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Motion of ch'i depends on blood circulation. Ch'i flows in one direction until you die, then it stops

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Ch'i was related to Tao

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They found out the benefits of herbal medication

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Use to transition to actual medicine

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yin-ch'i circulated in the blood vessels and yang-ch'i moved outside them

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Arensic was a popular because it gave a temporary feeling of happiness and wellness. Although, it's really poisonous

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Made people feel better because the potions usually had alcohol

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Elixir of life: cure all diseases, extend life, keep you forever young, and increase physical and mental powers

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Thought they could make potions that cured all diseases forever

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Wanted to answer: What makes life on Earth possible?

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The 2 parts of ch'i were yin-ch'i and yang-ch'i

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A book from 100 years ago gives us their earliest know knowledge of the circulation

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They discovered how blood flows from trying to find how the life force flowed through the body

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Like Tao had 2 opposing forces (yin and yang), ch'i was separated into 2 parts

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Also used in Europe in the 16 and 1700s. Used to treat insanity, blindness, lower-back pain, stroke, and epilepsy

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Treated long lasting, chronic (lasts for more than 3 months) illnesses.

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Ashes were rubbed on the blisters that had formed from the moxa.

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Dried leaves, sticks of wormwood plant, and small cones were set on fire and placed on specific points along the body.

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Like acupuncture, but with heat instead of needles

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Practiced moxa, also called moxibus. country doctors often performed it.

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Acupuncture is used now, but doctors aren't sure how it works. Some think it stops the message of pain from getting to the brain

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Acupuncture was used for acute illnesses (quick, threatening diseases)

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Acupuncture affects the flow of ch'i, a force of life that flows through the body. Ch'i is related to Tao, which can be separated into yin and yang

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The Chinese used bone needles for acupuncture until they learned to use copper and bronze

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One of the first cures the Chinese came up with was acupuncture

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Pain and illness was caused by an imbalance in yin and yang. Chinese doctors' goals were to make yin and yang balanced again

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The beginning of Chinese medicine goes back to a imaginary emperor Huang-Ti 4,000 years ago

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The empire wanted there to be an exact way to license doctors, so 1,100 years ago doctors started going to medical school

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Plants were very popular to use

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Doctors had alot of medicine thanks to alchemists

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"Medical knowledge was passed from one person to another." -Science in Ancient China

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Herbalists made medicine from many things

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There was one chief physician everyone would go to. He would then tell the patients what specific physician to go to if he couldn't help

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American scientists realized the effect salt can have on blood pressure, but we can see the ancient Chinese knew about it from the Nei Ching

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We know about Chinese medicine from the books Chou Li and the Huang Ti Nei Ching (Nei Ching)