From Meridian Essence to TCM Aromatherapy
An Upgrade of Meridian Essence with the Use of Chinese Herbal Essential Oils
Dr. Li Chun Lian is the first expert in aromatherapy who is also a traditional Chinese medical doctor in Taiwan. She is also the founder of CAREIN Aromatherapy Institute. Following the publication of Be Your Own Aromatherapist, a book that provides a comprehensive introduction to aromatherapy and the use of essential oils, Dr. Li Chun Lian published her next book, A Comprehensive Application Book for Aromatherapy in Traditional Chinese Medicine, based on her qualifications as a senior aromatherapist and traditional Chinese medical doctor. The book further integrates the two major systems of "Chinese Medicine" and "Aromatherapy" into a comprehensive application book of essential oils that goes from the easy and the basic to the difficult and more complicated in a systematic, theoretical, practical and cordial way.
In addition to years of clinical experience in Western medicine and medical care, Dr. Li Chun Lian also obtained doctoral degree in internal medicine from TCM in the famous Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine in the Mainland China and become the first expert in aromatherapy who is also a traditional Chinese medical doctor in Taiwan. Dr. Li Chun Lian's professional background with her research on the efficacy of essential oils for more than 20 years, including various precious natural plants, make her Shennong in the field of essential oils. Dr. Li Chun Lian emphasized that aromatherapy is the use of plant essential oils, whether through breathing or massage, to regulate the state of body and mind. When aromatherapy integrates the philosophy of traditional Chinese medicine, the use of essential oils can be more in-depth. For instance, how should we use essential oils for people of different TCM constitutions? Or, should I choose an essential oil formula that nourishes yin or warms yang? How should the choice of essential oils differ from the perspective of male health and female health? How to prescribe a regimen that fits one's TCM constitutions after assessing one's physical and mental symptoms as well as seasonal and environmental factors? A medical research shows that aromatherapy of traditional Chinese medicine is extremely effective for stress relief and pain relief after surgery. Aromatherapy combined with traditional Chinese medicine has sufficient professional characteristics and attractiveness to engage in international medical activities. However, various supporting measures must be considered. It is recommended that specialized international medical institutions or medical centers implement the promotion of aromatherapy in traditional Chinese medicine, provide complete training for traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and nursing staff, be equipped with appropriate hardware and software, and establish good operating strategies. The international promotion of the integration of traditional Chinese medicine and aromatherapy will become an important characteristics of Taiwan's international medical services. Both traditional Chinese herbology and Western study in medicinal herbs use the power of nature to enhance the body's self-healing power. Therefore, by making use of the concept of "having one's body do the right thing at the right time" and combining it with methods of regimen in aromatherapy, whether by massage or smelling, we get to adjust the body and mind and achieve the goal of balancing the body and the mind.
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Dr. Li Chun LianA certified aromatherapist and a traditional Chinese medical doctor experienced in the use of essential oils in accordance with the philosophy of traditional Chinese medicine through the operation of meridians. By means of application, massage, manipulation or acupressure, it is believed that the incredible power of the plants is able to come into effects through breathing and the circulation of qi and blood in the human body. Archives
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