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Subhuti Dharmananda is an herbalist and acupuncturist who founded the Institute for Traditional Medicine and Preventive Health Care, Inc. (ITM), which operates two clinics in Portland, Oregon and engages in a variety of educational and charitable projects related to traditional medicine. Dharmananda has traveled to China several times, between 1977, when travel became possible, and 2001 in the interests of studying traditional Chinese medicine. He received his PhD in Biology from the University of California in 1980.〔()〕 He taught in Santa Cruz, at the Platonic School of Herbal Studies founded by Dr. Paul Lee with noted herbal faculty members Michael Tierra, Christopher Hobbs, and Grace Marroquin.〔(Biography ). Christopherhobbs.com. Retrieved on December 17, 2011.〕 before moving to Portland, Oregon. He has exerted a significant influence upon the practice of Oriental Medicine through his monographs, clinical studies and training programs. ==Institute for Traditional Medicine== Dharmananda established ITM as a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization in 1979, incorporated it in 1983 in Santa Cruz, California.〔(East Earth Medicine Wisdom ). Eemedicinewisdom.com. Retrieved on December 17, 2011.〕 He moved it to its current location in 1988. It has been a significant support to Chinese medicine in the United States, and has moved to support a variety of other indigenous medicines including Ayurveda, Latin American indigenous medicines, Tibetan medicine and Eastern European traditional medicine. ITM has a mission to enrich the lives of people seeking traditional medicine knowledge and services by clarifying the nature of traditional medicine and demonstrating how it can be utilized in the modern setting.〔(About ITM ). Itmonline.org. Retrieved on December 17, 2011.〕 Part of ITM's activity involves the training of practitioners and charitable administration of Chinese medicine. ITM operates two clinical facilities, the charitable Immune Enhancement Project (IEP) and the multimodal An Hao Natural Health Care Clinic which demonstrates a model for integrative health care by combining naturopathic medicine, chiropractic, acupuncture, shiatsu, Chinese herbs, and modern medicine.〔(An Hao Clinic ). Itmonline.org. Retrieved on December 17, 2011.〕 IEP is a low cost treatment center providing acupuncture, herb therapies, and shiatsu primarily for patients with serious ailments such as cancer and HIV.〔(IEP Clinic ). Itmonline.org. Retrieved on December 17, 2011.〕 The clinics are also training centers for acupuncturists from schools in the Portland area, especially the National College of Natural Medicine.〔(Classical Chinese Medicine School and Oriental Medicine School : The National College of Natural Medicine in Portland, OR )〕〔(ITM online ). ITM online. Retrieved on December 17, 2011.〕〔http://theintegratorblog.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=191&Itemid=1〕 ITM sponsors clinics or donates materials where people are in need. One project is funding of the Drepung Gomang Monastery clinic run by Tibetan monks in exile in Mundgod, south India.〔(benefactors ). Gomang.org. Retrieved on December 17, 2011.〕〔(Drepung Gomang ). Itmonline.org (November 29, 1999). Retrieved on December 17, 2011.〕 The clinic is run by a Tibetan doctor in the refugee camp. ITM has aided Chinese, Indian, Tibetan, Native American, Central and South American clinics that represent potential reservoirs of traditional medicine culture and resources. Herbs have been donated to Honduras, Guatemala, East Europe, Sri Lanka, India, and New Orleans to provide traditional Chinese health care relief after disasters or to areas in need. ITM has funded the International Trust of Traditional Medicine in India. In addition to running clinics, Dharmananda has collected a large library of books and journals involved with traditional medicine and supports a variety of research translations on traditional herbal medicine. Dr. Fu Kezhi in Harbin, China provides ongoing translations of Chinese medicinal research, much of which is disseminated through the START Group by subscription to practitioners of Oriental Medicine. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Subhuti Dharmananda」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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