Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is the traditional medical science of China. TCM is based on different concepts:

* the principle of Yin and Yang,
* five elements theory and the
* theory of meridians.

Yin and Yang are forces or forms of energy opposite and complementary, alternating constant as day and night or hot and cold. Bodies and human body are categorized according to the system of Yin and Yang. There is a cyclical interaction between the "five elements", wood, fire, earth, metal and water. Each pair of Yin and Yang is an organ of the body, according to its properties, one of five elements. This causes the interactions between organ systems that determine the origin and course of disease. According to TCM, the meridians are the pathways through which vital energy circulates qi in the body. The meridians connect the organs and body regions into functional units. When Qi flows freely throughout the body, the person is healthy. If the flow of Qi is disrupted, there is disease. TCM uses various methods of diagnosis and therapy, among others, pulse diagnosis and tongue, phytotherapy, various forms of acupuncture, body therapies (An Mo / Tui Na), acupressure, dietary consultations and therapies of movement and breathing, such as Qi-Gong and Tai Chi.