Tuesday, November 24, 2015
Chairman Mao invented TCM !
"Mao understood he needed to deal with criticisms like those of Lu Xun, Wang Qingren, and Wang Chong in order for Chinese medicine to be taken seriously, both domestically and internationally. His solution was a two-pronged approach. First, inconsistent texts and idiosyncratic practices had to be standardized. Textbooks were written that portrayed Chinese medicine as a theoretical and practical whole, and they were taught in newly founded academies of so-called “traditional Chinese medicine,” a term that first appeared in English, not Chinese."
http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/medical_examiner/2013/10/traditional_chinese_medicine_origins_mao_invented_it_but_didn_t_believe.html
"As Levinovitz noted, there was no such thing as “traditional Chinese medicine.” Rather, there were traditional Chinese medicines. For many centuries, healing practices in China had been highly variable. Attempts at institutionalizing medical education were mostly unsuccessful and “most practitioners drew at will on a mixture of demonology, astrology, yin-yang five phases theory, classic texts, folk wisdom, and personal experience.” Mao realized that TCM would be unappealing to foreigners, as even many Chinese, particularly those with an education, understood that TCM was mostly quackery. (...) Indeed, as we have seen, Mao himself didn’t use TCM practitioners. He wanted scientific “Western” medicine."
https://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/retconning-traditional-chinese-medicine/
"The institutionalisation of TCM was not inevitable. It arose out of China’s damaged encounters with the West, out of the ideological struggles of the 1930s, and the political needs of the early People’s Republic. And like most traditions, from kilts to Christmas trees, it’s a lot younger than people think."
https://aeon.co/essays/traditional-chinese-medicine-needs-its-own-revolution
Sunday, November 15, 2015
For 100 Diseases: BAIHUI 百合
Baihui DU-20 is one of my favorite acupuncture points, and I use it
almost every time I give a treatment. This is the highest acupuncture
point on the body, and its name, “One Hundred Meetings,” refers to the
convergence of all the yang meridians in the body. Baihui DU-20 is also
known to treat one hundred diseases.
This important point is located at the vertex of the head, on the midpoint of the line connecting the apexes of both ears.
The next time you are feeling foggy and need a brain boost, stimulate Baihui DU-20 with your index finger for 30-45 seconds.
(quoted from: http://chalitaacupuncture.com/acupuncture-point-baihui-du-20/ )
This important point is located at the vertex of the head, on the midpoint of the line connecting the apexes of both ears.
The next time you are feeling foggy and need a brain boost, stimulate Baihui DU-20 with your index finger for 30-45 seconds.
(quoted from: http://chalitaacupuncture.com/acupuncture-point-baihui-du-20/ )
Saturday, November 14, 2015
Quieting The Nervous Cough
Both the Shiatsu and the Ayurvedic Tradition valued "Lungs Point 1" 中 府 (Middle Palace, Central Union Hall):
It also has a deep emotional connection to Grief, Depression, Loss and Feeling Stuck:
http://www.acupressure.com/blog/index.php/self-acupressure-for-grief-depression-anxiety-chronic-fatigue/
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