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Therapeutic technique of traditional Chinese medicine, acupressure is based on the same principles as acupuncture, which unlike no danger and requires no expertise. The only “work tools” are the fingers, used by the therapist through pressure and micro massage.

The technique of Chinese acupressure get the name of Tcheu-tcheu, meaning “finger needle”, “the finger that acts as a needle” and is framed largely in the field of traditional Chinese concept of nature and possibilities of intervention on the human body to regulate the balance, the foundation of health maintenance.

Everything that exists is energy (ch hi) and everything that manifests in nature is an expression of the intention of the two polarities: the Yin and Yang. Read the rest of this entry »

Acupressure, also known as acupressure or acupressure, is a type of massage that is performed at specific points located throughout the body to relieve a variety of symptoms and pain.

This technique, which has its origins in ancient China, is closely related to acupuncture, as they use the same points of the body (considered places of access to energy pathways). However, vary in the fact that, in the case of acupressure, using finger pressure to stimulate (or unblock energy restoring balance and eliminating disorders), while in the case of acupuncture, makes use of needle insertion. Read the rest of this entry »

Theory of Yin and Yang

The Yin and Yang describe the Yin and Yang the change .Corresponding to the sides of a mountain. On the morning, one side is the shadow and the other in the light of day sun. During the darkness sides reversed. The changes file to light and light to dark. This is nature, in constant transformation. Over time, changes to the Yin Yang and the Yin Yang.
The transformation is a fundamental Leye of nature, as well as Yang and Yin Gravidade. The supplement as opposites. Whenever There Is Within Yin Yang and the Yin Yang Within. One dog not exist Without the outro.
The body and disharmony between changes are Yin and Yang. This helps to Understand the causes and effects of disease.

Origin of Chinese Traditional Medicine

Empezou in China over 4000 years ago, but the practice has no boundaries. Today is practically worldwide. Chinese herbs do not come only from China, coming from all over the world. The oldest known book on the MTC is the classic Yellow Emperor’s Internal Medicine. It was compiled before 200 BC. It is a summary of medical ideas and technic which were already used before the second century AC.En this time, the Traditional Chinese Medicine has expanded far beyond its traditional principles. I-number variants and inovacones will appear, but some principles are imutábles, like Yin and Yang, which descreven natural laws that our body obeys. Many of these principles and traditional Chinese medicine become much more complete than the western side modern medicine.

The 7 emotional factors

Mental activity and emotional state have a strong influence on the disease. According to traditional Oriental medicine can summarize the different psychological states in 7 emotions: joy, sadness, anger, anxiety, meditation (reflection, worry and obsession), fear and terror.

The 7 factors are the physiological response of individual stimuli, which under normal circumstances do not cause disease. But if excessive or persistent stimulus, or the individual is hypersensitive to these emotional stimuli, and drastic change can occur leading to persistent disease.

The disturbance caused by the 7 emotional factors can cause dysfunction of the Zang-Fu organs and disrupt the flow of energy and blood. Read the rest of this entry »

Characteristics of the diseases caused by:

WIND

It manifests quickly and lasts a short time nasal obstruction, headache, pain and fatigue and sweat articulate little or absence. It is usually accompanied with symptoms of cold, heat or humidity. Some migrants are manifested by pain and itching of the skin. It can manifest with sudden onset of facial deformation.

COLD

He became febrile diseases. Pain in the body fixed contracture of the superficial vessels. Symptoms of chills and plenty of clear urine.

HEAT

Burning in the body, thirst, fatigue, profuse sweating and spontaneous. Shortness of breath, yellow and scanty urine. When you partner with moisture, there is nausea, chest tightness, anorexia, fatigue of members and watery stools.

HUMIDITY

Feeling of tightness and heaviness in the head. Heaviness of the limbs. Feeling of fullness in the epigastric and chest tightness, nausea and vomiting. Taste sweet and sticky sensation in the mouth. Diseases tend to be prolonged and chronic. Infectivity, epidemic, sometimes.

DRYING

They tend to become vicious fire. They consume much water from the body. Primarily affect the lungs.

NASTY FIRE

Symptoms similar to those produced by heat, but more intense. If the heat is related to the emotional turmoil, fire can become perverse.

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Theory of meridians

The basis of acupuncture are based on the “Theory of Meridians. Which are channels through which flows the vital energy “Qi” and are obstructed in any disease process. The Chinese classified them in 14, of which 12 are bilateral to each side and the remaining 2 in the midline.

The latter are of recent discovery by what is known as “extraordinary meridians” and outside the traditional system of meridians.

As already mentioned, the Qi is the vital energy that gives life and circulates through the meridians. They have a path in the body that are divided into two tracks: one internal and one external. Read the rest of this entry »

Representation

The great contribution of traditional Chinese medicine to the health of humanity is his vision of man as a microcosm that plays in small natural laws of the universe. By understanding this reality and describe the energetic activity of the body, the ancient Oriental physicians were able to devise practices to conserve and restore the physical and mental wellbeing.

So they started to describe the vital energy which they called Chi, and a series of channels through which this energy circulates enabling the various functions. Acupuncture, ear acupuncture and acupressure are splendid therapies based on these principles. Read the rest of this entry »

Definition

According to Dr. Gregorio Marañón “The doctor thinks he knows of Medicine, Medical or know.” Traditional Chinese medicine is not a medicine because it emerges as such. The material is the human being and it is important to know all the activities that the place because we know that they can lead to situations of imbalance.

It is currently treated with acupuncture around 2 billion people around the globe. It is an art or a drug-free recovery. So today is unquestionable because casuistry is handled. It is the oldest and complex world.

Both Allopathic Medicine (Academic Medicine) and complementary medicine are treated with contempt and do not realize they have the same objective and we must work together to recover the full capacity of human beings, because in principle dysfunction, pain and suffering not allow us to develop this basic need and deeper than the joy of being human. Read the rest of this entry »

2 – Principle of Unity and Interdependence

The Ying and Yang are opposite qualities to each other, but both held together and are interdependent. The external Yang defended the agency body of the aggression of pathogens and the internal Ying carries nutritional values to all organs. But for Yang performs its function requires the nutritional value which gives the internal Yin, and in turn this requires external Yang protection to perform their duties. So if the yin and yang interdependence lose their status, may not exist or grow.

3 – Top Intertransformation

The Ying and Yang are not static but are kept in constant motion transformation from Yin to Yang and vice versa, there is a steady increase and decrease, ie when the Ying Yang grows decreases and vice versa. Eg In the changes from day to night. Throughout history it has been said, written and heard about medicine. Traditional Chinese (MTC) and its application, including its comparison to the effectiveness of western medicine. While it is true that TCM is useful, it is important to mention that just as Western medicine each have their place according to the condition and the patient in question. Read the rest of this entry »