In China itself, traditional medicine, surprisingly, was in complete decline until the early 1960s. And none other than Mao Zedong resuscitated her. From this moment in China, an active study of reflexotherapy began, medicinal preparations began to appear on the basis of ancient recipes collected from families of Chinese healers. The principles of drawing up medicines were passed from mouth to mouth. For several decades, Chinese medicine and Chinese medicines have been causing increased interest in Europe and especially in the United States. Chinese medicine in these countries is one of the alternative methods of treatment. In Russia, however, some techniques are already practiced in academic medicine.
Eastern fairy tales.
Chinese medicine approaches the human body with completely different measures than academic medicine, believing that our body is a biological semiconductor, in which there are nine holes. Internal organs are divided into dense "zang" (heart, lungs, liver, spleen, kidneys) and hollow "fu" (intestines, bile and bladder, stomach), connected by 14 energy jidlong meridians, through which energy " qi. " "If the energy on the meridians moves quickly, without" congestion ", then the body itself copes with the problems," explains Dr. Than Van Tai, a leading specialist at the clinic "Doctor Tai". "But if some external influence goes on constantly or its strength exceeds the permissible norms, the organism weakens and" traffic jams "appear-the meridians are hammered." Restore the movement of energy "chi" can be, by working on the points on the meridians with the help of phytotherapy and bodily-oriented practices.
Emotional background.
In Chinese medicine, there is also a concept of psychosomatic illnesses: too strong or prolonged experiences (the so-called seven emotions-joy, anger, anxiety, sadness, disappointment, fear and surprise), too, can upset the balance and harm our body. Hence the special attention of Chinese doctors to the way of life and the general mental state of the patient.
Spot science.
Reflexotherapy is one of the few methods in which in our medicine all disputes are already closed: in Russia it has an official status. It is the reception of influence on biologically active points on the body with the help of needles, moxa (smoldering wormwood sticks), a special hammer or by means of acupressure. Acupuncture points differ from surrounding skin areas primarily by accumulation of nerve endings in them. From the point of view of physiology, acting on points, we influence the conductivity of nerve impulses, immune mechanisms, electromagnetic conductivity, biochemical and hormonal activity. All these effects have been attested by scientific research.
Scientists constantly find new evidence of the effectiveness of reflexotherapy. If used to accelerate rehabilitation, anesthesia, treatment of insomnia and depression, it is now exclusively through the influence on biologically active points that many very serious diseases are cured. Some diseases of the brain and spinal cord are very suitable for treatment. Naturally, in many cases, not one course is necessary for complete healing. But congenital malformations and severe mental illness can be corrected with great difficulty. But with the help of reflexology you can get rid, for example, of bronchial asthma or inflammatory diseases, such as a stomach ulcer or duodenal ulcer.
Back to nature.
Paradoxically, many Chinese now prefer medicines synthesized artificially: they need a "here and now" result. In Europe, the opposite is true. Decades of use of such drugs have revealed their obvious shortcomings: dependence on therapy, high incidence of side effects, addiction. Traditional Chinese medicine means and Chinese medicines affect the body, including common protective forces.
The difference between Chinese drugs is that they contain substances that have both syntactic (depressing) and katatoxic (stimulating) effect. The catatonic reaction helps to quickly overcome the threat, for example, in case of an infection, and the synthoxic is able to "reconcile" the organism with changes in the external and internal environment.
In Chinese medicine, it is very difficult to prescribe a medicine so that it helps everyone and everyone. And so in China there have never been universal medicines. In addition, doctors know that the constant intake of herbal preparations is by no means as safe as it seems. That's why real Chinese medicines are complex.
In Russia, only five Chinese medicines based on plant raw materials have been officially approved for use. One of them is a unique drug based on Sichuan love, the most effective remedy for stroke, which the Chinese are proud of.
Separately I want to note: the so-called dietary supplements of Chinese production have nothing to do with Chinese phytotherapeutic agents. This is a commercial replica of recent times, produced by small factories.
For the body, for the soul.
Speaking of Chinese medicine, we can not fail to mention bodily-oriented practices (tai-chi, qi-gun) and traditional massage (tui-na). In combination with reflexotherapy with the help of massage, one can achieve a tangible general health effect. Unfortunately, it is also impossible to unequivocally say about spiritual practices: for preventive purposes, experts recommend treating them as gymnastics.
Reverse traction.
Whatever the advantages of Chinese medicine, it is not attractive from all sides. Indeed, in traditional Chinese practices, a lot of preventive methods are aimed at improving the quality of life. But when it is necessary to take emergency measures to save lives, for example, in acute inflammatory processes, European medicine still appears to be more well-off.
Commented the senior researcher of the Federal Scientific Clinical Experimental Center for Traditional Methods of Diagnosis and Treatment, Honored Doctor of Russia Nina Osipova: The European and, in particular, Russian doctors achieved the greatest success in studying reflexology. For example, it was proved that the points located below the knee and elbow joints, as well as the points on the face are most active. These areas are very mobile, and therefore their representation in the brain is the most extensive. The Russian experts have described in detail the points of the auricle - the effect on them has a strong therapeutic effect. Reflexology was also studied as a method of healing from drug and tobacco addiction and alcoholism. Unfortunately, the results were unsatisfactory. But to combat overweight, this technique can be very effective. It is promising to use reflexotherapy to prevent premature aging. But it is too early to talk about introduction to broad practice, research is still underway.
Commented Dr. Than Wang Tai, a leading expert in Chinese medicine at the Doctor Tai clinic: The basic principle of Chinese medicine is to heal the cause, not the consequence. The human body is considered as a single whole, no specific organ is individually treated. You can not treat the body as a machine: one part has flown, we repair, we will replace, and the body will again work like a clock. You can not use an unjustified amount of chemically synthesized drugs in the course of treatment, because as a result, complications caused by side effects of once taken medicines are often treated. Chemicals adversely affect the so-called "filters" of the body: the intestines, kidneys, liver, spleen, pancreas. In my practice for any disease, I start by doing a series of cleaning procedures that restore the function of "filters." And this, in turn, helps to activate immunity, and often the body itself copes with the problems that have arisen. In Chinese medicine, much attention is paid to the balance in the body. So, for example, an oriental person, unlike Europeans or Americans, will never mindlessly drink vitamins. This is fraught with serious violations in the functioning of the organism, in the ratio of trace elements. With an imbalance of one, problems begin with another, and then an endless chain of health problems is built.