 Historical
roots of Acupuncture in Veterinary Medicine Oriental
Medicine is a term with many variations of a general meaning. Among the majority
of american practitioners it refers to a system of medicine which originated approximately
5000 years ago in in far east Asia. This area included what are now China, Korea,
Japan, Tibet, and Vietnam.
Research on Oriental Medicine has been continual
in China since the early 1950's. After the civil war was settled in 1948, the
Communist Government of China realized it could not afford to train, let alone
equip, a sufficient number of allopathic doctors to meet the needs of the country's
population. The government evaluation of the traditional medicine showed that
it had enough effectiveness to warrant not only active use and perpetuation but
development.
Today Traditional Chinese Medicine is practiced in allopathic
hospitals, in traditional hospitals, in conjunction with allopathic medicine,
and hybrids of both forms of medicine have been developed. Chinese
and many other ancient philosophies teach that if we respect nature and care for
our environment, prosperity follows and disaster recedes. Public demand is increasing
for a more natural system of animal production, care and welfare. Traditional
Chinese medicine consisted with: - Chinese
herbal medicine
- Physical
medicine: acupuncture, moxibustion, massage etc.
- Mental
therapy: Qigong
Traditional
Chinese medicine is one of most natural and sustainable systems of medicine.
It
has been practised continuously for several millennia in China. The Neijing (Classic
of Internal Medicine, 221 BC-220 AD) is the oldest existing medical book in China.
It is one of the fundamental texts on Traditional Chinese medicine, attributed
to the legendary Yellow Emperor, Huangdi.
It says: "Superior doctors
do not treat disease" , i.e. first-class doctors use preventive medicine. Home |
