4000 YEARS OF TCM HISTORY
Origination: Xia Dynasty - Spring and Autumn Period (2100 BC - 476 BC)
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Stone Needles (Bian Zhen) used. |
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Moxibustion in Northern China. |
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Concepts of Qi, Essence, and Spirit. |
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Causes of Disease (Etiology). |
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Yin/Yang and Five Elements Theories. |
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Herbal Decoctions. |
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Single Herbs and Simple Formulas. |
Foundation: Warring States - Three Kingdoms Period (475 BC - 265 AD)
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Fifty-two Prescriptions. |
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Classic of Meridians and Moxibustion. |
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Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Medicine. |
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Divine Husbandman’s Classic of Materia Medica. |
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Classic of Difficult Issues. |
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Zhang Zhongjing’s Treatise on Febrile Diseases. |
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Hua Tuo’s Physical Therapy and Surgery. |
Development: Jin Dynasty - Five Generations (265 AD - 960 AD)
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Classic of Pulse by Wang Shuhe. |
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First Official Pharmacopea |
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First Imperial Medical School |
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The Systematic Classic of Acupuncture and Moxibustion by Huang Fumi |
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Causes of Diseases and Symptoms by Chao Yuanfang |
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Thousand Golden Prescriptions by Sun Simiao |
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Essential Secrets from Outside the Metropolis by Wang Tao |
Innovation: Song Dynasty - Yuan Dynasty (960 AD - 1368 AD)
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Acupuncture Bronze Statue. |
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Chen Yan’s Trilogy: Theory for TCM Pathology. |
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Qian Yi’s Pediatrics. |
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Chen Ziming’s Gynecology. |
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Liu Wansu’s Fire/Heat School. |
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Zhang Congzheng’s Removing Evils School. |
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Li Dongyuan’s Spleen/Stomach Theory. |
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Zhu Zhenheng’s Nourishing Yin School. |
Maturation: Ming Dynasty - Qing Dynasty (1368 AD - 1911 AD)
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Yang Jizhou’s Acupuncture Encyclopedia |
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Li Shizhen’s Materia Medica Encyclopedia |
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Zhu Xiao’s Herbal Prescription Encyclopedia |
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Warm Febrile Diseases School |
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Warm Nourishment School |
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Xue Yi’s Internal Medicine |
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Wang Qingren’s Anatomy |
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Introduction of Western Medicine |
Standardization: People’s Republic of China (1949 to Present Day)
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Thirty TCM Medical Schools (five or six-year programs) |
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Fifty plus TCM Schools (two or three-year programs) |
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Seventy plus TCM Research Institutes |
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Two thousand five hundred TCM hospitals |
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Standard TCM Textbooks |
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One hundred plus TCM Academic Journals |
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China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine |
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China Traditional Chinese Medicine Association |
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China Acupuncture Association |
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China Association of the Integration of Traditional and Western Medicine |
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Integration of Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine |
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China Materia Medica |
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TCM Prescriptions Encyclopedia |
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China Zhenjiuology |
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Compilation of Classic Works |
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TCM Internationalization |
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National Standards on Acupuncture and TCM |
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International Standards on Acupuncture |