana Tea, Pu'erh Tea, Brands range of supplements including Essence of Chicken as well as Acupuncture books and DVDs.
The history of Chinese Medicine
The history of Chinese medicine dates back thousands of years and is clouded in an ancient culture, which has survived time, religion, politics and war. One of the most important shifts in theory came from the transcendental texts of the I Ching. It was from there that the theories of Qi movement within nature derived: the theory of Yin and Yang. This theory represents the duality of our universe: water, fire, descending, rising, contraction and expansion etc, where Yin and Yang are in a constant state of dynamic transformation, interplay and balance. It is a philosophical concept in constant flux, therefore it is never fixed, but in a state of continuous mutual change, consumption and support. Chinese Medicine has been more notably concerned with the nature of the cosmos in relationship to the human being. In ancient China, medicine changed its explanations of disease and healing from a transcendental basis to one in which the natural elements were governed within the law of the cosmos. It is not surprising that there are twelve major meridian channels which correspond to the months in a year and the 365 acupuncture points which relate to the number of days in a year.
The first written text, the Huang Dei Nei Jing Su Wen first appeared around 200BCE. Chinese theory was orientated greatly and politically with the shifting of views from Daoism to Confucianism to Buddhism to Communism. However, at the heart of this continual adaptation to its social, cultural, religious and political surroundings, lie four major classical texts, the Huang Di Nei Jing Su Wen (Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Medicine), the Shen Nong Ben Cao (Divine Husbandman’s Materia Medica), the Nan Jing (Canon of Problems) and the Shang Han Lun (Treatise on Cold-Damage Disorders).
Herbal medicine, acupuncture, gua sha, moxibustion and cupping make up the healing system of Chinese medicine. The literature discussing these different styles is vast and out of the scope of this paper. Therefore, the focus shall be restricted to Chinese herbal medicine.
Treatment
If you need acupuncture and Chinese medicine treatment, we recommend this Acupuncturist and Chinese Medicine Doctor.
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The Chinese Doctor website is now closed. We thank all our customers for their continued support throughout the years.
If you still wish to purchase Chinese medicine products online, you can do so from our recommended partner Chinese Medicine Times.
They sell Feiyan Tea, Chinese Ginseng as well as Korean Ginseng, Superfeet insoles, Damiana Tea, Pu'erh Tea, Brands range of supplements including Essence of Chicken as well as Acupuncture books and DVDs.
The history of Chinese Medicine
The history of Chinese medicine dates back thousands of years and is clouded in an ancient culture, which has survived time, religion, politics and war. One of the most important shifts in theory came from the transcendental texts of the I Ching. It was from there that the theories of Qi movement within nature derived: the theory of Yin and Yang. This theory represents the duality of our universe: water, fire, descending, rising, contraction and expansion etc, where Yin and Yang are in a constant state of dynamic transformation, interplay and balance. It is a philosophical concept in constant flux, therefore it is never fixed, but in a state of continuous mutual change, consumption and support. Chinese Medicine has been more notably concerned with the nature of the cosmos in relationship to the human being. In ancient China, medicine changed its explanations of disease and healing from a transcendental basis to one in which the natural elements were governed within the law of the cosmos. It is not surprising that there are twelve major meridian channels which correspond to the months in a year and the 365 acupuncture points which relate to the number of days in a year.
The first written text, the Huang Dei Nei Jing Su Wen first appeared around 200BCE. Chinese theory was orientated greatly and politically with the shifting of views from Daoism to Confucianism to Buddhism to Communism. However, at the heart of this continual adaptation to its social, cultural, religious and political surroundings, lie four major classical texts, the Huang Di Nei Jing Su Wen (Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Medicine), the Shen Nong Ben Cao (Divine Husbandman’s Materia Medica), the Nan Jing (Canon of Problems) and the Shang Han Lun (Treatise on Cold-Damage Disorders).
Herbal medicine, acupuncture, gua sha, moxibustion and cupping make up the healing system of Chinese medicine. The literature discussing these different styles is vast and out of the scope of this paper. Therefore, the focus shall be restricted to Chinese herbal medicine.
Treatment
If you need acupuncture and Chinese medicine treatment, we recommend this Acupuncturist and Chinese Medicine Doctor.