Traditional Chinese medicine and harmony of the planet: Lixin Huang at TEDxWWF

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Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) which is composed of plants and animals, originated in China 3,000 years ago. While a crucial part of Chinese culture, the demand for Chinese medicinal materials has risen both in China as well as in international markets. China's economic growth has allowed Chinese consumers with high purchasing power to seek Chinese herbal medicine and other natural health products. The interest in using Chinese herbal medicine for wellness, medical treatments and longevity by people in other parts of the world has created new markets for TCM products.
The development of TCM depends on natural resources so medicinal wildlife resource conservation is a precondition of sustainable use and continuation of TCM. Unfortunately, medicinal natural resources have declined rapidly, with Chinese manufacturing companies searching for large quantities of supplies inside and outside China to produce old-brand products and to develop new products for profit.
The overuse of resources has caused a number of both animal and plant species to become extinct. The conflict between demand and supply is a big challenge for the development of traditional Chinese medicine and biodiversity conservation.
In her presentation, Lixin will address how the TCM profession views these challenges and addresses them to promote healthy people and a healthy planet? She also discusses strategies that can be developed to bring TCM and conservation communities together to work with a shared vision to protect our one and only planet.

[@JG-mt3rp]

QiGong has cured my pain. I love Chinese medicine, a gift to the world

[@RantePlayz]

A gift "from" the world my friend🙏🙂

[@meiyang7595]

@@RantePlayz From China

[@RantePlayz]

@@meiyang7595 i know that but im saying as in "earth itself" creating these humans to make such powerful medicine.

[@nadiayau3906]

My girlfriend Granma practised this

[@hasandeniz6243]

Your pain orignated from which illness?

[@swimmingdragon1]

Lixin: Thank you for your inspirational talk! Your life is the great inspiration itself. Much love!

[@JIANGTG]

An enlightening and inspiring lecture.....Traditional Chinese Medicine originated from the ingenuity of numerous ancient Chinese great minds and the following researchers....

[@juliacooley713]

I’ve before thought I was endangered just being lead into the mental health community. I’ve seen an acupuncturist before and liked mostly the diet I was on and now almost back on a vegan diet although was wondering what foods are good for healing in Chinese medicine. I now know theres a field that knows me very well and listens to me through my hardships. Although I have my PhD in sociology and am wanting to be part in learning Chinese Medicine, the diet, meridians, and so on, I also don’t want to any longer feel endangered. Thank you for this video.

[@bicamillachingwa8724]

This beautiful lady is speaking the truth May nature protect u and give more love and guidence

[@cuteteddy9300]

The combination of Eastern and Western = the best Cuz my fd got a serious headache and he went to hospital for several times , it’s no use still awful headache. But then he went to Chinese medicine clinic and did some treatments and it works, finally he does not feel any pains and he gets 100% well.👏🏼👍🏼 OMG that’s so magical😳 Thank you Chinese medical doctor helps my fd 😭😭👩‍⚕️ I gradually love eastern medicine and I wanna learn the eastern medical treatments and skills Good I love TCM good

[@georgiegirl6969]

research placebo effect... and please stop spreading lies. you're misinforming people. Its wonderful that you had that experience but you cannot prove it was traditional medicine.

[@arrow4731]

@@georgiegirl6969 I agree it was probably placebo effect, but let's also not assume that this was the case for sure. TCM can be assumed as a pseudoscience until proven otherwise; we just haven't proven every aspect of it yet.

[@cindymarks4758]

Western only in trauma.

[@joan14u2]

Also had the same experience. So many visits to doctors, until I started using TCM.

[@gilchasin1022]

@@georgiegirl6969oh, that old canard -- better yet, why don't You prove that her loved one's recovery was not from Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine. Not saying placebo effect isn't a powerful thing, which as a process, effect & criticism can also be leveled at some applications & uses/abuses of Western Medicine, but how about you investigate your own societal & self-hypnoses before making cynical "placebo effect" accusations... & gee, thanks for your all-too-common non-experiential, or at best, poorly experienced, scientistic & hardly fully scientific but hopefully soon to devolve bias. Experiential "descriptive" medicines, such as Eastern Traditional Medicines like both classical & modern Traditional Chinese Medicine (including unique Japanese, French-Vietnamese, Korean, & family system approaches), Tibetan Medicine, Ayurveda, as well as Western, Indian & other schools of purely descriptive Homeopathy, don't have to be held in opposition to the sometimes-imprecise/inexact-even-by-its-own-standards- surgical-&-pharmaceutical-medicine. The mostly ancient descriptive medicines, used & found effective by at least a billion people throughout the world, generally cannot be explained, understood & hence defined by standard science let alone a presumptive & false scientism, especially given the inherent difficulties in designing efficacy studies respecting the principles of these descriptive medical systems' approaches to health & well-being. That said, there have been some good efficacy studies of true vs sham acupuncture that clearly demonstrate the benefits of acupuncture when given according to proper understanding & application of theory & practice including of course appropriate point selection, stimulation & usage, ie over treatments that use random &/or undefined/unrecognized (hence also "random") points & needle insertions. Descriptive & standard western medicine have their own respective unique principles & bases & can often be used in complement with one another. Please don't throw acid on what you don't understand. The proof is in the pudding. ⚕🙌⚛

[@maia3420]

Amazing how so many say it's bullshit that have never tried it. I had terrible asthma attacks 2 years ago after I quit smoking.I didn't have an inhaler prescribed though as the doctors initially underestimated how serious the issue was at the time. I was taught the lung meridians and other acupressure points and I massaged them immediately when the attacks would set on and they would dissipate rapidly. It saved my life. If I hadn't known acupressure and very basic herbology I might not be alive.

[@ThePeterboroughPrairie]

how do you know if wasn't the placebo effect?

[@maia3420]

Basil Conlin I'd be far more impressed if a placebo could stop my asthma attacks than Chinese medicine.

[@ThePeterboroughPrairie]

placebos have done stranger things

[@theblacktiger59]

I live in China since more than 4 years now, It's just amazing what people here would believe .... Seems incredibly dangerous in some case in my point of view. Life expectancy in China is not so good ... No conclusive scientific study about any aspect of TCM. Placebo is at least understood a little and have trials to support it ... TCM doesn't have much for itself beside thousand years old beliefs ... :(

[@BullShitMatador]

Theblacktiger The average chinese person living in China is massively superstitious. The only people in the world I know to compare them to are some Eastern Europeans and some Latin Americans like the poorer Mexicans. Some of them have absolute faith in this kind of crap. The New Rich in China will pay absolutely insane prices for the rarest ingredients in chinese medicine. A lot of this stuff is illegal in China but there is a very deep and we'll established black market there and since so many powerful people are involved in it, benefit from it, or simply believe in it, it continues.

[@malakostbar1382]

I enjoyed your presentation. Thank you.

[@divinefeminine4206]

Wowwwww!!!!! What an inspirational Woman and Story. Much RESPECT and LOVE sent your way Queen. Mother Earth appreciates the wisdom you share with your fellow human brothers and sisters. Respect and Love must be restored to Mama Earth Gaia whatever you want to call her. She is suffering and so are her babies. We MUST do OUR PART and spread the awareness and LOVE. Lets lead by example my fellow leaders.

[@cuongbuihong5796]

This video is very interesting. Thank you so much!

[@look007456]

Very interesting. We need to respect our ancestors for their intimate ancient knowledge of themselves and the world.

[@SunPing32]

Thank You so Much!!!!

[@alesiaw7048]

That’s So True Queen 👑🌹✨🥇🏆. Thank you so much for Sharing With Us All.

[@bubbleslove4576]

Human beings need to take care of their environment because their health depends on it - Lixin Huang

[@GoddessLaurel]

Thank you, I learned so much.

[@dorikienitz8650]

Thank you for sharing this! This was a required video to watch for a holistic mind-body healing course. Going to share this with my qigong students, such great mention for this ancient practice.

[@ginajones2328]

Acupuncture helping with long haul Covid 19 condition s I have had Got pneumonia a year after Covid virus.....also had alot of fatigue and now I am full of energy Also taking a mushroom immune capsule for 2 months . Plus an improved diet and exercise

[@user-vr3gv4ju8m]

Thank you Master.

[@eatmyfruit]

Very interesting. We need to respect our ancestors for their intimate ancient knowledge of themselves and the world. Modern science is only beginning to recognize the level of understanding these people had.

[@jameswright3972]

Exactly

[@nghianguyenthiminh9022]

I like traditional medicine.

[@danpt2000]

@ Paul Gillett I used to not believe in Acupuncture. Until I had a back injury. A 10 minute session with Acupuncturist relieved the pain in my back.

[@danpt2000]

I am a Chinese American, I never studied, or understood TCM. but one time I twisted my back, and had what I think was a Pinched Nerve, at the base of my back. I couldn't even walk straight for 2 days. My brother recommended an acupuncturist. One 10 min session, and I was able to walk upright again. I didn't even see the needles go into my back. The Acupuncturist was not Chinese, I think he was a British person who studied it.

[@kosumdochi5029]

If acupuncture works, it doesn't mean that the rest of TCM is correct. Medicinal TCM is mostly superstition that fails to back up its claims with scientific research.

[@xunjia2591]

Open your mind. Science is just a part of universe. The unknown is always there.

[@candyceclaybornn9657]

I believe I would have been in a nursing home by now if I had not learned medical qi gong with BIGU and special abiities to heal myself. QinWay System GI Gond, still a spot left in the last retreat before she retires. COming to USA this Sept, 2021. Life changing transformation possible and guaranteed if you following what was learned in this seminar

[@gilbertkiok9477]

No doubt about TCM, it should be mix with western for great efficacy.

[@ericaw]

I'd love to see the follow-up to this lecture. It's excellent, and regulation and compliance along with cultural beliefs and geopolitics is soooooo complex.

[@TokyoTaisu]

Can you expand on your comment? I love geopolitics but I don't see the link yet (could be me)?

[@ericaw]

@@TokyoTaisu Definitely you. I suggest you rewatch the video if you didn’t understand it, nor have the ability to research about conservation and geopolitics.

[@ejmac8475]

As a current health care professional I stress the need of balance. TCM has many valid points of taking care of body mind and spirit. Those of you arguing about how they killed rhinos for viagra like effect clearly didn't watch the video because the entirety is how the TCM community is developing to be respectful/conservative of our earth and it's creatures (as anyone whos studied Chinese medicine knows a basic law of it is our energy direct correspondence to our environment). This said I am still a nurse and you still need chemo, antibiotics, and vaccines. At no point does she dispute this but in fact explains how integrative health focuses on the complimentary nature of utilizing both. If you don't take care of your body and we'll being you will continue to have health issues all the same if you don't take your medicine you will continue to be sick.

[@mirowestmaas4566]

We don't need chemo and especially not vaccines, antibiotics yes

[@alwayscuriousalwayslearnin]

Back in the 1990s I wanted to take the full TCM course but I couldn't afford it at the time, I ended up just going to different Libraries and reading up on TCM there wasnt much informnation on it . I do practice Chi Gong Tai Chi and meditate, acupressure but I always wanted to learn the TCM I was always wondering about alternatives to things like shark cartilage and Bear gallbladder amounts other things

[@HelenaBridge]

She speaks with such wisdom and calmness 😊💕 I made a video about blending Eastern and Western medical approaches on my channel as I think we need more of this!

[@wmccha9694]

someboby explain me,what is a crucial difference of japanese kampo medicine and Chinese medicine?

[@meiyang7595]

what so called japanese kampo medicine or Korean traditional medicine both learned from Chinese medicine .just think of the herbs of they used .most of those herbs are not grown in japan or korea.Due to historical reasons and China started to industrialize relatively late. South Korea and Japan developed relatively early. They promoted Japanese or Korean traditional medicine only because of the seizure of Chinese medicine resources and commercialization considerations. Traditional Chinese medicine has a very good effect on the treatment of chronic diseases. Of course, the most acceptable Chinese medicine in the West is acupuncture and cupping.

[@TokyoTaisu]

Japanese kampo or kanpo is basically Chinese medicine, but produced in factories under supervision of the Japanese Ministery of Health. There are about 3 big brands and because of the high quality control you actually know the dosing is the same as prescribed. Which is much riskier when you buy stuff online or in China itself.

[@user-zx7rp6bi2d]

中医有许多优秀的地方，值得咱们去推广、赞颂它。不过我们也要与时俱进，跟现在科学技术结合，不能让骗子大行其道。

[@bencyber8595]

back in 7,000 years , ancestors have pave the way for us , are we continue the work ..

[@rosemariebredahl9519]

Could hair naturally shed be collected for energy medicine instead?

[@lestplay5696]

What can take for anxiety and depression and panic attack

[@sarazhao4890]

like it .

[@jasonreviews]

It works.

[@christianwellness4363]

Struggled my whole life with candida , sick of living like this and going to try TCM , great presentation and thank you 🙏

[@ACKWV]

Did you try it?

[@davidjd123]

Are u vegan ?

[@davidjd123]

Btw TCM is amazing. Been using it for 15 years

[@katrinnajasso6668]

Biggest thing is cutting out gluten and processed sugar.

[@miamateffy7009]

Heyy I wanted to ask if something helped with your problems with candida

[@user-ys9xx6hr1y]

Is there a solution for perineural cysts in TCM..??

[@user-ys9xx6hr1y]

@Dr. J i am the victim of this rare disease

[@thehealingherbalists9092]

Great information that world needs to know. Excellent presentation.

[@georgiegirl6969]

The world needs to know that traditional medicine is historically ineffective... Trusted medical professionals can honestly cure you. But those who practice traditional medicine are happy to sell you snake oil.

[@look007456]

good， come from China

[@GG-zh9hd]

any books on this ?

[@hanakekua]

Check out "The Web That Has No Weaver" by Ted J. Kaptchuk

[@look007456]

As a current health care professional I stress the need of balance.

[@Adrohskeez]

Chinese medicine is so underrated.

[@thehealingherbalists9092]

You are absolutely right!! How did you come to this conclusion?

[@Rodrigobaker]

Adrian Dominguez lets thank them for coronavirus 🤣

[@maxplaysgamez-sharesgaming1756]

+@@Rodrigobaker Considering how pretty much everyone talks smack about China getting a pandemic and not lending help to aid China overcoming it... This is karma come biting back, undeniably.

[@mrpopo6964]

Chinese medicine is very flawed. Much of it is superstition. I like how she talks about the importance of taking care the environment too, the Chinese don’t even do that with all their toxic air.

[@Adrohskeez]

ChineseHerbsForYou - Heaven & Earth Chinese Herbs from personal experience, it’s very similar to Ayurveda. After being failed by the western system I experimented with certain diets that are encouraged in both of the healing arts and saw results , so I decided to look for a tcm practitioners day found one that was from China I believe. Not only did my mental health improve by my physical issues as well.. I’m so thankful for Chinese medicine.

[@djungelskog3434]

Disclaimer for those who haven't tried Chinese medicine: it doesn't have instantaneous effects and it will take a while for the benefits to show, so follow your medication schedules and everything should be better eventually. Take care!

[@bencyber8595]

DJUNGLE because it heal from the source of the problem 😉😉😉

[@mirowestmaas4566]

Try FSN acupuncture, this gives immediate effect

[@look007456]

I enjoyed your presentation,come from china.

[@PriyankaSingh-mb3hq]

I m Indian but I m so intrested in learning TCM

[@jlockz7061]

Why does this ted talk sound like a distorted 80s radio station on my rig 500 pros lol Still a good lecture though

[@CrayCow]

TCM works so well that there are ever only cases or "stories" of it working on people. As soon as it is put in a randomised controlled trial its effects are not significantly different from placebo.

[@virginiaalmon8389]

1. "TCM" is never used in studies or research as it needs to be specified whether the TCM treatment is acupuncture, herbs, tuina or qigong or something else. TCM covers many techniques. This term used this way indicates a lack of knowledge about TCM. 2. The internet is loaded with studies and research using RCTs and double blind RCTs where herbs and/or acupuncture is the treatment being evaluated and proves more effective than placebo and some studies it has the same effect as placebo - it often depends on the condition being treated. Sometimes the studies test a combination of acupuncture/herbs and allopathic versus just allopathic and placebo. This statement indicates you posted this comment without looking at the available credible research. 3. The sarcasm at the beginning of you comment is noted. This indicates a bias that is underscored by the rest of your statement.

[@georgiegirl6969]

@@virginiaalmon8389 you're spreading misinformation and lies. you should be ashamed.

[@look007456]

QiGong has cured my pain. I love Chinese medicine,i s like bible ,have miracle effect

[@look007456]

spirit

[@dennisvdk6079]

the subtitles dont really help...

[@webe6170]

Turn them off

[@RepampGhana]

While traditional Chinese medicine really to encourage nature you can really get Best of nature in our channel

[@georgeandre389]

Whether it is possible for Chinese govt to start the university all over the world to spread their Chinese education of healing and the hospitals all over the world to cure the patients dyeing everyday by halopathy medicine what do you think about it

[@dothvarter]

If “traditional medicine” is so omnipotent, then why has chinas life expectancy only been increasing in the recent 100 years?

[@francismadrazo8241]

Human forever. Uma. Uuh!me gusta la humanidad. I'm an human person. Ilike,the people you know?!

[@GG-zh9hd]

and bees are becoming endangered too

[@cindymarks4758]

Because of chemicals and EMF.

[@bencyber8595]

do chemical endanger both , can it kill both as well about when .... roughly ....

[@kamalezzeghoudy4262]

That is why sinopham gives 3.3 billion dollar to the TMC 2021 you are right

[@alanmartinez9058]

All of these salty comments about people thinking there is no support in this community for conservation of animals

[@izanaginomikotofase4thehed161]

They used a reindeer horn to replace the rhino horn.

[@marianodefranco1387]

I wonder what she would have to say about chines wet markets, full of endangered animals.

[@thenbenagcz3931]

Traditional Chinese medice also is telling Rino horns and elephant husk cures Impotence !!

[@bencyber8595]

acupuncture Jon Paul Morse

[@wilsont1010]

Vitamins and micronutrients are the fundamental of health, yet they been completely missing in the Chinese medicine, to me it needs to go back to basics.

[@look007456]

dao

[@0tb16]

I wonder what the rhinos, donkeys, elephants, tortoises and all animal used in chinese medicine think about planet harmony ...

[@jingzhou8359]

Oscar Kobalt I’m a student studying TCM in China,and I have to tell u we use herbs whenever possible.

[@june1517]

🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳

[@DontUputThatEvilOnMe]

I like how she keeps saying 3,000 years of history. Like some how that gives credibility to Chinese medicine. Like people 3,000 years ago people knew what they were doing. I will admit Chinese medicine helps with some things but I have known many people that have died from serious diseases by trusting Chinese medicine. I would only try TCM if the western remedies are not working not the other way around.

[@bangiovi]

Do you know people who have died beacause trusting western medicine?

[@bencyber8595]

@@bangiovi how many have die in just ♋ alone clinacanthus nutans

[@DeadFishFactory]

Yes, rhinos did go extinct, but it's a small price to pay for the promise of an erection. - Traditional Chinese Medicine

[@iamsatich]

...said no woman ever.

[@davidgo8874]

Thanks for bringing that up. I disagree with using that too as do the vast majority. In ancient times these animals were plentiful and the entire animal would be used for food and medicine. TCM doctors use other herbs now for the most part. We are moving away from the unsustainable methods that were practiced by most every culture btw. Whales, bears, sharks, etc, all need protection now until everyone smartens up and leaves them alone. Otherwise they'll be gone, forever! And everything is connected in TCM view. When we destroy nature carelessly we destroy ourselves.

[@jameswright3972]

The only problem is the fake B's herbs in the store

[@Miguel-ng5wm]

"Poeple and planet must coexist in harmony " 200k pangolins were killed in 2013 for tradicional medicine

[@pricejoss]

You mustn’t have watched the whole talk. The speaker addresses this

[@thamho1352]

Do you think only Vietnamese people use rhino horns? Not only Rhino, Chinese medicine use a lots of animal products: Shark fin, bear gallblade, snake,.elephan skin,..Don't blame the others. Let look at the problems and fix them

[@bombasticborneo]

😍✌🏿💯🫶🏿👏🏿

[@davidjd123]

“ traumer”

[@DamienGolding]

pseudoscience my ass. I have a totally rational way of think but believe in tcm. It is completely logical if you study the theory. Whether the application is effective or not is a different question.

[@georgiegirl6969]

research placebo effect... and please stop spreading lies. you're misinforming people. Its wonderful that you believe but you cant prove it.

[@sahermalik3739]

chinese are still buying rhino and elephant horns - most are dieing off due to tcm

[@jamesspringford9329]

A bit more self-criticism and less blowing your own (rhino) horn? Everything about TCM is good, and the bad aspects are 'not official' TCM outlets and the main market is in Vietnam! Oh please.. This lecture was a disgrace.

[@n0yn0y]

The biggest problem with TCM is that it relies on tradition and folklore rather than results. So much TCM is based purely on placebo with little scientific evidence that it actually works. Granted, the placebo effect can, indeed, make patients feel like they're better. Even then, that doesn't make it real medicine.

[@CoachCrystalDunn1]

Same thing happens with Western medicine too

[@n0yn0y]

@@CoachCrystalDunn1 no, not often. Western medicine is developed by interdisciplinary scientists. Pharmacologists, chemical engineers, immunologists, virologists, microbiologists, etc. all have their role in developing Western drugs. TCM is a trade, based in folklore

[@CoachCrystalDunn1]

I've gotten more results using food as medicine than drugs. Both have their place. There are doctors doing more research

[@bohrsmodel]

Chinese medicine is evidence based. There is no other culture with such long continuous history like China. China historically has always placed great importance on the intellects. It is not perfect but to completely dismiss TCM it is arrogant.

[@melissamoonchild9216]

wrong.

[@tf-dh9ti]

Wing wang

[@apollyon1987]

Not really harmony if you kill every single animal

[@look007456]

tao

[@DavidDolynny]

ancrient

[@maboroshi2550]

Save Pangolins and other creatures teapped in this pseudoscientific façade.

[@look007456]

chinese medicine is ggreat,come from china,QiGong has cured my pain

[@rggary2286]

This is supposed to be fake TED. I have to wash my eyes and ears even only watching 4 minutes.

[@angelobandal7112]

Bullcrap