Traditional Chinese medicine is one of the oldest healing systems in the world. Many principles of Chinese medicine treatment are officially recognized as effective and are being actively introduced into the practice of Western doctors. How does Chinese medicine treat?
Secrets of Chinese medicine: from principles to methods of diagnosis and treatment
Traditional Chinese medicine is one of the oldest healing systems in the world, with a history of more than three thousand years. But only in the last 60–70 years has the Western world become interested in the scientific substantiation of the effectiveness of its methods. Many of the principles of treatment that Chinese medicine uses are recognized as effective and are being actively introduced into the practice of Western doctors.
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What is the essence of Chinese medicine?
The approach taken by Eastern medicine is fundamentally different from Western ideas about health. While the doctors of Europe treat the disease and its manifestations, Eastern healers for thousands of years have considered the human body as a single system in which everything is interconnected. According to Chinese doctors, our well-being depends on the circulation of vital energy – Qi, as well as on the balance of female Yin energy and male Yang. And if the energy exchange is disturbed, it will definitely manifest itself in diseases and ailments. Therefore, it is necessary to treat not the symptom, but the cause, restoring the harmony of the body.
Such an unusual, it would seem, approach gives its results – the methods of Chinese medicine, according to WHO, really help in the treatment of more than 40 different diseases, from asthma to ulcers [1] . However, the practical study of the effectiveness of Chinese traditional medicine began relatively recently and, quite possibly, this list will be replenished.
In the People's Republic of China, more than 440,000 medical institutions provide traditional medicine services. These include about 90% of public and private general hospitals. The cost of treatment by traditional methods is covered by compulsory medical insurance for Chinese citizens.
Diagnosis according to the rules of Chinese medicine
Western doctors in the diagnosis rely on the results of tests, hardware studies and a physical examination of the patient. But in traditional Chinese medicine, the rules and methods of diagnosis are different.
- Examination of the patient. When checking the patient's condition, the Chinese doctor looks not so much at the manifestations of a specific disease, but at the general appearance, evaluating the color of the skin, nails, tongue, whites of the eyes, nails, etc. Since the disease is the result of an imbalance, it necessarily manifests itself as changes in appearance that may seem unrelated to the patient's complaints.
- listening. Chinese doctors can define a disease literally for rumor, evaluating the sound of breathing, pace and sound speech.
- Poll. Do not be surprised if the doctor starts asking you not only about well-being, but also about mental state, desires and aspirations, attitude to loved ones. When choosing treatment with the methods of Chinese traditional medicine, the temperament and the nature of the patient is no less important than its physical condition.
- Pulse check. The rhythm of the pulse can say a lot to a doctor about the state of the patient's body. Chinese traditional medicine distinguishes 30 pulse scenarios corresponding to various violations.
- Palpation. Chinese doctors check the state of muscles and joints, assess the condition of the skin, check if there are edema or muscle blocks.
Based on the data obtained, the doctor understands what went wrong, and prescribes a treatment that is designed to affect not a disease, but on the whole body as a whole.
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Methods of Chinese medicine
The treatment is always selected individually, since two similar people do not exist. In general, an individual approach is the cornerstone of Chinese traditional medicine. The doctor chooses a complex of methods suitable not illness, but a person, and even herbal fees that actively applied in Chinese medicine are drawn up for each patient individually.
Chinese traditional medicine has dozens of techniques. Here are the most common of them:
Eastern massage techniques are known to the whole world. Chinese medicine actively uses a variety of massage methods, including such exotic varieties, like Guasha – massage with a special scraper made from jade, and tuyne – massage technique close to Akupresser. During the Chinese massage, the doctor concentrates on the so-called meridians – lines by which the energy of qi is moving through the body. The Chinese massage effectively removes pain, swelling and inflammation, allowing deeply affecting the tissue, improves blood circulation and metabolism. In addition, it removes muscle tension, which can lead to problems with joints, spine, breathing and digestion.
Vacuum therapy
Today, vacuum massage is actively used in Western medicine and cosmetology, but its foundations came to us from the ancient China. During massage, banks of various diameters are used. The doctor conducts active massage, moving banks by body and affecting active points. From the point of view of Eastern Medicine, this massage improves the movement of energy flows, and Western doctors say that vacuum therapy strengthens capillaries, improves microcirculation, helping the body to get rid of decay products, and cellular breathing, and this accelerates the restoration of damaged tissues.Vacuum therapy strengthens the body's defenses and is often used to prevent infectious diseases.
Acupuncture in Chinese medicine
Traditional Chinese medicine is primarily associated with acupuncture. Acupuncture, or acupuncture, is the impact on active points with very thin needles. There are more than 300 such points, and each is associated with some organ or system. The needles are so miniature and inserted so shallowly that there is no discomfort during acupuncture. On the contrary, acupuncture helps to cope with pain. It is also indicated for many diseases of the internal organs, metabolic disorders, reduced immunity, insomnia and some nervous diseases [2] .
WHO has established 3 international acupuncture training centers in China. Not only Chinese doctors, but also specialists from other countries are trained there [3] .
Moxibustion
Moxotherapy consists in heating all the same active points with the help of a smoldering wormwood cigar. The cigar does not touch the patient's body, and he feels only warmth.
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Phytotherapy
The Chinese actively use herbal treatment for a variety of diseases. In Russia, herbal medicine is also very popular, but Chinese doctors have achieved true excellence in combining various fees to increase their effectiveness. Many of the herbs that form the basis of Chinese herbalism are adaptogens that help the body cope with environmental influences: they strengthen the immune system, regulate blood pressure and blood sugar levels, strengthen defenses, and normalize metabolism. Herbal medicine in Chinese folk medicine uses herbal ingredients such as ginseng, lemongrass, motherwort, ginger, goji berries.
Qigong Therapeutic Gymnastics
Anyone who has been to China has seen how city dwellers go out to the parks in the morning and evening and do qigong exercises. Qigong has a lot in common with yoga – it also involves slow, smooth movements and breath control. Qigong helps to harmonize the state of the body and spirit and allows the Qi energy to flow freely. If you look at Chinese gymnastics from a Western point of view, it significantly improves the oxygen supply to the brain and all systems and organs of the human body, increases concentration and performance, relieves muscle tension and normalizes blood pressure [4] .
Proper nutrition is one of the most important conditions for health, according to ancient Chinese medical treatises. If Western medicine mainly takes into account the ratio of fats, carbohydrates and proteins, as well as vitamins and minerals, Eastern takes a different approach.The main thing in nutrition is the balance of tastes – salty, sweet, bitter, sour and spicy. When compiling a diet, Chinese doctors take into account not only the patient's health, but also his gender, age and lifestyle.
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In China itself, traditional medicine accounts for 40% of all medical manipulations. Traditional Chinese medicine is extremely popular not only in its homeland, but in recent decades, the Western world has also become interested in ancient methods of treatment. Almost all methods of Chinese medicine are non-invasive and non-traumatic, have a small list of contraindications and side effects. At the same time, they really have a healing effect, and these are not popular beliefs, but a scientific fact. For example, an Australian study of infertility medications found that Chinese traditional herbal preparations were twice as effective in treating infertility as many Western medicines [5] .
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How to choose a Chinese medicine clinic in Moscow?
“There are many Chinese traditional medicine clinics in our country,” says an expert from the TAO Chinese Medicine Clinic, “but how do you know if the center you have chosen is trustworthy? First, don't hesitate to ask about licenses and certificates right from the door. Chinese medicine is not shamanism, namely, medicine, and the clinic must have a license to conduct medical activities. Secondly, cooperation with Chinese universities is a good sign. For example, TAO works with the world famous Henan Medical University. Doctors from China came to work with us precisely on the recommendation of this university. TAO employs doctors and professors of Chinese traditional medicine with extensive experience and an impeccable reputation in the world of science.”
P.S. TAO is one of the largest Russian clinics of oriental medicine, operating since 2006.
License for medical activities No. LO-77-01-000911 dated December 30, 2008