Acupuncture
Acupuncture originated in Korea and China over five thousand years ago. It is based on the belief that health is determined by a balanced flow of qi, the vital life energy present in all living organisms. According to acupuncture theory, qi circulates in the body along fourteen major energy pathways, called meridians, each linked to specific internal organs and organ systems. There are over one thousand acupuncture points within the meridians system that can be stimulated to enhance the flow of qi. When special needles are inserted into these acupuncture points (just on the skin), they help correct and rebalance the flow of energy and consequently restore health.
Perhaps no other alternative therapy has received more attention in this country or gained acceptance more quickly than acupuncture. Most Americans had never even heard of it until 1971, when New York Times foreign correspondent James Reston wrote a startling first article about acupuncture following his emergency appendectomy in China. Today the needling of America is in full swing. Each year, Americans made some 9 to 12 million visits to acupuncturists for ailments as diverse as arthritis, bladder infections, back pain, and morning sickness.
The World Health Organization of the United Nations (WHO) has cited 104 different conditions that acupuncture can treat, including migraines, sinusitis, the common cold, tonsillitis, asthma, inflammation of the eyes, addictions, myopia, duodenal ulcer and other gastrointestinal disorders, trigeminal neuralgia, Meniere’s disease, tennis elbow, paralysis from stroke, speech aphasia (loss of language abilities due to brain damage), sciatica, and osteoarthritis. Acupuncture has also been found to be effective in the treatment of a variety of rheumatoid conditions, and brings relief in 80 percent of those who suffer from arthrosis. There is also evidence to suggest that acupuncture is valuable in the treatment of environmentally-induced illness due to radiation, pesticide poisoning, environmentally toxic compounds, and air pollution.
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HERBAL MEDICINES
Herb, as used in herbal medicine (also known as botanical medicine), is defined as a plant or plant part that is used to make medicine, aromatic oils for soaps and fragrances, or flavor foods (spices). An herb can be a leaf, a flower, a stem, a seed, a root, a fruit, bark, or any other plant part used for its medicinal, food flavoring, or fragrant properties. Herbs have provided humankind with medicine from the earliest beginnings of civilization. Throughout history, various cultures have handed down their accumulated knowledge of the medicinal use of herbs to successive generations. This vast body of inhumation serves as the basis for much of traditional medicine today.
The practice of Oriental herbal medicine stretches back over more than 5000 years, embracing all the domains of - earth and sea, season and weather, plant and animals, and all the elements that constitute the universe. Contemporary Oriental herbal medicine represents the cumulative clinical experience and time-tested theories of five millennia of continuous practice by traditional Korean and Chinese physicians. It remains the world’s oldest, safest, and most comprehensive system of medical care, developing as dynamically today as it has throughout its long history. It is time for the West to start paying serious attention to Oriental herbs, and to benefit from is profound insights and potent remedies.
The World Health Organization of the United Nations (WHO) notes that of 119 plant-derived pharmaceutical medicines, about 74 percent are used in modern medicine in ways that correlated directly with their traditional uses as plant medicine by native cultures. Herbal medicine is the most ancient form of health care known to mankind. Herbs have been used in all cultures throughout history. Extensive scientific documentation now exists concerning their use for health conditions, including premenstrual syndrome, indigestion, insomnia, heart disease, liver disease, cancer, and HIV.
Sungmo acupuncture offers free consultations. If you ari interested in discussing your health concerns with the doctor, please feel free to call and set up an appointment. They will meet with you and thoroughly discuss your health history and determine if acupuncture care can help your regain your health.
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