Comments on: What is Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)? http://deepesthealth.com/2008/what-is-traditional-chinese-medicine-tcm/ Teaching and Learning Classical Chinese Medicine Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:06:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: pelf http://deepesthealth.com/2008/what-is-traditional-chinese-medicine-tcm/comment-page-1/#comment-2119 pelf Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:36:25 +0000 http://deepesthealth.com/?p=393#comment-2119 Yeah, I know a little about TCM because my cousin who is a medical doctor is now pursuing Acupuncture. And I understand that it is not fair to generalize TCM just because "some people" choose to use turtles and seahorses in their "practice". Yeah, I know a little about TCM because my cousin who is a medical doctor is now pursuing Acupuncture. And I understand that it is not fair to generalize TCM just because “some people” choose to use turtles and seahorses in their “practice”.

]]> By: Eric http://deepesthealth.com/2008/what-is-traditional-chinese-medicine-tcm/comment-page-1/#comment-2118 Eric Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:59:43 +0000 http://deepesthealth.com/?p=393#comment-2118 Hey Pelf, That's terrible! There is a whole lot more to Chinese medicine than animal products. There are plenty of CM physicians who don't even use herbs (in CM "herbs" includes animal products and minerals) and many practitioners who choose not to use animal products. I wouldn't toss out the whole medicine just because of something like that. I'm vegan, so I definitely feel for folks who find these issues difficult. I'd love to talk more to you about this... Eric Hey Pelf,

That’s terrible! There is a whole lot more to Chinese medicine than animal products. There are plenty of CM physicians who don’t even use herbs (in CM “herbs” includes animal products and minerals) and many practitioners who choose not to use animal products.

I wouldn’t toss out the whole medicine just because of something like that. I’m vegan, so I definitely feel for folks who find these issues difficult. I’d love to talk more to you about this…

Eric

]]> By: pelf http://deepesthealth.com/2008/what-is-traditional-chinese-medicine-tcm/comment-page-1/#comment-2117 pelf Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:51:14 +0000 http://deepesthealth.com/?p=393#comment-2117 TCM really means "people eating turtles" to me. Sad, I know, but as long as people are still eating turtles (and seahorses, for that matter), TCM will always be in my bad book :) TCM really means “people eating turtles” to me. Sad, I know, but as long as people are still eating turtles (and seahorses, for that matter), TCM will always be in my bad book :)

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