MICROANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -In Chinese Medicine, endocrinology is seen as the study of the body’s fluid physiology: the actual fluids (exocrine and endocrine) and the energy that moves and creates them. There exists a synergy to the body’s glands. They balance once another.

Detailed explanation-2: -Traditional Chinese Medicine has a history of about 3000 years starting from the early Zhou Dynasty of China or even earlier as the oldest medical writings on herbs were found in Classic of Changes (Yi Jing) and Classic of Poetry (Shi Jing) (Reid, 1996).

Detailed explanation-3: -Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is a complete medical system that has been used to diagnose, treat, and prevent illnesses for more than 2, 000 years. TCM is based on a belief in yin and yang, defined as opposing energies, such as earth and heaven, winter and summer, and happiness and sadness.

Detailed explanation-4: -Acupuncture and Chinese herbal remedies date back at least 2, 200 years, although the earliest known written record of Chinese medicine is the Huangdi neijing (The Yellow Emperor’s Inner Classic) from the 3rd century bce.