subject: Fundamental Patterns of Traditional Chinese Medicine [print this page] Traditional Chinese Medicine utilizes pathology and physiology of the body. Basic TCM boasts of two fundamental features: these are holistic visions and treating identifying causes. TCM does not regard disease in the same way that western medicine does. Although our body organs discharge different functions, they do work in conjunction. When these regular bodily functions are disrupted, diseases occur. Acupuncture stimulates the body's external areas. TCM also states that when a person's environment is altered in any way, there are corresponding changes in the body rhythm as well.
According to TCM, the body organs have an interrelationship, which in turn, is attuned with the environment. Long-term TCM practitioners explain that several factors result in an imbalance in a person's body. TCM utilizes clinical indications by examining symptoms of the person's disorders. Through these symptoms, causative factors may be diagnosed.
TCM does not label disorders and diseases the same way that western medicine does. According to TCM, a prostate problem is caused by dampness; hence, this disorder is treated accordingly. Blood and liver disorders cause migraines. A practitioner of TCM calls the disorders based on the patterns they manifest. The eight fundamental patterns are: yin and yang, deficiency, excess, cold or heat, exterior and interior. TCM says that disorders in the spirit, body and mind are dictated by these patterns.
In China, Qi is defined as a type of energy which flows through meridian channels all throughout the body. Qi is not discernible by the human eye. Qi comprises all things in the universe. The human body is a kind of Qi gong - a widely used Chinese exercise which involves meditation and breathing to promote spiritual and physical well-being.
Herbs play an important role in Chinese medicine, and the correct choice can help cure an ailment. There are in excess of 50,000 herbs that may be found in China, but only a small percentage of this is used. Western medicine says that herbal use could be insufficient in treating ailments, but the truth is, the use of synthetic drugs is even more harmful. It is true that not all organic and natural substances are safe. But the way herbs are used in TCM is a result of more than a thousand years of practice so herbal treatment is managed very well.
Another essential part of TCM is acupuncture. This is a science that is as ancient as TCM and the Chinese - and other Asian regions - swear by its effectiveness. Acupuncture cures treatments ranging from chronic pain to the common flu. Acupuncture is stimulating the many acupuncture points located in the human body. Each point is associated with a particular location or organ in man's internal body. The needles used to stimulate these parts do not cause pain.
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Fundamental Patterns of Traditional Chinese Medicine
