Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine?Historical Background and Contemporary Approaches

Gergana Nikolova Balieva ^[2] | Laska Kostadinova

Abstract: Historically, the medicine for humans and medicine for animals have common origin and have diverged and improved, based on practices as application of naturally derived substances from plant, animal and mineral origin, massages, dietary therapies and others. Having proven their effectiveness through the centuries and generations, these techniques are also known as Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) modalities. The historical development of TCVM is traced from its very beginning till nowadays and its contemporary projections as CAVM are studied. The leading international and national organizations, promoting traditional medicine are pointed out. The worldwide acceptance of TCVM is investigated with some reflections on the possibilities for integration of traditional and conventional veterinary medicine.

Keywords: Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine, Complementary and alternative veterinary medicine, Veterinary Acupuncture

Edition: Volume 5 Issue 6, June 2016,

Pages: 578 - 582

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Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine?Historical Background and Contemporary Approaches

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