December 20, 2009
中醫: Chinese Medicine Hall
Know much about Chinese medicine?
Well, friends and I were fortunate enough to learn more about the subject as we made our way through the National Museum of Natural Science (國立自然科學博物館) in Taichung City (Taiwan) this past weekend.
Displays within the museum include alchemic concoctions, herbs, acupuncture models and needles, moxibustion, as well as reviews of important philosophies and writings. Short films appear as you meander through the exhibits highlighting aspects of Yin-Yang Theory (陰陽論 yīnyánglùn), Five Elements Theory (五行論 wǔxínglùn), Zang-fu Theory (臟腑論 zàngfǔlùn), the Meridian System (經脈論 jīngmàilùn), and so on. There’s introductory material for newer people and a lot to observe and research for anyone really interested.
It was fun… and education to boot! The models and displays we passed by are below.
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Enjoy!! :-)
Chinese style medicine/pharmacy/ herb shop
Acupuncture model (人體針灸模)
Acupuncture model front view
Acupuncture model head view
Acupuncture model chest view
Acupuncture model abdomen/stomach view
Acupuncture model back/shoulders view
Acupuncture model lower back/buttocks view
Acupuncture model arm/side view
Acupuncture model front legs view
Electroacupuncture machine (電針機)
Combination electric acupuncture & massage machine
Automatic ear needle/treatment machine
Five elements chart of the human body (五行圖 )
Moxibustion of the hand （艾灸；艾灼）
Moxibustion of the back
Moxibustion of the back 2
Metal acupuncture needles of various shapes and time periods （鐵針）
Acupuncture needles made from jade （玉針）
Acupuncture model of ear
Sun Yat-sen studying Chinese medicine
On Chinese characters relating to Chinese medicine
Examples of Chinese characters
Friends
:-) （藥房）
For more information on the Natural Science Museum, check http://www.nmns.edu.tw/ or http://www.nmns.edu.tw/index_eng.html in English.
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Written by: Oman
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Tags: acupuncture models, Chinese Medicine, Electroacupuncture machine, herbs, jade needles, Meridian System, moxibustion, National Museum of Natural Science, Yin-Yang Theory, Zang-fu Theory, 中醫, 五行圖, 五行論, 人體針灸模, 國立自然科學博物館, 玉針, 經脈論, 臟腑論, 艾灸, 艾灼, 鐵針, 陰陽論Five Elements Theory, 電針機
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Friend
December 23, 2009 at 9:08 am
Nice! those photos turned out really well. Stay away from that electric acupuncture shit, that'll fuck you up good!
DVisMe
December 23, 2009 at 2:50 pm
Hey, thanks for the comment! Electro-acupuncture is very safe and effective when used by properly trained acupuncturists. Even MDs have adopted it for use in muscular/sports injuries. MDs don't understand point combination practices very well, but this isn't usually as important for muscular issues and they typically have better anatomical knowledge, so there's low risk of them causing harm.
onesp1ng
December 24, 2009 at 9:53 pm
in the states (and elsewhere), there are these hand held massage things being sold now that work off the same idea – my mother had one!! lol.. but i can see how it might look pretty scary at first, or if you had a bad experience, etc..
onesp1ng
December 25, 2009 at 2:53 am
in the states (and elsewhere), there are these hand held massage things being sold now that work off the same idea – my mother had one!! lol.. but i can see how it might look pretty scary at first, or if you had a bad experience, etc..