Abstract
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is a systematic healthcare system developed from clinical experience based on a scientific model of regulation. TCM relies on unique theories and practices to treat diseases and enhance health. These practices include Chinese herbal medicine and dietetics, acupuncture and moxibustion, and other non-medication therapies such as Chinese bodywork or manual therapy, known as “Tuina”, and traditional biofeedback exercises, known as “Qigong” and “Taijiquan”. The integration of TCM in Western health systems and research requires a rational communicable theory, scientific proof of efficacy and safety, and quality control measures. Understanding the structural concepts of the TCM language makes possible the parallelism to Western physiology, and the inherent rational use of the reflex therapeutic systems, anti-inflammatory mechanisms and mental training involved, for example, in acupuncture and “Qigong”. The results of TCM clinical trials and fundamental research on its nature and mechanisms have encouraged the development and application of well-designed research strategies such as double blinding in acupucture to overcome limitations and resistances in integrating these practices into the existing biomedical paradigms of the West. This review aims to overview some TCM theoretical concepts and the evidence-based clinical application of TCM’s leading practices to create an easy-to-consult and condensed source of information, available for the healthcare community, facilitating the understanding and communication between conventional health professionals and TCM practitioners and acupuncturists.
Highlights
The origin of Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) remains uncertain, some evidence points to more than 5000 years of history
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The program’s efficacy was accessed by the Maslach burnout inventory (MBI) questionnaire, and the results show that the program was able to decrease the mean values of emotional exhaustion and lower the mean values of depersonalization [189]
Summary
The origin of TCM remains uncertain, some evidence points to more than 5000 years of history. The main TCM theories include the teaching of “yin” and “yang” and the Five trespasses Phases (“EleTmheenmtasi”n).TTChMeythdeeosrciersibinectlhuedeacthtievtietyacohfinegffoefct“syainn”dafnudn“cytiaonnga”l, tphoewFeivres trespasse involved in boPdhyasfeusn(c“tEiolenmseuncths”a).sTthheey“dqeis”c,ritbheet“hbelaocotdiv”itoyro“f xefufec”t,saasnwd efullnacstiothnealepfofewctesrs involve of active and rienstbiondgyflfuuindcsti“ojninsuyceh”,aasntdheth“eqid”,iftfheere“nbtlioaol dd”iaxguneo,sais owfesllyansdtrhoemeefsfe, cwtshoilfeactive an the primary preascttiincgesfliunicdlsud“jeinacyue”p,uanncdtutrhee adnidffemreonxtiiabludsitaiogn,ostihseouf sseynodf rComhiense,swe hhielerbtshe primar and dietetics, apnrdac“tiTcuesinina”cl,u“dQeigacounpgu”nacntudre“Taanidjiqmuoaxni”b,ucsotimonm, othnelyuskenofwCnhainseTsaei hCehrbi.sAand- dietetic cient Chinese pahnyds“icTiuaninsap”,o“sQtuilgaotnedg”thaantde“vTearyijitqhuinagn”i,scmomadmeoonflythkensoawmne a“ssuTbasi tCahnic.eA”,ntchieent Chines “qi”. Healthcare 2021, 9, 257 function; Metal shows a relative lack of energy, as well as the rhythmical distribution of energy; Water is regeneration; Earth stimulates transformation and evolution These main actions are related to the overall vegetative activity, ruled by transmitters and neuronal pathways, whereby sympathetic functions are more active in “yang” phases, and in the “yin” phases, parasympathetic (vagal) activity is relatively more present [3]. “qi” and “xue” flow through them and reach every part of the body in a cyclical circulation [17,18]
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