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An Honest Look At Chinese Traditional Medicine.
by Regina Schwartz
The whole idea of healing in Chinese Traditional Medicine is founded on the idea that just as in nature the body needs to be in harmony with its self to be healthy. Therefore there are certain polarities in the body that must be in balance to maintain health. Signs of disharmony prevail as illness, ailments and disease. Chinese Traditional Medicine uses the principals of yin and yang, which are negative and positive polarities, Blood Jing, which is bodily fluids, the five elements, which are wood, fire, earth, metal, and water (with the elements are seasons that correspond to them). Emotions, Shen, which is ones spiritual essence in being, Zang Fu Theory of Body Organs, which is the physical organs and their functions and interactions in the body, Meridians, which are interconnective channels to which ones life fore or Qi flows through and the Three Jiaos all play a part in healing an imbalance.
A person is treated with various practices to restore a balanced healthy body. Disharmony and unbalance is believed to be the direct result of blockages in various strategic points along the Meridians. These points are treated with Acupuncture, Moxibustion, and Cupping. Acupuncture is the use of needles that are inserted into various points along the meridians and manipulated to release the Qi that is blocked in those areas. Moxibustion is the use of a Mugwart cigar that is heated and place on the needles to stimulate them. Cupping involves heating glasses and placing them on various points to create suction for healing. Massage and bodily manipulation may also be used in Traditional Chinese Medicine. In addition to these techniques Herbs that correspond with the various aspects of the condition including the organ, its element and polarity are given to be taken internally as medicine.
I have been treated for various conditions by Traditional Chinese Medical Practitioners that western medicine only gave me pills for. With TCM you have to be willing to go over a period of time, which I did and take some bitter herbal concoctions as part of the healing process. I have to admit that I preferred them to put my herbs in capsules, which they did for me. I am about 85 to 90 percent improved since my last session, which was in August 2006. I was being treated for arthritis in my spine, which debilitated me. When I went I could not walk and had to take arthritis medicine around the clock. Now I only have flair ups in bad weather to which I take one pill and can manage.
href="http://'>http://Regina Schwartz has been around and learned a lot of concepts of Traditional Chinese Medicine due to her husband. He is a master of Internal Traditional Chinese Martial Arts. Her Site on Chinese Medicine is quite comprehensive and offers a lot of practical information on Traditional Chinese Medicine. Visiting her site is a must located at:http://www.chinesemedicineinfo.com
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