Oriental philosophy and medicine
Macrobiotic and oriental philosophy are based on the priciple of balance in mutual complementation of two opposite energies Yin and Yang. Orient teaches, that all things are variations of one infinity, that everything is changing in time and space and all is unique. To the seven laws of universe includes yet more propositions, that what has beginning, has also ending, what has underside, has also frontside. According to these rules does infinite differentiate to yin and yang, two principles, known for many from the monade picture, circled black and white symbol, where abbundance of yin holds in itself rudiment of yang and opposite. On the base of this philosophy did build eastern civilizations their conception of medicine, different from our.
Yin and Yang are relative principles, one is changing to the other in the framework of endless transmutations. All exist in the form of contrasts. Without cold doesn’t exist heat, without high doesn’t exist low and similar. Characteristic of yin is centrifugal motion, exterior, ascending direction, woman, sympathetic nervous system, psychical activity, cold. Characteristic of yang on the opposite is centripetal motion, interior, man, parasympathetic, physical activity, heat. Also other categories could be similarly separated (chemical elements, light, colors, vibrations etc.), but for medical conception would these characteristics suffice.
Organs of the man are divided to these two principles on the basis of density and compactness. So will be hollow stomach, urinary bladder and intestine yin, dense liver, spleen, heart yang. In the books about acupuncture is possible to find yet different organs separation, according to their energy, called KI. This power is always contrary than the organ, the it flows into, that’s why is acupuncture using opposite division. In the oriental medicine is expected, that every organ is in opposite and supplemental relation at the same time to another larger organ. The relations are then following: lungs - large intestine, heart - small intestine, kidney - urinary bladder, liver - gall blader, spleen and pancreas - stomach. Unbalance of one organ is then signified by dysbalance of relevant organ. So could be explained on the base of yin and yang philosophy, that for example weakening of stomach condition and small intestine by unsuitable diet based on white flour and sweetness leads naturally also to diseases of pancreas, spleen and heart - modern medicine have explanation of heart attacks because of increased level of cholesterol and blood vessel clog, but this is actually caused by unfit diet initially.
Macrobiotic diet and development of man in the direction of humanity, are allegedly binded together, one is reflected in the second. Diet should be adjusted to surrounding, conditions we live in, it should recept our activity and direction. Judging according to principles of yin and yang help us to determine, which macrobiotic foods are appropriate for us and which not. At the same time we have to know the yearly cycle of energy in plant kingdom and their characteristic in accordance to local climate. In warm weather grow yin plants, in cold climate to the contrary yang plants. Winter vegetables, as a beet, contain less water, grow more slower and are heavy. Summer vegetables, as a salad, grow faster, are light and watery. Among yin foodstuff we include sugar, milk, fruits, fats, nuts, seaweeds, vegetables, some types of cereals, among yang foods belong buckwheat, fishes, venison, eggs and salt. Bedouin in desert eat juicy fruits of cactuses, Escymos after polar zone in the yin climate are eating yang with the base in many fishes and meat. Macrobiotic is way, how to make our life more extensive, how to harmonize it. This is also according to orient teachings, the manual for longevity. The truth certainly is, that modern civilized man, occupied predominantly by yin psychical activity with randy approach to world, does consume incorrect quantity of yin sugars, milk products, fats and that’s why his inner balance is slowly moving to the one side and his organs are becoming tender, ductile, predisposed to yin diseases of the modern world - diabetes, heart failure, diseases of skin, cancer of the large intestine, etc. Here I emphasize especially for our need, the necessity of physical activity and adequately balanced diet, to keep us in good condition for a long time. Oriental people use for strengthening of inner organs also various cleaning techniques, but about this more in the upcoming article, where I will direct especially to meridians of individual organ systems.
Diagnostic of oriental doctors is grounded in the attempt to see the whole condition of the man, his being - western medicine is oriented more to the disease as it is. By a long anamnesis they see to his history, to his psychical and physical condition, possibilities of his development, they estimate his common sense and spiritual level, and after then they study details like are symptoms. Intuition plays in the hands of these healers a big role. Not in the least line is the health of man connected with social activity, that’s why it’s not possibly to leave out this facet in the whole view. After then are analyzed in detail individual meridians, searching for the condition of supplemental organs, oriental healer does pay attention to the face of the man, its proportion, structure, wrinkles, lips, he notice the shape of ear, nose, color of the eyes, sclera, size of pupil and examining iris in detail, that is the mirror of probably the whole man - one comment, that by examination of iris does devote also modern ophthalmology. He is not playing on the visionary, when analyzing a palm, its size, shape, basic lines, depth and length of fingers, discrepancy of their harmony. During the five thousand years, did eastern healers founded simple medicine, practical and humane, that is paying attention to the disease on one side and also preserving health. The man is seen in unified relationship with the nature, social environment and family background.
Following is article about oriental phylosophy and medicine II, where I dedicate more to organ’s relations, their effect to our life and origins of some diseases.
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