Principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine
“Think of Western medicine as looking at the tree and Eastern medicine as looking at the whole forest.” Practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine often cite this analogy to describe their alternative medicines and practices. The practices do not contradict each other, but rather take two different approaches – while Western medicine looks at nerve endings linking to muscles and organs, Eastern medicine looks at the lack or excess of energy.
Ancient written texts such as, “A Treatise On Cold Damage,” and “Basic Questions of Internal Medicine” were written 3,000 years ago, and were the results of oral traditions that started 5,0000 years ago.Since the Nationalist government feared missing out on scientific progress, classic Chinese medicine was fobade in the 1930’s. Traditional Chinese Medicine was created thirty years later by ten highly respected doctors under Mao Zedong. Chinese schools today teach TCM and around the world schools are opening in England, Russia and the US.
TCM’s basic principles of “Yin” and “Yang,” come from Taoist ideas.” The term is used by the school of Chinese medicine to describe a series of opposites; for example, hot and cold, dark and light or moving and still. The body goes through constant motion, just like the seasons. If the cycle of equilibrium is disrupted and there’s an excess of something or deficiency of something, then the body naturally breaks down.
Another principle in traditional Chinese medicine is the idea of the “Five Elements” which are wood, fire, earth, metal and water. It is believed that these elements are in constant motion and work in an interdependent relationship, as do the various organs and systems within our own bodies. According to the Five Elements chart, if you’re feeling fearful, then it means you need more calm in your life or if you’re angry and frustrated, then you need more patience. The Five Elements Theory is further defined by the Zang Fu Theory, which explains the functions and interaction between various body parts in more detail.
Traditional Chinese medicine has several more “scientific” procedures. After all, it’s not all breathing and thinking! Chinese acupuncture is one of these procedures. People suffering from fibromyalgia, sciatica, tendonitis, headaches, carpal tunnel or other pains can be treated. While having a long needle stuck into certain acupuncture points may not sound desirable, patients say that it doesn’t physically hurt more than the usual ache. The more balanced you get over time, the less you feel the needles at all, in fact!
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