The Middle or center in Traditional Chinese Medicine\n(TCM) and why treating the abdominal area is important<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In TCM, the inner abdominal organs are assigned to the\nEarth element and the center. Nurturing and maintaining the central energy is a\nfundamental principle in Chinese Medicine. The main function of the center is\nto convert the essence of food into Blood, Qi and body fluids and to distribute\nit throughout the body. This is how the body is nourished. The center is also\nknown as the “Engine for postnatal Qi”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Earth symbolizes the nourishing and resting pole\nof the body and stands for balance, pause and digestion, also on the emotional\nand spiritual level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In many cultures the Earth is a symbol of\nmotherliness, preservation of life, security, security, nutrition, abundance\nand generosity, compassion, recognition, love and connectedness, being at home,\nwelcome, order and harmony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All influences that come from outside – climatic,\nsocial, intellectual and of course the food – are absorbed, processed and\ndigested in our midst, also emotionally and mentally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Earth provides the energy for almost all vital\nfunctions. That affects the whole person. If the energy is good, our metabolism\nworks and we are well supplied with Blood and Qi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The assigned functional organ groups are the Stomach\n(Yang) and the Spleen (Yin).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Spleen (and also pancreas) functional group\ncontrols the transport and transformation of food and fluids. It controls the\nblood and muscles. The Spleen holds the blood in the vessels and organs in\nplace and supplies them with warmth, blood and energy. It is the source of Qi\nand Blood and controls the rise of Qi. The energy opens in the lips and\nmanifests in the mouth. She controls the saliva. The associated positive mental\naspect is Yi, the thinking and the emotion, that easily turns into a pathology,\nis worry and the brooding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The functional circuit of the stomach as a Yang organ\ncontrols the absorption and processing of food and is considered to be the\norigin of fluids. It is responsible for the further transport and the descent\nof Qi (together with the Lungs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A common TCM syndrome is the so-called “Spleen Qi\nweakness or defiency”. It complicates and promotes many other syndromes.\nThe deficiency of the Spleen manifests itself primarily in physical weakness,\ntiredness and powerlessness, dysfunctions of food transformation and transport,\ndigestive disorders, tendency to obesity, organ subsidence (ptosis). Reasons\nfor this are often a “wrong” diet (too irregular, low in nutrients\nand too cold), physical and mental overwork, chronic illnesses, too much worry\nand brooding. According to TCM, this can lead to increased moisture and phlegm,\nwhich greatly weakens the \u201cmiddle\u201d energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For the treatment and care of the middle, the area of\nlife care, especially eating habits, is of particular importance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are other important energy centers in the middle\nof the body that can be included in the treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are acupuncture points in the vicinity of the\ngenitals and between the pubic bone and anus \u2013 often referred to as the \u201clowest\u201d\npart of the lower dantian. For specific ailments they can are in fact needled\nin the clinic. However, there is use is linked to very concrete painful\nconditions regarding uro-genital, fertility or conditions linked to the rectum\n(haemorrhoids, anal prolapse, anal fissure). \nMost often the practitioner instructs the patients to self-massage or\nacupressure these points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For these ailments many acupuncture points also lie on\nthe back of the body on the sacrum.<\/p>\n\n\n
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