Besides nutrition, foods also have energies that correspond to
different organs
An
Overview of the Principles Behind Chinese Herbal Remedies
by Evelyn Lim
Chinese herbal
remedies have been used to treat almost all kinds of diseases and
symptoms for thousands of years ago and even today in China and
parts of Asia. It is part of the healing methods used in Traditional
Chinese Medicine (TCM). TCM is a system of healing that has many
principles that can be complex because of their many intricacies. In
fact, a TCM practitioner has to take many years to learn them all
and also to draw his knowledge on the various herbs and their
interactions for healing. Here, I put down some of the basic
principles behind Chinese herbal remedies as a form of treatment.
Chinese herbal
remedies are divided into 5 different seasons; including fall,
winter, spring, summer and late summer. According to the principles
that are followed here, the universal energy is at its highest
during the summer and herbs are most abundant in the late summer.
You view all
foods from an energy perspective. Of course, food also provides
nutrition, vitamins and calories, but it is the energy that is
studied here. Apparently, each food vibrates at a specific energy
frequency that corresponds to a specific organ. These energies know
how to thrive in specific seasons, which corresponds with a specific
organ. Thus, some foods can be used as herbal remedies which can
help increase or decrease your vital energy. For example, sunflower
causes energy to rise, while a plant's root causes energy to flow
downwards.
While TCM also
regards food as having healing energies, herbs are the ones that
used to dramatically help increase the energy within these foods.
Many foods and herbs are often mixed together and cooked for hours.
Although there is no nutritional value left in the foods or herbs,
it is the drink that contains the energy that is required to treat
your various conditions.
Here, it is
believed that the universe has provided us with a powerful, natural
way in which to maintain good health. In TCM, various factors that
contribute to your body being out of harmony are examined so that a
permanent solution to the issue can be found. It is believed that
this is much better than just treating the symptoms.
Hence, Chinese
herbal remedies can be used not only for your relief from physical
and mental symptoms, but in many cases, they do provide cures. You
can learn a great deal from this system of holistic healing since
this would mean that you would be able to live in complete harmony
with your body. Or, if you simply want to derive the benefits from
the use of Chinese herbal remedies, consult a qualified
practitioner.
About the
author: Evelyn Lim is the publisher of a newsletter on
Herbal
Home Remedies. She draws on her practical knowledge passed down
by her grandmother in the use of herbs to treat common ailments. For
free information and a bonus MP3 download, please visit her site at
http://www.HerbalRemedyTips.com
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