Learning from Chinese Medicine Books

Traditional Chinese medicine books are becoming increasingly sought after among westerners these days. It’s now being realized that the healing methods that are taught in this ancient practice are highly successful ways to treat various illnesses. Research has been conducted over several thousand years into the advantages of such traditional medical practices, but it’s only recently that it has made its way to western society and experienced considerable popularity. Chinese medicine books have been produced for both practitioners and the lay person. They provide an explanation of the theories underlying the treatment methods along with the various remedies that can be used in the treatment of sick people.

Chinese medicine books help individuals to understand that remaining healthy requires a holistic look at the way the body functions rather than just trying to find a quick fix to the symptoms that the person is experiencing. Often Western medicine and Eastern medicine can work beautifully hand in hand because the Western medicine targets the problem and treats the immediate symptoms and the Eastern medicine treats the underlying source of the problem.

One of the theories in the Chinese medicine books is that the body functions in a delicate balance of yin and yang. The body is constantly in motion, sometimes leaning more to the yin side and sometimes more to the yang side of things, but there is still a balance and order to the body when it is in health and the two sides are relatively equal. When there is too much yin or too much yang, or too little yin or too little yang, that is when the body breaks down according to the Chinese medicine books. A practitioner of Chinese medicine will know the signs in the person’s body that one or the other is out of order and will know what herbs or types of acupuncture would be beneficial to the person to restore that order in the body once more.

Another theory in the Chinese medicine books is that the body functions according to the five elements of the earth, with every system of the body related to one of the elements. There are also five basic tastes that are linked to the different elements, and these help to classify the herbs that are used in Chinese medicine to treat the various illnesses. Each of the five elements must stay in balance according to the Chinese medicine books, and herbs or acupuncture can help to restore this balance to the body.

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