Monthly Archives: February 2009

Yin and Yang

Chinese physicians traditionally believed that all diseases resulted from the imbalance in two life forces-Yin and Yang which flow throughout the whole body. Drugs and other treatments were intended to restore this balance. The Yin and Yang are the opposite and complementary force in Chinese thought coming from the Chinese words meaning “shaded” and “sunny”. [...]

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Feng Huang Cheng of Hu Nan Province

Legends of the mythological Phoenix are far-reaching: Egyptian, Greek, Chinese, Arabic and Native American cultures all carry the tale of the great Phoenix. Phoenixes were holy birds of ancient India that burnt themselves at 500 years old and then were revived much prettier and immortal from the dead ashes. Chinese also treat them as the [...]

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Chinese Medicine

  Traditional Chinese medicine is an indispensable part of the glorious culture of the Chinese nation. Totally different from the principle of western medicine, theories of tradition Chinese medicine are concerned with an emphasis on balance throughout the whole body. The methods not only aim to cure the symptom of disease, but also to cure [...]

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