Talking Chinese Medicine

Chinese Medicine Clinic servicing Tugun and surrounding suburbs.

Chinese medicine is over two thousand years old. Doctors watched nature and mapped the body with channels they called meridians. These channels carry a moving current that keeps organs working and muscles free. In today's terms this is talking about the flow of blood, lymph and fluid in the tissue matrix. When these pathways are blocked pain and illness appear. Acupuncture points sit along each meridian like switches. A fine needle wakes the point and guides the current back to its track.

The twelve main meridians  

Lung

Large intestine  

Stomach  

Spleen  

Heart  

Small intestine  

Bladder  

Kidney  

Pericardium  

Triple burner  

Gall bladder  

Liver  

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Each meridian links with its organ and travels across a limb or along the torso. For shoulder pain we often use points on the gall bladder line that runs from the foot to the side of the neck. For low mood we balance the liver and spleen lines on the inner leg.

Common point pairs  

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LI4 on the hand eases headaches and clears sinus.  
SP6 on the inner leg boosts digestion and hormone balance.  
LR3 on the foot moves stuck feelings and reduces stress.  
PC6 on the wrist calms the heart and settles nausea.  

Herbs in Chinese medicine

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Herbs work with the meridians and organs.
Ginseng warms the body and improves weak circulation.  
Ginger warms the stomachs  removing cold.
Bai zhu dries the body out in the case of damp accumulation.
 
A custom mix is cooked into a formula, this can be dried and put into capsules or drunk.

What a session includes  
Short chat about your main concern and daily habits.  
Pulse and tongue check to choose the right meridians.  
Gentle needles in four to eight points.  
Warm moxa or heat lamp on cold areas. 
Simple food and stretch tips to use at home.

History in brief  

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The earliest text Huang Di Neijing set down the meridian map around 200 BCE. Over the dynasties the elite doctors of the time added more information. The Materia Medica or herbal knowledge is the largest in the world. In the nineteen fifties the modern needle we use today became the standard tool. Now research shows acupuncture can ease chronic pain and help nerves heal faster.

Story from Tugun  

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Mark is a carpenter who surfs before work. A stiff lower back kept him off his board for two weeks  
Week one rebalance the hips with electro-acupuncture, points used on the bladder and kidney meridians.  
Week three he surfed for an hour with no pain  
Week four he returned to full work and books a tune up each month

Ready to try Acupuncture   For local details see our Currumbin clinic servicing Tugun, Palm beach, Coolangatta and Tweed Heads.

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