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COVID-19 Pandemic and Traditional Chinese Medicines
Published in Hanadi Talal Ahmedah, Muhammad Riaz, Sagheer Ahmed, Marius Alexandru Moga, The Covid-19 Pandemic, 2023
Roheena Abdullah, Ayesha Toor, Hina Qaiser, Afshan Kaleem, Mehwish Iqtedar, Tehreema Iftikhar, Muhammad Riaz, Dou Deqiang
Lungs can be closed due to presence of dampness and heat if disease is not properly treated at progressive stage. Qi and Yin treatment at extreme stage of COVID-19 include disseminating lung Qi, rectifying Qi, enhancing blood flow, removal of toxins and rescuing inverse. Based upon the treatment plan following can be used: Three Treasures (zixue and zhibao dan, angong niuhuang pill) and Shenfu Sini, Decoction or Suhe Xiang Pill. Shenfu Sini Decoction constitutes of fuzi, gancao, ganjiang, suhexiang, longnao, anxixiang, xiangfu, muxiang, tanxiang, chenxiang, ruxiang, dingxiang, bibo, Baizhu, hezi, and zhusha [20].
Types of Raw Incense
Published in Kerry Hughes, The Incense Bible, 2014
According to Myogen Steve Stucky, a Soto Zen priest of Rohnert Park, California, moxa is used for certain types of Buddhist ritual, such as during ordination in Chinese Buddhist sects: During these ordinations, three moxa cones are burned down to the skin on top of the monk’s or nun’s shaved head, overtop of the crown area. In these cases you can see that some Chinese Buddhist priests have these three scars on top of their head as a mark of taking their religious vows. The significance of the number three would be the vow to “take refuge in Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha,” known as the Three Treasures of Buddhism. (Steve Stucky, personal communication, March 2004)
Taoism
Published in Steven L. Jeffers, Michael E. Nelson, Vern Barnet, Michael C. Brannigan, The Essential Guide to Religious Traditions and Spirituality for Health Care Providers, 2012
Steven L. Jeffers, Michael E. Nelson, Vern Barnet, Michael C. Brannigan
There is a multitude of practices, all having to do with the cultivation of the three treasures of life: (1) qi (vitality), (2) jing (essence), and (3) shen (spirit). Some practices will emphasize one or more of these three, but generally all are addressed in varying degrees. Any constructive activity performed with physical composure, mental clarity, and sincerity can become a practice and have spiritual value. This includes sitting, standing, walking, gentle movement (exercise), sleeping, and recitations. The most basic practice is to live in harmony with nature, adjusting one’s routine with the daily and seasonal changes. Rising with the morning sun (the yang aspect of the day) and resting when it sets establishes a basic pattern of simplicity, respect, and confluence with natural forces. It is also a way to conserve energy as the sunlight literally supports the yang active aspect of life, while the yin with its relative coolness, darkness, and quietude that exists at night allows for more of the yin nature – contemplation, rest, and internal recuperation – to flourish. The study of changes in the external and internal nature is the subject of one pillar of Taoist thought, the I Ching or Book of Changes.
Extraction and derivatisation of active polysaccharides
Published in Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry, 2019
In order to reveal the characteristics of “three treasures of guizhou”, traditional Chinese medicine polysaccharide is more suitable for folk medicinal food. According to the analysis of polysaccharide concentration and response surface of guizhou sanbao, the ratio of substance to liquid is 1:60. The ultrasonic power was 178.23 W, the extraction temperature was 64.93 °C, the ultrasonic time was 26.72 min, and the polysaccharide content was the highest, reaching 26.4%16. Bulrush polysaccharides were extracted by hot water extraction, cellulase-assisted hot water extraction and ultrasonic-assisted hot water extraction. The third method has the highest yield, reaching 1.75%17.