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Final Study Guide
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Language - Chinese
Undergraduate 1
12/04/2007

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Term
What is nourishing life?
Definition

yang sheng

Term

Sexology Texts

Definition

The Art of the Bed Chamber (fang zhong)

nourishing life practice

 

Su Nu Jimg

essence is lost through ejaculation

activaton of essence brings qi to the entire body

sexual potency declines w. age

 

 

Term

Identify the main suppositions of Chinese sexual culture

Definition

Emphesis on the conservation of Essence

(Essence is lost through ejaculation)

 

activaton of essence brings qi to the entire body

 

sexual potency declines w. age

 

the mingling of essences creates new life

 

sexual compatibility = harmony

 

"use it or lose it" abstinence is detrimental

 

 

 

 

 

Term

The Art of the Bed Chamber (fang zhong)

Definition

conservation of essence

 

moderation of sexual desire

 

late marraige and caution in declining years

Term
Su Nu Jing
Definition

 

 

refrain from losing essence and treasure one's fluids

Term

Huang Di Nei Jing

(Yellow Emperor's Internal Classic 475-221 BCE)

 

Su Wen (Plain Questions)

 

Ling Shu (Majic Pivot)

Definition

contributions: Acumoxa therapy

          Channel & network vessel theroty

          diagnosis (disease & pattern discrimination)

          pathomechanisms

          viscera-bowel theory

          Five phase theory

          Nourishing life

 

dynasty: Warring States Period

 

Term

Shan Han Lun

Cold Induced Disease

(150-219 CE)

Definition

 Zhang Zhong-Jing in Eastern Han dynasty

 

viscera-bowel pattern identification

treatment correlated with diagnosis (herbal emphasis)

 

Six-Channel Pattern Identification

 

Eight principle pattern Identification

Term

Nan Jing

- The Classic of Difficult Issues -

(206 BCE - 220CE)

 

Definition

established feeling pulse at the wrist only

 

81 Issues

 

1-22 pulse diagnosis

23-29 channels and network vessels

30-47 viscera and bowels

 

 

 

Term

Jin Gui Yao Lue Fan Lun

- Perscriptions from the Golden Chamber -

(150-219 CE)

Definition

By Zhang Zhong-Jing in

 

focus on Za Bing (Miscellaneous Diseases)

 

Gynecology

Respiratory Diseases

Term

Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing

- The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica -

(206BCE - 220CE)

Definition

Earliest Materia Medica

 

Classifies Medicinals into 3 grades

(superior, medium, inferior)

 

Established basic rules for herb combining

 

still has shaministic overtones

Term

Zhong Zang Jing

- The Central Tresury Canon -

(2nd Century CE)

Definition

 by Hua To

 

pulse

vacuity & repletion of viscera & bowels

internal medicine

68 formulas for various diseases

Term

Mai Jing

- The Pulse Canon -

(3rd century CE)

Definition

by Wang Shu- He

 

Oldest surviving text devoted to pulse diagnosis

 

 

Term

Zhu Bing Yuan Hou Lun

- The Origin and Indicators of Disease -

(610 CE)

Definition

by Chao Yuan-Fang

 

gives signs, symptoms, and pathomechanisms for hundreds of internal medicine diseases

Term

Zhen Jiu Jia Yi Jing

- The Systematic Classic of Acupuncture & Moxibustion -

 (215 - 282 CE)

Definition

by Huang Fu-Mi

 

made Nei Jing and Nan Jing more user-friendly 

defined acumoxa therapy

Term

Wian Jin Yao Fang

- Thousand Golden Ducat Perscriptions -

(581-682 CE)

Definition

by Sun Si-Miao

 

Ben cao tradition

herb processing

Term

Pi Wei Lun

- Treastie on the Spleen and Stomach -

(1180-1251)

Definition

by Li Dong-Yuan

 

Earth-supplementing school

 diseases due to Spleen-Stomach vacuity

Gastrointestinal diseases

Term

Dan Xi Xin Fa

- Dan-Xi's Heart Approach -

(1481 CE)

Definition

Zhu Dan-Xi as the master of miscellaneous diseases

 

internal medicine disease

Term

Wen Bing Xue Shuo

- Warm Disease Theory -

(1690 - 1760)

Definition

refers to a stream of thought, not one particular text

 

Main doctors:

       Ye Tian-Shi

       Wu Ju Tong

       Xue Sheng-bai

 

new diagnostics & treatment for warm disease

Term
Career Options for Studying & Practicing Chinese Medicine in the 21st Century
Definition

-clinical practice

-teaching

-East Asian medical college administration

-research

-Grant-writing

-translating

-Writing/Editing

Term
Traditions of Sex Culture in China
Definition

Yellow Emperor

 

Sun Si-Miao

 

Daoist sex magic

Term

Nourishing Life Principles

 Yang Sheng

Definition

lifestyle, diet, rest & relaxation

sexual moderation

Self-cultivation practices (qi gong)

creative expression (art, poetry, music)

herbal med. & acumoxa therapy

treating illness early

Term

Supplementing medicinals

Definition
herbal medicine & acumoxa therapy
Term

What dynasty was Feng Shui in?

Definition

Zhou dynasty

but first major school founded in Han dynasty

 

Term
Basic Theory of Feng Shui
Definition

it involves the proper placement, shape, color, and materials of buildings & furnishings to maximize the flow of good qi & minimize evil influences

 

also used to plan agriculture

 

 

Term
What is Feng Shui also called in the West?
Definition
Geomancy
Term
the 10 stems and 12 branches combine to form                                   .
Definition
60 periods of time
Term

How do the Heavenly Stems & Earthly Branches relate to medicine?

Definition

helps determine what the pulse should be, what diseases may be prominent, and appropriate treatment methods

 

at any given moment, there are "open" points that are prime points, needled to maximize qi treatment

Term
what dynasty were the Heavenly Stems & Early Branch Theories in?
Definition
Shang dynasty (1600 - 1046BCE)
Term
Heavenly Stems Theory
Definition

based on the five elements & yin yang theory

 

Each element, starting with wood, has a yin and a yang stem

 

this results in ten stems

 

all the "dynastic" kings, were given titles that included an element from the Heavenly Stem

Term
 Earthly Branch Theory
Definition

12 yr revolution of Jupiter around the Sun

 

fits into the 12 mo. of year & 12 two-hr periods of the day

 

basis of the Chinese Horoscope system

Term
Chinese Calendar
Definition

lunisolar based on movements of Sun and Moon

months r lunar    stem from one full moon to the 

                   next -add an occasional extra month 

solar  breaks down the yar into 24 parts,     

         Earth's rev. around the sun

solstices &  equinoxes

marks major agricultural points during the year

        

 

 

 

 

Term
What does "Sexagenary" refer to?
Definition

a system of 60 "counters"

Shang Dynasty

Refers to the Heavenly Stems & Earthly Branches

Term
What texts was the Branch System in?
Definition
Shang oracle texts
Term
Sexual Cultivation and Medicine
Definition

the mingling of essences creates new life

 

 

Term
Relevance of Chinese Medicine to Westerners today
Definition

patient needs and expectations

modern biomedicine    -acute vs chronic diseases

                                 -host/infectious organism

practitioner responsibilities

       -knowledge of modern biomedicine

                  patient safety

       -medicine is not a religion or philosiphy

 

Term
Identify potential benefits & detriments to the integration of Chinese medicine and Biomedicine
Definition

-communication; mutual respect

      

-"convincing" Western docs and patients

 

-fear of herbal medicine

Term

Issues in designing an interpreting acupuncture research

Definition
sham acupuncture
Term
the value of research in Chinese Medicine
Definition
Term
Name the four Great Masters of the Jin-Yuan Dynasties
Definition

Liu He-Jian

 

Zhang Zi-He

 

Li Dong-Yuan

 

Zhu Dan-Xi

Term
Liu He-Jian
Definition

Jin-Yuan Dynasty 

 

The principle of heat

-All accumulation of qi transforms to heat & fire

 

The cool and cold school

-use cold and cooling medicinals

Term
Zhang Zi-He
Definition

Jin-Yuan dynasty

 

The Draining and precipitating school

 

disease caused by obstructions, require freeing methods

Term
Li Dong-Yuan
Definition

Jin-Yuan Dynasty

 

Earth Supplementing School

diseased caused by abnormal fxn of spleen & stomach

 

 

Term
Zhu Dan-Xi
Definition

Jin-Yuan Dynasty 

"the Squire of the Scarlet Stream"

Yin-enriching School

disease caused by insufficiency of yin & hyperactive yang 

ministeral fire & sovereign fire relationships

 

Term

Ben Cao Gang Mu

(Herbal Foundation Compendium)

Definition

by Li Shi Zhen

 

 book on

HERBAL MEDICINE

Term

Yi Lin Gai Cuo

(Correctons of Errors in Medical Classics)

Definition

by Wang Qing Ren

Anatomy

Term
The first Medical Journal was published when?
Definition
at the end of the 18th Century
Term

Tang Dynasty 

and

Later Tong Dynasty 

Definition

rulers forces stability and prosperity
China became the cultural center of East Asia

Daoism, Buddhism, & Confussionism influenced

Huang Di Nei Jing re-edited by several physicians

Medical specialization & texts

Tang Ben Cao: the 1st goovernment sponsored Ben Cao

medical education established

official gov-office of medicine

mainly shaped court medicine, dominated by folk

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