| For thousands of years Chinese medicine,
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| | principles even though an increasing
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| although considered as alternative
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| | number of medical schools are including
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| medicine in the Western world, has been
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| | classes on alternative medicine in their
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| the primary medical system in China. More
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| | syllabuses. Modern medical practitioners
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| and more people in the Western world are
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| | in China are more likely to have a more
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| turning to Chinese medicine attracted by
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| | subjective view of Chinese medicine than
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| the natural healing rather than modern
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| | older Western doctors.
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| medicines reliance on synthetically
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| | This is not to say that the techniques
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| produced drugs.
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| | are of no value in the West. In fact,
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| Whilst Chinese medicine is thought to
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| | drug companies have acknowledged the
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| date back for 5,000 years the origins are
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| | value of traditional medicines and teams
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| far from clear. The first written
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| | of scientists in many parts of the world
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| document is thought to be Hung-Di
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| | are employed to accumulate knowledge from
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| Nei-Jing (Cannon of Internal Medicine)
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| | traditional medical practitioners. In
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| and is considered to date back 2,000
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| | addition, many Western hospitals and
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| years. It is attributed to the Yellow
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| | increasing numbers of clinics now offer
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| Emperor although the dates and author is
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| | T'ai Chi Ch'uan or qigong classes as part
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| still the subject of much debate.
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| | of their inpatient and health programs.
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| Herbal medicine and acupuncture, the
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| | Excelling in the physical and mental
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| procedures of Chinese medicine that most
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| | illnesses and within the areas of
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| people are familiar with, are the primary
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| | prevention, Chinese medicine is not
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| branches with other methods such as food
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| | considered as an alternative medicine to
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| therapy, qi gong and massage playing a
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| | over three quarters of the world's
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| secondary role. But few know that
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| | population. During its development,
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| restoring harmony and regaining balance
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| | through the centuries, Chinese medicine
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| rather than treating the disease is the
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| | has evolved into a remedial,
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| aim of all traditional treatment.
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| | preventative, risk free treatment.
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| A lack of harmony is seen as the main
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| | Attitudes towards modern medicine and its
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| cause of any illness. A well-balanced
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| | reliance on synthetic drugs have
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| body can resist most everyday illness and
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| | influenced many to seek support in
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| disease and this is the philosophy of
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| | alternative medicine and Chinese medicine
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| Chinese medicine, whereas modern medicine
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| | in particular. Chinese medicine is now an
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| treats bacteria and viruses directly by
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| | initiatory option for an increasing
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| the use of antibiotics or vaccines.
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| | number of people who want to maintain
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| A contentious relationship exists between
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| | good health and is increasing in
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| Chinese medicine and modern medicine
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| | popularity in the Western world.
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