WHO InternatIOnal Standard termInOlOgIeS On tradItIOnal medIcIne

10GeneralCode Term Chinese Definition/Description0.0.13traditional Chinesepharmacy中 藥 學the branch of traditional Chinese medicine dealing withthe source, nature, collection, processing, dispensing,actions, effects and uses of Chinese medicines0.0.14 formula study 方 劑 學the branch of traditional Chinese medicine concernedwith therapeutic principles, combination of medicinalingredients, composition of prescriptions and theclinical uses of herbal medicines, also called Chineseherbal formula study0.0.15processing of herbalmedicinals中 藥 炮 製 學the branch of traditional Chinese medicine dealing withthe theory, technology, specifications and standards ofprocessing herbal medicine, also called preparationand processing of Chinese herbal medicine0.0.16meridian andcollateral (study)經 絡 學the branch of acupuncture concerned with the studyof structural connection, physiology, pathology,diagnostics and therapeutic principles, on the basisof meridian phenomena, also known as channel andnetworks study0.0.17acupuncture points(study)輸 穴 學 ;經 穴 學the branch of acupuncture dealing with the study ofthe location, action and indication of acupuncturepoints and their related theories0.0.18traditional Chinesetuina中 醫 推 拿 學the branch of traditional Chinese medicine concernedwith the principles and clinical use of tuina (massage)therapy0.0.19traditional Chineselife nurturing中 醫 養 生 學the branch of traditional Chinese medicine concernedwith promotion of health, prevention of disease andlongevity, also called traditional Chinese healthcultivation0.0.20traditional Chineserehabilitation中 醫 康 復 學the branch of traditional Chinese medicine concernedwith the restoration of function after injury or illness, alsocalled traditional Chinese medicine rehabilitation0.0.21traditional Chinesenursing中 醫 護 理 學the branch of traditional Chinese medicine dealingwith the study, methods and clinical application ofnursing care0.0.22 warm disease (study) 溫 病 學the branch of traditional Chinese medicine dealingwith the study of pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatmentand prevention of warm pathogen diseases, alsoknown as warm pathogen disease (study)