The rhizomes of the plant, which contains essential oils, have been used in Chinese medicine as a decoction or powder for treating indigestion, cold, pectoral and abdominal pains, headache and toothache. Its alcoholic maceration has also been applied as liniment for rheumatism. Adapted from the Wikipedia article Kaempferia galanga, under the G. N. U. Free [...]
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Chinese Medicine, ‘Traditional Chinese Medicine, Oriental Medicine, and so on, are closely related terms applied to medical systems rooted in the millennia-old traditions of Asia. While differences exist between geographical regions, the similarities between traditions of Oriental Medicine are more significant. Chinese medicine, and systems from Japan, Korea, and other nearby regions, share an approach [...]
Anaya has worked for years in healing arts using many types of therapies ranging from those related to the physical body to those related to the more subtle and spiritual aspects of Being. Coming from a family that practiced Kardec Spiritism, Anaya first had contact with the more subtle energies of the Universe through her [...]
Colquhoun has been an outspoken critic of pseudoscience and scientific fraud for many years. He has written extensively on the topic, including articles in ”Nature” and ”The Guardian”. He is particularly critical of alternative medicine, and of the decision of a number of UK universities to offer science degrees incorporating courses in complementary and alternative [...]
* Qi: Also commonly spelled ”ch’i”, ”chi” or ”ki”, is a fundamental concept of everyday Chinese culture, most often defined as “air” or “breath” (for example, the colloquial Mandarin Chinese term for “weather” is ”tiān qi”, or the “breath of heaven”) and, by extension, “life force” or “spiritual energy” that is part of everything that [...]
There is some correlation between Western of blood tissue and the Ayurvedic concept of rakta dhatu. However, the great 200 A.D. Ayurvedic monk physician Arya Bhikshu Nagarjuna, in his redaction ”Sushruta Samhita” (सुश्रुत संहित), considered rakta dhatu to be the fourth dosha (after vata, pitta and kapha). This article, like most of classical Ayur-Vedic medical [...]
Dharmananda established ITM as a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization in 1979, incorporated it in 1983 in Santa Cruz, California. He moved it to its current location in 1988. It has been a significant support to Chinese medicine in the United States, and has moved to support a variety of other indigenous medicines including Ayurveda, Latin American [...]
The healing modalities taught at the New Mexico School of Natural Therapeutics—and the lifestyle it encourages—have been designed to promote health by supporting natural healing processes, rather than by fighting the symptoms of disease. The school teaches multiple aspects of natural therapeutics and massage, which have been used by indigenous cultures throughout the world. Specifically, [...]
Cancer – Cell replacement therapy – Chemotherapy – Child birth – Chinese medicine – Chiropractic – Clinical death – Cognitive enhancement – Cognitive therapy – Collaborative therapy – Community-based rehabilitation – Community health – Complementary and alternative medicine – Complementary medicine – Convalescence – Cryosurgery Adapted from the Wikipedia article Index of health articles, under [...]
Qigong Sensory Training (QST) is research-based treatment for young children with autism that integrates concepts from Chinese medicine, Western science, early childhood intervention and parent training. The core of the treatment is a daily, parent-delivered massage based on principles of Chinese medicine, which is given for at least five months. According to Chinese medicine, the [...]
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