The search for new treatments against the risks of civilization – Traditional Chinese medicine

Abstract

This article considers the growing interest in traditional Chinese medicine. It includes, among other things: acupuncture, meditation, exercise health, diet, herbal medicine, massage, astrology and geomancy. The World Health Organization recommends limiting medication and surCg.gery and the use of natural methods. They are used in traditional Chinese medicine because they are less invasive and harmful. The foundation of traditional Chinese medicine is a system of thought – Taoist and Confucian philosophy – which is based on the yin-yang, a concept vital qi and the five elements and phase transformations. It depends on the inseparable connection of mind and body, mental and physical actions and emotions to the internal and external environment. Chinese medicine, in the West is controversial and resisted by the medical community. Reluctance to accept oriental medicine may be surprising, since its main feature is the treatment of man as a psychophysical harmonious whole.