Qestions and Answers

I. What is Traditional Chinese Medicine?

Traditional Chinese Medicine is:
1. A Holistic Medicine:
A. The Person is seen as a whole rather than a biological machine afflicted by a series of different symptoms.
B. The mind and body are all part of one continuous whole, and both aspects may be affected with treatment either way.
2. A preventive Medicine:
A. "A skillful Doctor cures illness when there is no sign of disease and thus the disease never comes"
B. Emphasis is on preventing the system from imbalance(getting sick), by pursuing harmony within ones self and with the Environment.
C. After getting sick, by preventing the disease from spreading to the next organ, or body parts.
3. Is concerned with the QI(Sublet Energies) of the body.
A. The Even distribution and flow of QI maintain Health, any interruption, depletion or stagnation of QI leads to disease.
4. TCM seeks to aid these natural process, helping the body to correct itself by realignment or redirection of QI.
5. The Main Aim of TCM is to Restore person's Health, not removing the disease(s).
6. Health means the natural state of balance harmony on all levels-Physical,Mental,Emotional and Spiritual.

II. What are the different schools in TCM?

1. Herb are four schools of TCM:
A. Acupuncture, Acupressure,Herbal Medicine,QI Qong.
B. They all have the same principle, philosophy, and theory, but differed in means off to attaining equilibrium.
2. Treatment works by stimulating the body's own restorative and recuperative powers so that good health can be restored.
A. Acupuncture: Using needle to increase (TONING) or decrease (SEDATION) the QI of one or more Channels (meridians) to attain balance.
B. Acupressure:Using pressure from hand, foot, or other body part to increase (TONING) or decrease (SEDATION) the QI of one or more Channels (meridians) to attain balance.
C. Herbal medicine: Using one HERB or FORMULA (Combination of Herbs), after digestion the herb(s) is converted into QI and proceed to designated Channel(s) Meridians to help PATIENT attained system equilibrium.
D. QI QONG: Using the QI(Sublet Energy) of the master(Doctor), The Patient, or The surroundings(un

III. What is the best modality in HEALING?

It depends on the situation:
A. TCM's main goal is to treat the cause of the problem, not the symptom of disease.
B. Because all four Modalities use the same Principle and Theory, under certain circumstances one Modality is superior to the other, but most of the time a combination of Modalities will be the best technique.
C. Example:
If patient has dislocation of body part(s) wee need the following modalities:
1. Restore the physical system(bones, muscle, tissue,ligament...) into its anatomical position, thru ACUPRESSURE.
2. Provide the efficient flow of QI and Blood thru ACUPUNCTURE, ACUPRESSURE, HERBAL MEDICINE and QI QONG.
3. Repair the injured part(s) thru Herbal Medicine, QI QONG.
4. Strengthening of weak body parts(s) thru HERBAL MEDICINE, and QI QONG Exercise.

IV. What are the different Diagnostic methods used in TCM:

A. Interrogation or Discussion.
B. Inspection(Observation)
C. Auscultation and Olfaction
D. Pulse feeling and Palpation

V. Why do the herbal Decoctions taste so bad?

A. Only the essential Herbs are included.
B. No additive(s) is included to modify the color, odor and/or taste of the Formula.

VI. What is the MOST effective WAYS of taking HERBAL, MEDICINES (between Herbal Decorations,pill(S),Capsule, Powder,Tablets,Creams)

A. Herbal decoctions is the best because is can extract up to 90% of the ingredients in the formula, but is inconvenient to prepare and difficult to engulf.
B. Pills,capsule ,powder,tablets, liquids, creams can extract up to 75% of the ingredients from the formula depending on the digestive efficiency of the patient, but is more pleasant to swallow and very convenient to carry on trips.

VII. What is the best time to have the treatment and/or take the Herbs?

It depends on:
A. The types of imbalance
B. The organs(s) affected.
C. The convenience of the Patients and Doctor.

VIII. Is there magic formula (secret formula) that can cure all type(s) of diseases?

 The answer is NO.
A. TCM has its limitation, its effectiveness depends largely on how the body responds to the herbs and treatment.
B. TCM talks about balancing the body system to attain total equilibrium (mental, physical,emotional).Since the imbalance may be caused by so many factors, if one formula can cure hundreds of problems(diseases), it must contain more ingredients(Herbs) than what is needed to balance one or two problems. So as a rule, if one pill or formula is good for curing the thousands of disease(s) then it is not good for you.