Trigger Points: Inspiring the Brain to Heal the Body
In this chain of relationships, acupuncture has the characteristics of Metal while moxibustion represents Wood. In the generative cycle, Metal can increase Water energy while Wood can increase Fire energy. Depending upon the duration, direction, and intensity of the treatment, one can either relieve an overflowing condition or tonify the missing element.
Although some treatments can become complex when studied professionally, simple stimulation at the major points is usu ally enough to serve as useful treatment for minor injuries or as a preventative measure.
A major reason why acupuncture and moxibustion are not more widely understood is that biomedicine tends to take a reductive approach to health. Analyzing acupuncture or moxibustion as purely physical inputs cannot explain their treatment effects. If one analyzes these practices this way, an acupuncture needle is just a thin piece of stainless steel, and moxibustion will look like a pulp of dried leaves (mugwort) without pharmacological properties. The acupuncture needle or moxibustion pulp themselves are not doing the healing—they function only as keys to activate the healing processes of the body. And what controls these processes? Yes, the human brain!
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December 2, 2008 5:31 pm