Classics 2902 Test 2 Questions With Complete Solutions
number of bones Samhita
300 - 120 extremities - 117 torso - 63 in neck and head
Indian view on dissection
Pro-dissection - subject must be a complete body that isn't too
old that died of natural causes - decompose then observe -
respectful
Ayurveda physician
must be properly educated
Chinese med overview
difficult to summarize - written methods are extant and create
bias - blend of mythic and rational (like India)
Chinese neolithic age
used fire to improve health and hygiene
acupuncture timeline
neolithic - stone needles
3000 YA - bronze needles
2470 YA - iron needles (9 different needles)
2000 YA - high level of acupuncture and moxibustion
Classic of Poets (Shi Jing) and classic of Changes (Ji Ying)
herbal medicine - china
Classic of seas and mountains (Shan main Jing)
, 130 different medicine (grasses fish, worms, etc...)
Chinese view on seasons
seasons had relationships with diseases (like Greco-Roman)
Chinese cultural heros
made ideas central to views of the world, body and society -
believed empirical testing was important
What works together in the body (Chinese)
Channels (mai), qi, blood, yin and yang
solution to blocked qi
fix acupunture channels
Chinese pulse
used as diagnostic tool
disorder in china
divine displeasure
acupunture
practice of adjusting bodily essences using fine needles (Han
dynasty) - evidence from 1st c.
problematic dissection china
Han dynasties went too far - dissecting pregnant women etc..
Yin and Yang
number of bones Samhita
300 - 120 extremities - 117 torso - 63 in neck and head
Indian view on dissection
Pro-dissection - subject must be a complete body that isn't too
old that died of natural causes - decompose then observe -
respectful
Ayurveda physician
must be properly educated
Chinese med overview
difficult to summarize - written methods are extant and create
bias - blend of mythic and rational (like India)
Chinese neolithic age
used fire to improve health and hygiene
acupuncture timeline
neolithic - stone needles
3000 YA - bronze needles
2470 YA - iron needles (9 different needles)
2000 YA - high level of acupuncture and moxibustion
Classic of Poets (Shi Jing) and classic of Changes (Ji Ying)
herbal medicine - china
Classic of seas and mountains (Shan main Jing)
, 130 different medicine (grasses fish, worms, etc...)
Chinese view on seasons
seasons had relationships with diseases (like Greco-Roman)
Chinese cultural heros
made ideas central to views of the world, body and society -
believed empirical testing was important
What works together in the body (Chinese)
Channels (mai), qi, blood, yin and yang
solution to blocked qi
fix acupunture channels
Chinese pulse
used as diagnostic tool
disorder in china
divine displeasure
acupunture
practice of adjusting bodily essences using fine needles (Han
dynasty) - evidence from 1st c.
problematic dissection china
Han dynasties went too far - dissecting pregnant women etc..
Yin and Yang
