Five elements
The Wu Xing, (五行 wŭ xíng) also known as the Five Elements (especially practitioners of Five Element acupuncture ), Five Phases, Five Processes (and many more translations and meanings) is a fivefold conceptual scheme that many traditional Chinese fields use to explain a wide array of phenomena, from cosmic cycles to the interaction between internal organs. The […]
Development of ear acupuncture
The reflexive relationship between areas of the ear with certain regions of the body (for example internal organs, limbs, brain centers) has been investigated by the French physician Paul Nogier around 1950. He was the first to puplish the projection of the Homunculus (imagine a embryo upside down in its curled up possition) and a […]
A little history about Chinese medicine and its concepts
The origins of acupuncture go back to about 10,000 BC. Simple people like farmers observed the natural law, from which they developed the concepts of Yin and Yang and the Five Phases/Elements (Wu Xing). Yin and Yang are assigned to various natural phenomena such as the qualities cold (Yin) and hot (Yang). The Five Phases […]
A few scientific facts about acupuncture
Chinese medicine is an empirical science, that it is based on a centuries-old experience based medicine. With its catchment in the Western world, the Chinese medicine, especially acupuncture, has to undergo more and more scientific tests. Nowadays acupuncture is already an established method with numerous evidence of physiological effects. These include: the impact on local […]
Qi
Often “Qi” is simply translated as “energy”, which is just one of its actual meanings. “Qi” is the life force which provides all energy for the human body and any living thing. In the Chinese medicine philosophy there are various types of “Qi” . Generally speaking, “Qi” nourishes the body and protects it against diseases.