Chinese medicine

Description

Produced in San Francisco, a city rich in Chinese culture, this program explores the ancient healing techniques of Traditional Chinese Medicine, or TCM. Dr. Effie Poy Yew Chow, a registered nurse and one of the foremost experts in TCM, guides students through the philosophy and methods behind various TCM techniques-such as acupuncture, qi gong, and herbal remedies. Viewers will visit a lab that processes medicinal herbs and gain insight into the TCM concept of chi, while learning about the ways in which chi can become blocked and the special approaches needed to remove blockages. Physical demonstrations of acupuncture, qi gong, and other procedures are included in the program.

Runtime

25 min

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Date of Publication

[2009], c2007

Database

Films on Demand

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