We spent more time on aromatherapy the other time. Let us take a look at acupuncture. The movie titled ‘Kiss of the dragon’ featuring popular actor Jet Li was the first movie I watched having acupuncture. At that time, I did not know it was called acupuncture, all I knew was that needles were been used on people here and there. Another movie was DOA: Dead or Alive, also full of martial art.
One of the Final Destination movies also had an acupuncture featured. By that time, I knew what it was because I had learned more about it as it caught my interest. I just knew that it involved using special needles at particular points to relieve pain.
Acupuncture is a form of alternative medicine and a key component of traditional Chinese medicine in which thin needles are inserted into the body. Acupuncture or needle puncture is a term that was invented by Willem Ten Rhyne, a Dutch physician who visited Nagasaki in Japan in the early part of the seventh century.
The Chinese describe acupuncture by the character ‘Chen’, meaning to prick with a needle. Those who practice acupuncture and are well versed in it are referred to as acupuncturists. There are different styles of acupuncture.
All these types or styles share a common root but are distinct and different in their emphasis. Philosophy of traditional Chinese medicine, including but not limited to concepts of yin-yang and the five phases. Functions of qi, blood, mind, essence, and body fluids, as well as their relationship to one another. Physiological and pathological manifestations of zang-fu (visceral organs) and their relationship to one another. Meridians and collaterals, their distribution, and functions.
Practitioners of TCM seek to control the levels of yin and yang through 12 major (out of 14) meridians, which bring energy to the body. Chinese traditional medicine can be used for promoting health as well as preventing and treating diseases.
It covers research into the physiological functioning and pathogenic changes of the system of channels and network-channels in man. The primary functions of the above are running the chi and blood of the whole body linking the zang-fu organs and limbs connecting the upper part, lower part, interior, and exterior. The channels are the main trunks of the networks of body channels and network channels. They can be divided into 2 groups.
Group 1 has 12 main channels made up of 6 yin -and 6 yang are named according to the Zang and Fu-organ, the foot and hand, the yin and yang of the front, middle and back locations. Group 2 is made up of 8 peculiar channels. The network channels are thinner than the channels.
TCM recognizes 5 yin (heart, liver, spleen, lung, and kidney) and 6 yang organs (gall bladder, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, bladder, and triple burner) also known as Zang and Fu organs respectively. Problems arising in the yin or Zang organs tend to be more serious.
There are channels for the needles. Hand bright –yang, large hand –intestine channel. Hand lesser-yang triple warmer channel. Hand greater-yang small intestine channel. Hand lesser –yin heart channel. Hand cold-yin pericardium channel. Hand greater –yin lung channel. Foot bright-yang stomach channel. Foot lesser yang gallbladder channel. Foot greater-yang bladder channel. Foot lesser-yin kidney channel. Foot cold-yin liver channel. Foot greater-yin spleen channel.
It doesn’t end here. More on the needles in the next one.
Tracy Obeng Nyamekeye.
Thank you for the info. More exposure on the subject makes it more appreciable and accepted.
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Great piece
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Waw well done 🤝