How does Oriental Medicine/Acupuncture work?

Acupuncture and Herbal formulations are some of what constitutes Oriental Medicine. Health is the balance of Qi or energy, and blood: That is the Yang, moving in harmony with the Yin. Qi is yang; blood is yin. Blockages are an imbalance. Pain is blockage. Disharmonies of qi and blood cause pain. The channel pathways, known as meridians are blocked, or, vacuous. When it is blocked, this is an excess. When it does not have enough nutrients, it is deficient. Excess, like in a blocked pathway, or meridian, is moved with acupuncture and it prompts the body to produce chemicals. Deficiencies call for nourishment such as herbs. When the channel is free, blood flows smoothly, and, pain is relieved. All medical problems have root causes and symptoms. Oriental medicine not only help to alleviate symptoms, but at the same time it addresses and resolves the root causes. Oriental medicine therapies are safe and adverse effects are rare. The practice of Acupuncture is at least 2,000 years old. It’ ...  more