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.Tuesday, September 09, 2008.

The Origins of Traditional Chinese Medicine

The exact origins of traditional Chinese medicine are vague as much of its development occurred before written history. The use of plants as medicine can be dated back to origin of mankind. As early man experimented with new plants in search of food, he also began to discover the effects these plants had on the human body. The exact origin of acupuncture is not known, but the use of medical tools dates back well into the Stone Age.

Many medical texts were written in ancient history, but most did not survive the test of time. We are not sure how much was really known about acupuncture and herbal medicine in very early times. The first medical books to appear were quite advanced and indicate that there was probably a great deal of medical development before them.

Although the use of herbal medicine and acupuncture tools began much earlier, the origin of the Chinese medical system is probably about 2,500 years old. The Yellow Emperor's Internal Classic (Huang Di Nei Jing) was written in about 200-300 BC and it included the first explanations of the pathological concept, diagnostic method, and treatment strategy. The theories described in this book and others to follow make up the system known as traditional Chinese medicine.

Footnote : http://ourworld.cs.com/edgeacup/ancient.html
*only can find TCM, cannot find TM :\

The origin and history of TM, would help the people know more about the roots of TM. Knowing its roots would give them a better understand which then slowly develop their trust on it.

*This is wad i found and commented about it.You can choose to add in to the project or not. :\
Anything sms me again :X ~

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