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Damp,
Phlegm and Food Stagnation
Our
eating habits may cause the digestion to function poorly, leaving behind
residues known as Damp, Phlegm or Stagnant Food. The Western diet is
particularly likely to cause the formation of these residues and many of
the medical and dietary conditions that are on the increase today can be
related to their effects: food sensitivities and intolerance, chronic
candidiasis, ME and asthma.
Advice:
avoid junk food. Use
herbal tea that have cleansing power
Pain and
Stiffness
Pain is Probably
the single most common complaint that people suffer from, in every country
in the world. Although there are many reasons for pain, in Chinese
Medicine all pain is said to result from Blockage of Qi and blood in
the Meridian Channels , causing obstruction that results in Stagnation.
Therefore, pain can always be treated by regulating and encouraging the
flow of Qi and Blood.
Advice:
Use Herbs that nourish the blood
Chinese
concept of Allergies
Dampness -
correlates with the idea of fungal infections that provide and ideal
breeding ground for yeasts such as candida albicans.
Phlegm - is
usually involved in ,most respiratory and nasal allergies.
Poison
- toxins can be retained or generated in
the body and a buildup will cause the immune system to overreact to any
additional workload causing the familiar allergic response of inflammations
and mucus.
Deficiency -
of the Qi, blood or functioning of the internal organs is almost always combined
with the presence of one or more of the above , and it is this that makes allergies
so hard to treat, inmost cases, it is not enough simply to remove the
offending substance unless the deficiency is also rectified, the person
will remain sensitive to the substance and will probably develop new
reaction as well.
Skin, Hair
and Nails
As external
aspects of the body, the condition of the skin, hair, and mails is
dependent on nourishment from the blood, They are all said to be made from
the excess of the blood, so you can also guess at your blood's richness
from the state of these tissues. They are also linked to the five
element model and can signify the signify the underlying balance of their
associated Zang organs. Skill Chinese physician can often make an accurate
diagnosis simply by looking at these external tissues.
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