what are the eight fundamentals Of TCM?
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The Eight Principles are one of the basic ways Chinese medicine has to diagnose. It uses the following eight divisions of symptoms:\n\nYin or Yang (yin-yang 陰陽) \nSuperficial or internal (li-biao 表裡) \nCold or hot (han-re 寒熱) \nDeficient or Replete (xu-shi 虛實) \n\nHistorically, eight branches comprised Chinese medicine treatment:\n\nTui na(推拿) Chinese Massage Therapy \nAcupuncture and Moxibustion(針灸) \nChinese herbal medicine(中药) \nChinese food therapy食 疗 \nQigong(氣功) and related breathing and meditation exercise \nT'ai Chi Ch'uan (太極拳) and other Chinese martial arts. \nFeng shui风水 \nChinese astrology
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Taoism is about Balance Yin and Yang. I have the tao te ching the te of piglet but even books dont exactly cover it......\n\n\n    * "Be still like a mountain and flow like a great river." Lao Tse\n    * "Different Chinese philosophers, writing probably in 5-4 centuries B.C., presented some major ideas and a way of life that are nowadays known under the name of Taoism, the way of correspondence between man and the tendency or the course of natural world." Alan Watts, from his book: "Tao: The Watercourse Way."\n    * "We believe in the formless and eternal Tao, and we recognize all personified deities as being mere human constructs. We reject hatred, intolerance, and unnecessary violence, and embrace harmony, love and learning, as we are taught by Nature. We place our trust and our lives in the Tao, that we may live in peace and balance with the Universe, both in this mortal life and beyond." Creed of the Western Reform Taoist Congregation 1\n\nHistory of Taoism:\n\nTao (pronounced "Dow") can be roughly translated into English as path, or the way. It is basically indefinable. It has to be experienced. It "refers to a power which envelops, surrounds and flows through all things, living and non-living. The Tao regulates natural processes and nourishes balance in the Universe. It embodies the harmony of opposites (i.e. there would be no love without hate, no light without dark, no male without female.)" 2 \n\nThe founder of Taoism is believed by many to be Lao-Tse (604-531 BCE), a contemporary of Confucius. (Alternative spellings: Lao Tze, Lao Tsu, Lao Tzu, Laozi, Laotze, etc.). He was searching for a way that would avoid the constant feudal warfare and other conflicts that disrupted society during his lifetime. The result was his book: Tao-te-Ching (a.k.a. Daodejing). Others believe that he is a mythical character. \n\nTaoism started as a combination of psychology and philosophy but evolved into a religious faith in 440 CE when it was adopted as a state religion. At that time Lao-Tse became popularly venerated as a deity. Taoism, along with Buddhism and Confucianism, became one of the three great religions of China. With the end of the Ch'ing Dynasty in 1911, state support for Taoism ended. Much of the Taoist heritage was destroyed during the next period of warlordism. After the Communist victory in 1949, religious freedom was severely restricted. "The new government put monks to manual labor, confiscated temples, and plundered treasures. Several million monks were reduced to fewer than 50,000" by 1960. 3 During the cultural revolution in China from 1966 to 1976, much of the remaining Taoist heritage was destroyed. Some religious tolerance has been restored under Deng Xiao-ping from 1982 to the present time. \n\nTaoism currently has about 20 million followers, and is primarily centered in Taiwan. About 30,000 Taoists live in North America; 1,720 in Canada (1991 census). Taoism has had a significant impact on North American culture in areas of "acupuncture, herbalism, holistic medicine, meditation and martial arts..." 3
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Traditionally, the Confucian code of social behavior is based from the 5 cardinal relationships(五伦): father and son (父子); ruler and subject (君臣); husband and wife (夫婦); elder and younger brother (兄弟)
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~~ Ori ,,,, Keep looking and asking questions,,,, and reading. Go to a Metaphysical Bookstore  and scan The Titles. When you 'feel' like something resonates, then pick up the book and check it out. Then repeat the process. Talk to Old Dudes like me who have a wealth of knowledge and a full lifetime of experience. Look over a College Curriculum. "The answer is known to each who finds it." (Old Chinese Proverb)
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This is really a situation where the results will vary from one situation to the next. This depends largely upon the condition of the particular knee or joint at issue.\n\nYou may find that TCM helps you alot with this problem,.. but you would have to give it a fair try to find out. .... In my opinion,.. if you could find a practitioner of TCM who is also a "Chi Kung" master,... you would get the best results possible. .... They are out there.
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The particular kampo formula mentioned contains the Poria fungus (Poria cocos) and cinnamon, among other ingredients.  \n\nBai Shao / Peony (White) / 20%\nRou Gui / Cinnamon Bark / 20%\nTao Ren / Persica / 20%\nFu Ling / Poria / 20%\nMu Dan Pi (Su) / Moutan / 20%
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just an example:\nhttp://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/buddhistworld/wat_m5.htm
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I am in pharmacy school. If you want to have notes on what chemicals are involved in making medicines in the traditional sense, you can find texts on chinese medicine in a library (there is some thinking involved as the chinese names for herbs and plants are different than the latin ones, and also the chinese use a different system of medicine than the west). If you want to know about chemical synthesis, look into the field of organic chemistry, which is difficult to understand or explain, hence the need for an advanced degree to do much lab work. But those are two places where you can look for your answers. Its rather difficult to obtain potassium permagnate and such because many of these chemicals can also be used for rapid oxidation reactions (ie, explosions). It is easy enough though, to order some essential oils and misscelanious herbs after reading a bit on chinese medicine and using that to treat maladies.
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Try this one:\n\nhttp://nwps.ws/~dragonfire/Asmin28/lesson/toc.html
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I think it is the Dan tian and it is the WIll of humans. It is composed of the energy of all the chakras. It creates holds and destroys your reality. Mostly mentioned by martial artists. As far as I know it is metioned by Yoga and Buddhism but as the Will.
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1-Anger management\n2- Something's gotta give\n3- As good as it gets\n4- Wolf\n5- A FEW GOOD MEN\n6- Batman\n7- The witches of Eastwick\n8- The postman always rings twice\n9- Chinatown\n10- The king of Marvin  gardens\n11- The shining.
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Heaven Scent\n\nRelaxation\n\nLotions & Potions\n\nScents & Smells
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All religions teach some truths.  I agree that Taoism as a philosophy teaches much wonderful wisdom and truth.  I also do not discount religious Taoism though.  It is effective for many people in living their lives.  Its rituals can be effective for furthering one along the path of the ultimate realization of truth, compassion, and peace and harmony with nature and all beings.
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Le taï-chi-chuan peut te permettre: \n- de mieux controler sa respiration\n- relaxation\n- controle de soi\n- pour certain : se soigner ( courbature )\n\nPour moi helas beaucoup de fou rire car j'etais en compagnie de copain et on n'a pas pu etre serieux pendant l'heure et demi qu'avait dure le cours.
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Hmm... I need to read up a bit more about the teachings of Li. But over 100 million people practice the "mind and body cultivation" doctrines and perform the meditation exercises that go with it.\n\nMust be a different version of Tai Chi exercises...\n\nPeace be with you.
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http://chineseculture.about.com/bl_index.htm
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If you are referring to the Eightfold Path in Buddhism, you simply respect the eight rules. This includes:\n\nRight Livelihood (you should not earn your money as a soldier, weapons-dealer, sex trade worker, drug dealer or butcher)\n\nRight Meditation\n\nRight Thought (keeping the mind clear of negative/hateful/intolerant thoughts)\n\nRight Speech (words that are honest, kind, worthy and nurturing)\n\nRight Conduct (do no harm to others)\n\nRight Mindfulness (i.e. awareness)\n\nRight Effort (effort to putting the other parts of the path into action)\n\nRight Concentration