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DOCTORS’ ATTITUDES TO ACUPUNCTURE

Thursday, November 22nd, 2007

Abstract： 1466 Norwegian working doctors under 71 y of age were surveyed in February 1994 on their attitudes to acupuncture and experience as acupuncture patients. 1135 doctors responded (response rate: 77%).

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How to take pulse ?

Thursday, November 22nd, 2007

Pulse Quality Chart Pulse Description Meaning Choppy Pulse is uneven and rough. Classically defined as a knife scraping bamboo. Blood deficiency or blood stagnation Deep Pulse has most strength at lowest level and requires deep pressure to feel well. Internal organ deficiency Fast Pulse is greater than 80 beats per mintue. Heat, either excess or deficient Full Pulse can be felt strongly on all ...

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A Discussion of the Eight Strategies (Ba Fa) from the Aspect of Herbal Formulary

Thursday, November 22nd, 2007

Introduction The eight strategies (Ba Fa) were originally recorded in the Nei Jing Su Wen. It wasn't until the Qing dynasty that Dr Cheng Zhong-Ling organized and categorized the eight basic strategies known as the 'Eight Methods in Therapy' (Yi Men Ba Fa) (Williams 1992, p28) and recorded them in the ...

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The function of liver — TCM different moderm medicine

Thursday, November 22nd, 2007

Functions of the Liver ÿ ÿ before reading the article, one thing should keep in your mind that the liver in TCM is largely different from that in modern medicine.

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The functions of kidney in TCM

Thursday, November 22nd, 2007

The kidneys are the root of all pre-natal qi in the body, just as the Spleen is the root of all post-natal qi. Anything that might be considered genetic or hereditary in modern terms stems from the kidneys, as all of our ancestral information is stored there. Thus, the kidneys ...

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