29 Traditional Chinese medicine(中醫(yī))
Traditional Chinese medicine,zhong yi,is a therapy and a theory on how to stay healthy.
中醫(yī)是中國傳統(tǒng)的醫(yī)療方法和養(yǎng)生理論。
Diagnosis in zhong yi comes from various forms of observation,including visual,auditory,olfactory,tactile and questioning.
望聞問切是中國特有的診斷方法。
The doctor observes a patient’s tongue,voice,inquires about the patient’s habits and medical history and feels the patient’s pulse to make a diagnosis.
觀察舌頭的顏色,聽患者語言氣息的強弱,詢問生活習(xí)慣和病史,用手指按住手腕上的脈搏體察它跳動的頻率以觀察病情。
Therapies in zhong yi,emphasize tactile stimulation.
注重自然接觸是中醫(yī)治療的特點。
Doctors give massage.
推拿是中醫(yī)用手直接治病。
Tools for Gua Sha and cupping are easily found in daily life.
刮痧和拔罐所用的工具也都是生活中隨處可取的。
Herbal medicines are selected from natural plants and are processed to cure different diseases.
中草藥是從自然植物中選材,經(jīng)過加工處理,通過多種搭配來治療很多病癥。
Zhong yi prescribes to the belief that the human body has its own functioning system.
中醫(yī)認為人體是一個整體。
People are healthy as long as their body system remains balanced.
只要做到整體平衡,人體就是健康的。