Medicine wise.

Posted in Uncategorized on May 29th, 2009

We are beginning to see that each myth, superstition or legend was founded on truth. There was a city of Troy, for example. “An apple a day keeps the doctor away” is true (as long as it’s a fresh apple and not candied or made into pie filling.) There is more legend than facts that can be proved in the history of the Chinese’s Traditional Medicine, but that doesn’t make the medical system any less effective.Although other cultures such as those in ancient Egypt and India used botanicals and massage therapies for healing, many look at the continued history of ancient Chinese medicine as the path that brought conventional medicine to the prominence it enjoys today.

Although it might seem new to Westerners, there is a long and respected history of the Chinese’s Traditional Medicine. Westerners tend to look for the newest and most high-tech forms of medicine and ignore anything considered “old-fashioned” (i.e. - useless). But ask yourself - just why is this Medicine still around? It is still being used today because, for many people, this Medicine works.The long, meticulously detailed history of Traditional Chinese Medicine reached a crucial point during China’s Cultural Revolution in 1966 - 1976. In that time, the government wanted China to forge a new identity and obliterate any “old-fashioned” ways - including Traditional Medicine. Many Traditional practitioners were jailed or killed outright. Fortunately, many fled China and were given sanctuary in other countries. They have kept the great history of Traditional Medicine from a needless end. China has since regretted the Cultural Revolution and now welcomes Traditional practitioners. The World Health Organization (WHO) endorsed TCM as a valid healing system in 1980.