2.3 Traditional Chinese Medicine 3 中医 3. mp4
Summary
TLDRIn this educational video, John Van Wei from Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications delves into traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). He reviews the philosophies of Taoism, Buddhism, and Confucianism that influence TCM and introduces key historical figures. The lecture focuses on foundational TCM texts, particularly the 'Huangdi Neijing', and explores the Yin and Yang theory, which is central to TCM's approach to health and illness. The video aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of TCM's principles, including the interplay of Yin and Yang, and encourages viewers to find examples of these concepts in their surroundings.
Takeaways
- 📚 The lecture is an overview of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), continuing from previous lessons.
- 🌿 The philosophies of Taoism, Buddhism, and Confucianism influence TCM.
- 🌿 The lecture mentions two ancient doctors: one who tasted hundreds of herbs and another who wrote two classical medical books.
- 📖 The 'Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon' is a foundational text for TCM, with English translations available.
- 🌱 The lecture focuses on the foundational works of TCM and the Yin and Yang theory.
- 🔍 The 'Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon' is divided into two parts: the fundamental nature and the spiritual pivot, with 162 chapters total.
- ☯️ Yin and Yang are central to traditional Chinese culture and are discussed in the context of TCM.
- 🌐 The theory of Yin and Yang is foundational to TCM, informing diagnosis, physiology, pathology, and treatment.
- 🔄 The relationship between Yin and Yang is one of interdependence and constant transformation.
- 🌡️ Yin is associated with cool, rest, moist, earth, and darkness, while Yang is associated with warm, active, dry, sky, and brightness.
- 🎥 A video is provided to help understand the abstract concept of Yin and Yang, with an assignment to find more examples for discussion.
Q & A
What is the main topic discussed in the video?
-The main topic discussed in the video is the traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), specifically focusing on the foundational works and Yin and Yang theory.
What are the three philosophies that influenced TCM according to the video?
-The three philosophies that influenced TCM are Taoism, Buddhism, and Confucianism.
Who are the two ancient doctors mentioned in the video?
-The two ancient doctors mentioned are Shennong, who is said to have tasted hundreds of herbs and died, and Zhang Zhongjing, who wrote two classical medical books.
What is the significance of the book 'The Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon' in TCM?
-The 'The Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon' is a comprehensive anthology of medical principles, theories, and prescriptions in TCM. It is considered a supreme classic and the fundamental doctrinal source of TCM, used for over 2000 years.
How many chapters does 'The Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon' consist of?
-'The Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon' consists of 162 chapters in total.
What is the Yin and Yang theory and why is it important in TCM?
-The Yin and Yang theory is the foundation of TCM and informs how diagnoses are made and underpins the physiology, pathology, and treatment of illness. It describes the dualistic nature of the universe and its constant change.
What are the general qualities attributed to Yin and Yang?
-Yin is associated with cool, rest, moist, earth, and dark, while Yang is associated with warm, active, dry, sky, and bright.
What are the four aspects of the relationship between Yin and Yang mentioned in the video?
-The four aspects are the opposition, interdependence, mutual consumption, and inter transformation of Yin and Yang.
What is the assignment given at the end of the video?
-The assignment is to find more examples of Yin and Yang and discuss them in the next class.
What does the video suggest about the relationship between Yin and Yang in the universe?
-The video suggests that all phenomena in the universe are the result of the interplay between Yin and Yang, with each phenomenon containing both aspects in varying degrees of manifestation.
How is the 'The Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon' described in terms of its influence on the world?
-It is described as having an influence that goes beyond the Chinese border and is regarded as one of the most valuable works in the medical history of the world.
Outlines
📚 Introduction to Traditional Chinese Medicine
John Van Wei from Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications welcomes viewers to a lesson on traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). He reviews previous lessons on the philosophies influencing TCM, namely Taoism, Buddhism, and Confucianism, and introduces two ancient doctors. The lesson aims to cover the foundational theories of TCM, specifically the Yin and Yang theory. The 'Huangdi Neijing' (The Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon) is highlighted as a comprehensive source of TCM principles and theories, written in dialogue form and recommended for study. It consists of two parts, 'Suwen' and 'Lingshu', with a total of 162 chapters. The book is based on Yin and Yang theory and the five elements, which are integral to TCM and traditional Chinese culture. The holistic view of human and nature as one is mentioned, a concept from Taoism emphasizing living in harmony with nature. The video provides a visual representation of the interplay between Yin and Yang.
🔄 Understanding Yin and Yang Theory
The second paragraph delves into the Yin and Yang theory, considered fundamental to TCM. It explains Yin as cool, restful, moist, earthy, and dark, while Yang is warm, active, dry, skyward, and bright. The relationship between Yin and Yang is complex, involving opposition, interdependence, mutual consumption, and inter transformation. A video is provided to help viewers grasp these abstract concepts. The lesson concludes with an assignment for viewers to find examples of Yin and Yang in their surroundings to be discussed in the next class. The video ends with a farewell, indicating the continuation of the topic in subsequent lessons.
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Keywords
💡Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)
💡Philosophies behind TCM
💡Taoism
💡Buddhism
💡Confucianism
💡The Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon
💡Yin and Yang
💡Five Elements
💡Holistic view
💡Qi
💡Interplay
Highlights
Introduction to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) by John Van Wei from Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications.
Review of the philosophies behind TCM including Taoism, Buddhism, and Confucianism.
Introduction of two ancient doctors: one who tasted hundreds of herbs and one who wrote two classical medical books.
Continuation of the discussion on the basic theories of TCM.
Emphasis on the foundational works of TCM and the Yin and Yang theory.
The 'Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon' is a comprehensive anthology of medical principles and theories.
The 'Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon' is recommended for learning TCM and is available in English.
The Canon consists of two parts: the fundamental nature and the spiritual pivot.
Explanation of Yin and Yang as a core concept in traditional Chinese culture.
Discussion on the five elements theory which will be covered in future classes.
The holistic view of TCM and the concept of humans living in harmony with nature.
The 'Code of Being' is a fundamental doctrine source of TCM used for over 2000 years.
The influence of the 'Code of Being' extends beyond China and is considered a valuable work in medical history.
Introduction to the Yin and Yang theory as the foundation of TCM.
Yin and Yang theory informs diagnosis, physiology, pathology, and treatment of illness.
Description of Yin and Yang using a vivid picture to show their interrelationship.
Examples given to understand Yin as cool, rest, moist, earth, and dark; Yang as warm, active, dry, sky, bright.
Discussion on the four aspects of Yin and Yang: opposition, interdependence, mutual consumption, and inter transformation.
Assignment given to find more examples of Yin and Yang for the next class discussion.
Closing remarks and goodbye from the presenter.
Transcripts
and hello everyone welcome to China
overview and I'm John Van Wei from
Beijing University of Posts and
Telecommunications today we will
continue to learn the previous topic the
traditional Chinese medicine before that
let's have a very quick review of what
we have discussed in the previous two
lessons I think in the first lesson we
talk about the philosophies behind the
traditional Chinese medicine just
remember what are the schools of
philosophies that influenced TCM that is
the Taoism the Buddhism and the
Confucianism and in the previous lesson
we also introduced two ancient doctors
the first one is who is said to taste
hundreds of herbs and died and who
invented the tea we also introduced
another famous doctor whose name is
mercy and he wrote a two classical
medical books and today we will continue
to learn the traditional Chinese
medicine and today we'll learn the
second sub-topic that is the basic
series of the traditional Chinese
medicine and in order to help you
understand a very general picture of the
theories behind or the theories of the
traditional Chinese medicine we'll
Analyze That from the five aspects the
first one is the foundation works of TCM
and then we talk about Ing and the young
Theory and the five elements we also
talk about the holistic view of the TCM
and the chi and for today's lesson I
think we'll mainly cover the first two
aspects the foundation works of TCM and
Ing and young Theory
in the previous lesson I think I showed
you this picture right
is called the yellow Empress in a
calendar it's a comprehensive anthology
of medical principles medical theories
and prescriptions it's written in the
form of a dialogue very interesting
right it's an amalgamation of the
accomplishments in ancient Chinese
Medical Science it's a collection of
various outstanding theories of this
year so if you want to learn tesium I
strongly recommend you read this book it
has an English version
and let's see some details the yellow
Empress in a cannon consists of two
parts
in the fundamental nature and the Ling
shoe it's about the spiritual pivot it
has
162 chapters in all it's based on the
theory of in and the young and Ing and
the Yang is a very important thing in
traditional Chinese culture we'll
discuss this soon and also the five
elements what are the five elements have
you ever heard of that before we also
discussed in the future classes and the
theory of that human and nature as one
and I think I have already mentioned
this theory in a taoism right taoism
regarded that human should live in
harmony with nature we should respect
nature and follow the principles and the
Rules of Nature and heaven right
and just now I mentioned that it has an
English version that's this one it has
been treated as a supreme classic and
the fundamental Doctrine source of TCM
the book house area code of being
continuous started and used for the over
2 000 years the influence of the book
goes beyond the Chinese border is
regarded as a most valuable work in the
medical history of the world
and then we move on to talk about the
Ing and the young theory in a young
theory is regarded as the foundation of
traditional Chinese medicine the Ali's
reference to Ing and young is in iching
and I think a lot of foreign students or
a lot of foreigners have already heard
of iching the theory informs how
diagnosis are made and underpins the
physiology pathology and achievement of
illness so what is in a young
uh that's a c this is a very Vivid
picture to show the relationship between
Ing and the young the ancient Scholars
observed the two faces of constant and
psychological change they described it
in this way in changes into young and
young back into in and as you can see in
the picture in is in the young and young
is in the in right so that's the
relationship between Ian and a young so
you might ask so teacher what is
regarded as in what is regarded as young
now let's see this one so a few General
qualities of ingen young I think in and
young is very abstracted so I'm trying
to give you some examples to help you
understand in and young so in it refers
to the cool rest moist Earth
and the dark and the young sometimes
like warm active dry Sky bright these
are things are regarded as young
let's see four aspects of Ing and the
young that's a the relationship between
Ian and the young that is we need to
understand the opposition of being and
the young the interdependence of in and
young the mutual consumption of Ing and
a young and the inter transformation of
Ing and a young and for this part it's
very hard for you to understand right so
I provided a video for you and you can
watch that now
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foreign
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so after watching this video uh let's
see what is discussed or let's try to
have a summary or refresh your memory so
all phenomena in the universe are the
result of the interplay between in and
young every phenomenon contends within
itself both aspects in different degrees
of manifestation energy and matter about
two states of a Continuum with an
infinite possible number of states of
aggregation so I have one assignment for
you after today's lesson try to find
more examples of in and young and we'll
discuss that in the next hour thank you
very much for watching see you next time
goodbye
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