Chinese Medical Terminology (more in the e-learning course)
"Terminological choices, interpretation and simplification can greatly affect the study and practice of TCM." (Marnae C. Ergil, full article) How to correctly portray the meaning of the original Chinese, and how to remember them is an art. Here shows by understanding the original meaning of the names of herbs, it makes much easier for us to remeber and apply. For example,
Names of the herbs
Chinese |
Pin Yin |
Chinese Meaning |
decoded |
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Du1 Huo2 | "Du1" means only one, "Huo2" means alive |
only one alive |
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Chuan1 Wu1 | "Chuan1" means river, "Wu1" means black | river is black |
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Mu4 Gua1 | "Mu4" means wood, "Gua1" means melon | wood melon |
Some terms of our Body
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