An Introduction to the Principles of Chinese Medicine Health Care

Health care is a word that was not used in Chinese medicine in the past, but Chinese medicine has always attached great importance to health care. In the Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Internal Medicine, which was written more than two thousand years ago, it is said that a superior doctor does not treat diseases that have already occurred but also treats those that have not yet occurred. This means that a brilliant doctor is not only able to treat diseases that have already occurred, but also good at treating diseases that have not yet occurred. This cure for the untreated disease is actually health care, so how does Chinese medicine to achieve the purpose of treating the untreated disease? One very important thing is to unblock the meridians of the body. Maintain the vigorous function of the internal organs. Chinese medicine believes that there are 14 meridians in the human body, corresponding to the five internal organs and six internal organs, plus a total of 14 meridians, each acting as a channel for the delivery of nutrients to the respective internal organs. The function of each internal organ requires the supply of essence, qi and blood, which are absorbed and transformed from people’s diet through the spleen and stomach, and then transported to each organ through the meridians to maintain the normal physiological function of the organ, if the meridians are not smooth enough, then the corresponding internal organs will suffer functional or organic damage because they are not adequately supplied, and diseases will occur. Therefore, before the disease occurs, various means are used to keep the meridians open so that the organs are fully supplied with essence and blood, thus maintaining normal physiological functions. This is the process of treating the disease before it occurs. It is also the process of health care in Chinese medicine. So, how do you know which meridians are not working. How can I keep it open? Because the internal organs and the meridians are one-to-one correspondence, Chinese medicine compares the meridians to the rivers in nature. The metabolism of the internal organs of the human body produces some waste, and changes in weather, diet and rest are not coordinated, which will affect the smooth flow of the meridians, just as the river is blocked by more garbage in the river. In the case of blocked meridians, there are various uncomfortable feelings such as pain, soreness, swelling, etc. In the case of not very serious blockage of meridians, electrodes can be used to detect the smoothness of the meridians through changes in bioelectric and biomagnetic fields, and to determine which organs are having problems with their metabolic functions through these phenomena. The organs of the human body have reflex points on the surface of the human body, especially the bladder meridian on the back, and almost every organ will have more obvious reflex points, which are the acupuncture points on this meridian. After understanding their body condition, people will use various methods to remove the garbage on the meridians and various factors that affect the smooth flow of the meridians, such as the use of acupuncture, massage, qigong, electrotherapy and other various means to achieve the purpose of unblocking the meridians, eliminating symptoms, in the absence of symptoms can also be stimulated through the acupuncture points to fully mobilize the metabolic function of the internal organs. The elements of human health are the adequacy of essence, qi and blood, the smooth flow of the meridians, and the normal functioning of the internal organs, while the normal functioning of the internal organs depends on the adequacy of essence, qi and blood and the smooth flow of the meridians, and the maintenance of these two items can be achieved entirely through the usual health care, so that health is in their own hands, created by themselves, and maintained by themselves.