Традиции, обычаи и праздники Китая (Traditions, Customs and Festivals of China). Сухомлинова С.И - 19 стр.

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8,000, while medical herbs total more than 6,000. Some of what the
western world considers to be ornamental plants are in fact part of
Chinese herbal medicine.
The processing of Chinese medicine is a stringent science, for
example, in the timing in gathering of herbs, their soaking and
preparing for use. To brew herbal medicine, the utensil is also very
important, there must be perfect timing and sequencing of the
ingredients added, all the while taking into account the subtleties in
cooking temperatures. However, the most important thing is the
doctor’s prescription. Different illnesses call for different
prescriptions and different patients with the same ailment call for
variations in prescription. The doctors who have combined their vast
knowledge with extensive experience became hallowed names in
Chinese medical history. Some of their prescriptions are still used by
doctors today.
Text 2. Acupuncture
In Britain and North America, acupuncture is considered
“alternative medicine”, a trendy approach to healing. In China,
however, acupuncture is far from alternative. In fact, for the Chinese,
nothing could be more traditional than acupuncture.
Acupuncture is one of many approaches used in Chinese
medicine, and it is a part of a 2,000-year-old tradition that differs
greatly from conventional Western medicine. According to Western
medicine, we are constantly being attacked by germs, and Western
doctors wage war against these tiny enemies. Chinese medicine, on
the other hand, focuses on the balance of two kinds of energy called
yin and yang. According to Chinese tradition, different people have
different levels of yin and yang. When the energies of yin and yang
are in balance, we are healthy; when the energies are out of balance,
we become ill. A Chinese medical practitioner’s job is to restore the
balance of energies. This is done with a combination of diet,
acupuncture, and herbal medicine.
When a patient goes to a doctor of Chinese medicine, the doctor
often spends about twenty minutes taking the patient’s pulse. The
doctor also looks carefully at the patient’s tongue and listens carefully
to the patient’s breathing. They perform a few of laboratory tests that
are common in Western medicine. Many Western doctors have been
skeptical about acupuncture and other Chinese approaches for some
time. It is difficult for Western doctors to accept the idea of yin and 
8,000, while me d ica l herbs tota l more t ha n 6,000. So me o f w hat t he
western world co ns ide rs to be orn a me nta l p la nts are in fact part o f
Chinese herba l med ic ine.
       The p rocessing o f C hinese med ic ine is a stringe nt sc ie nce, fo r
exa mp le, in t he t i ming in ga t he ring o f he rbs, t he ir soak ing a nd
preparing for use. To brew he rba l med ic ine, t he ute ns il is also ver y
i mporta nt, t here must be pe rfec t t iming a nd seque nc ing o f t he
ingred ie nts added, a ll t he w hile ta king into acco unt t he s ub t let ies in
cook ing te mperat ures. Howe ve r, t he most i mporta nt t hing is t he
doctor’s prescript io n.          D iffere nt illnesses call fo r d iffere nt
prescript io ns a nd d iffe re nt pat ie nt s wit h t he sa me a il me nt ca ll fo r
variat io ns in prescript io n. The doc tors w ho ha ve co mb ined t he ir vast
kno w led ge w it h e xte ns ive e xperience beca me ha llowed na mes i n
Chinese me d ica l histo ry. So me o f the ir p rescript io ns are st ill used b y
doctors toda y.
                              Text 2. Acupunc ture
       In Brita in a nd No rt h Ame rica, acup unct ure is cons ide re d
“ alternat ive med ic ine”, a tre nd y approac h to healing.            In C hina,
howe ve r, acup unct ure is far fro m a lternat ive. In fact, fo r t he C hinese,
no t hing co uld be mo re trad it io na l t h an ac up unct ure.
       Ac up unct ure is o ne o f ma ny a pproac hes used in C hines e
med ic ine, and it is a part o f a 2, 000-year-o ld t rad it io n t hat d iffers
great ly fro m co nve nt io na l Western med ic ine. Accord ing to Western
med ic ine, we are co nsta nt ly be ing attacked b y ge rms, and Western
doctors wa ge war a ga inst t hese t iny e ne mies. C hinese med ic ine, o n
the ot he r ha nd, foc uses o n t he ba lance o f t wo k inds o f e nergy ca lled
yin a nd ya ng. Accord ing t o C hine se trad it io n, d iffere nt peop le ha ve
diffe re nt le ve ls o f yin a nd ya ng. Whe n t he e ne rgies o f yin a nd ya ng
are in ba la nce, we are hea lt hy; w hen t he e nergies are o ut o f ba la nce,
we beco me ill. A C hinese med ica l pract it io ner’s job is t o resto re t he
bala nce o f e nergies.        This is d one w it h a co mb inat io n o f d iet,
acup unc t ure, and herba l me d ic ine.
       Whe n a pat ie nt goes to a doct or o f Chinese med ic ine, t he docto r
o fte n spe nds abo ut twe nt y mi nute s taking t he pat ie nt’s p ulse. The
doctor a lso looks care fully at t he pa tie nt’s to ngue a nd liste ns care fully
to t he pat ie nt’s breat hing. The y pe rfor m a fe w o f labo ratory tests t hat
are co mmo n in Western med ic ine. Many Western doctors ha ve bee n
skeptica l abo ut ac up unct ure a nd o the r C hinese approac hes fo r so me
ti me. It is d iffic ult for Western do ctors to accept the idea o f yin a nd


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