What is Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture?
Yin and Yang According to this Chinese philosophical system, the human body, like all matter, is also made up of five elements: wood, fire, earth, metal, and water. Each element corresponds to an aspect of the body, such as the organs, senses, tissues, and emotions, as well as to aspects of nature, such as direction, season, colour, and climate. The five-element theory, combined with the principle of yin and yang, forms the basis of the Chinese concept of balance. The intention is to balance yin and yang and to balance the energies of the five elements. Conventional Western medicine typically pinpoints and directly treats only the affected part of the body. Chinese medical philosophy encompasses the entire universe. Everything that affects the patient is considered, including emotion, environment, and diet. Chinese philosophy proposes a way of life based on living in accordance with the laws of nature. This profound connection with nature is reflected in the language used to describe i
__________________________________________________________________________________________Traditional Chinese Medicine and acupuncture is a system of diagnosis and healthcare approaches that has evolved over the last 5,000 years in China. The Chinese approach to understanding the human body is unique.
