Discover the foundational principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine through the concepts of grind, balance, and pillow as practical therapeutic tools. This insightful guide explores how these ideas relate to the body's natural rhythms, energy flow, posture, and overall well-being. Learn how traditional healing practices have been used for centuries to promote harmony between mind and body, offering a unique perspective on health that continues to influence modern wellness approaches.
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This video explores the contents and tools of a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) kit, featuring a 14-year-old successor of a renowned TCM family. It highlights the historical rarity of such kits and demonstrates the specific functions of various ancient medical tools and substances used for emergency treatment and daily wellness.
Nowadays most people are familiar with what a first aid or medical kit is.
Maybe you even have one at home or in the car for emergencies.
However in ancient China, due to limitations in resources,
it was very rare to see one. Only doctors would have one.
What would their medical kits have contained? Let's find out.
So today I get to meet the fifth generation successor of a famous TCM family.
She's only 14 years old. Let's go.
Wow, it's so pretty. Is this a medical kit?
It feels like an antique.
This is from the Kangxi period.
This is for patients with heart disease in the southwest.
It can be used for emergency treatment.
It tastes pretty good.
Is this medicinal wine?
Medicinal liquor can be used either externally or internally.
The medical properties of the herbs steep into and are made stronger by the liquor,
increasing their effectiveness.
This makes not only a powerful form of medicine, but it's also convenient, stable and safe.
Have you been having trouble sleeping lately?
Yes, I feel like I don't get enough rest.
How do you use this?
You put it on your forehead.
Cinnabar has a calming and soothing effect on the body and mind,
and also has detoxifying and antiseptic properties.
It can be applied externally to keep in check or exterminate germs and parasites on the skin.
In the past, children in China all used to have a dab of it on their foreheads.
You put the medicine in here and push it back like this, and then stick it on.
What do you use the hard stuff for?
The hard stuff is used for this.
It's pretty heavy.
Yes, because it's heavy, the hard stuff is easier to break.
How do I know how much I need to pour?
You have to measure it.
Okay, go over there.
Are we going to continue with the apple pie?
This is a Chinese medicine nail box, not an apple pie nail box.
Okay.
And this is used to weigh the medicine.
And this is a scale.
You just grab a nail box and put it on top.
And then you weigh it like this.
This hand has to be very steady, right?
Yes, otherwise there will be a big miscalculation.
You can do it.
Really?
Yes.
I've become a master.
Da Da, I've learned a lot of knowledge from you.
I think Chinese medicine is really amazing.
Keep teaching me.
In fact, every Chinese medicine doctor needs to be familiar with all kinds of tools.
And then, whether it's from picking medicine, grabbing medicine, opening medicine,
to cooking medicine,
you have to be very, very familiar with all of them.
And if you want to learn,
let's start with the Chinese medicine prescription.
Okay.
