Traditional Chinese Medicine. The insurer will cover the actual incurred medical costs of the therapies administrated by a recognised traditional Chinese medicine practitioner. For this benefit exclusion 6.12 does not apply. The maximum benefit should be mutually agreed between the policyholder and insurer and stipulated in the insurance contract.
Traditional Chinese Medicine. Medical costs of the therapies administrated by a recognised traditional Chinese medicine practitioner. For this benefit exclusion 6.12 does not apply. Not covered Up to RMB 4,700 per period of cover Up to RMB 7,800 per period of cover Up to RMB 12,600 per period of cover
Traditional Chinese Medicine. In order to examine the use of turtles as an ingredient in medicine, first an understanding of the connection between traditional Chinese medicine and Chinese food culture must be established. The author of The Food of China, E.N. Xxxxxxxx, points out that the boundary between medicine and food during the Han period was almost nonexistent.44 While the Chinese used turtle as an ingredient in medicine, they also used it for household recipes. In the herbal Chinese medicine, Materia Medica, the turtle shell is still being used as a medicinal agent in the rehmannia-based formulas to nourish the yin and settle the yang. Xxx and xxxx describes a complex opposing energies that cannot exist without each other, represented on a half-black, half-white medallion.45 Each half has a dot of the other color, signifying dependence on the other to be whole. The elements of balance have been one of the core foundations in traditional Chinese medicine, acting as the source of diagnosis and healing methods. Xxx is the black half of a medallion, containing a white dot to represent the seed of yang. At a basic level of traditional Chinese medicine, the treatments seek to balance the yin and yang. The turtle was one of the treatments for this rooted idea in traditional Chinese medicine, one that was both spiritual and holistic. It is most often included in pills, with about 2 grams of shell in the daily dose. 43 Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx, and Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxx. The Cambridge history of ancient China: From the origins of civilization to 221 BC. Cambridge University Press, 1999. 44 Xxxxxxxx, X. X. The Food of China. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1988. 45 Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxx, and Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx. "Ayurveda and traditional Chinese medicine: a comparative overview." Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2, no. 4 (2005): 465-473. Traditional Chinese medicinal practice uses primarily soft shell turtles, leading to their high demand in the Chinese medicinal market. Different parts of the turtle are adopted for different uses. Chinese traditional healers believe that the shell from a soft shell turtle can treat a low-grade fever, chronic hepatitis, and hepatosplenomegaly (swollen spleen and liver often caused by mononucleosis or viral hepatitis); the head of the soft shell turtle can help cure proctoptosis (prolapse of the rectum) and hysteroptosis (displacement of a viscus); the meat reduces hot flashes in menopause and Xxxx’x palsy; a...
