Impulse Lecture “Traditional Chinese veterinary herbal medicine: from historical roots to actual applications”

Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine has been developed during thousands of years. From the beginning of the first settlements up to controlling the vast empire of China, animals and especially horses have played an important role and have been studied intensively by early knowledgeable people like Bo Le and Yuan Heng. Their observations were written down and handed down from generation to generation so that today there is a huge treasure trove of experience.

Although living situations have changed enormously, nowadays the importance of animals for their owners has grown and they are willing to do anything to support their health and well-being. However, climate change has resulted in new problems, especially health problems which are not easily controlled and treated anymore. Equine asthma is an excellent example of such a newly developed disease, which is not easily treated. Only with a combination of good stabling management, intensive monitoring and early intervention is it possible to treat affected horses. TCM diagnosis is an important tool to become aware of possible problems and Chinese herbs can be a used for early intervention as well as additional treatment in severely affected horses. Therefore, integrative veterinary medicine gives veterinarians another set of options to treat and care for their patients.

 

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Article published online:
16 November 2023