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Medicinal plants have been used in China for centuries. The first plants discovered were used primarily for digestive problems. With time and the discovery of the properties of other plants, were used for the treatment of pathologies increasingly diverse.

Each plant has a number of properties, including its energy, its flavor, its movement and meridians to which it relates.

Energy. The four types of energy are: cold, fresh, warm and hot. In general, plants and fresh cold treat fever, thirst, sore throat and disease “hot” as inflammatory. Temperate or warm herbs will treat cold feeling in the legs, cold pain and cold diseases.

Taste. The five flavors of the dishes are: Spicy, sweet, sour, salty and bitter.
Spicy herbs are commonly used to induce perspiration and promote circulation of blood and Qi. They are often used for surface disorders.

Sweet plants have three main functions: to stimulate the deficiency, harmonizing other herbs or reduce toxicity, relieve pain and slow the progression of acute diseases. Herbs acid also has three functions: contracting, obstruct and solidify. They help stop perspiration, stop diarrhea, seminal emission or stop leucorrhoea.

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The principles of acupuncture are firmly based in science and philosophy does not need the Chinese, either to work or practice, as established by a medically trained specialist and acupuncturist.

Dr Adrian White, who is editor in chief of the scientific journal Medical Acupuncture, said: “One of the main problems of medical acupuncture is the preconceived idea of the public and professionals.”

“The perception is that acupuncture is still mostly Chi and meridians.”

This opinion has hindered their acceptance among health professionals and their increased use as valid, having the ability to control pain in conditions ranging from nausea to arthritis as well as after surgery, he says.

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Introduction
Despite its small size, the ear contains over one hundred energy points that reflect the entire body and make it possible to diagnose and treat a wide variety of diseases, whether chronic pain, joint, an intestinal disorder or a stage of anxiety.

The ear is the science that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of disease by stimulating the ear of the energy points corresponding to the diseased organ. Like acupuncture, is based on traditional Chinese medicine and the flow of energy through the body through meridians.

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