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    Fundamental Principles of Eastern Medicine Eastern medicine developed in China and focuses on natural remedies with few side effects, unlike Western medicine which uses synthetic drugs that can cause side effects. The basic principles of Eastern medicine include Traditional Chinese Medicine practices focusing on balancing Yin and Yang with herbs, massage, diet and exercise. Eastern medicine also considers the exterior and interior causes of illness and whether illnesses are hot or cold in nature, requiring different treatments based on these classifications. The Five Element Theory also interconnects human nature with nature by associating different organs with different seasons through wood, fire, earth, metal and water elements.

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    Fundamental Principles of Eastern Medicine Eastern medicine developed in China and focuses on natural remedies with few side effects, unlike Western medicine which uses synthetic drugs that can cause side effects. The basic principles of Eastern medicine include Traditional Chinese Medicine practices focusing on balancing Yin and Yang with herbs, massage, diet and exercise. Eastern medicine also considers the exterior and interior causes of illness and whether illnesses are hot or cold in nature, requiring different treatments based on these classifications. The Five Element Theory also interconnects human nature with nature by associating different organs with different seasons through wood, fire, earth, metal and water elements.

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    Fundamental Principles of Eastern Medicine

    Eastern medicine is a broad range of medicine practices developed in China many years ago. Eastern and Western
    medicine both work towards treating various diseases using different methods and theories. Eastern medicine
    focuses on treating diseases through more natural remedies, whereas Western medicine deals with more synthetic
    drugs. This causes Eastern medicine to have little or no side effects, differing from Western medicine which is known
    to cause several different side effects. The basic fundamental principles in Eastern medicine are Taditional Chinese
    Medicine practices that include herbs,
    massages, diets, and exercise therapy.

    In Traditional Chinese Medicine, symptoms of


    illness are grouped differently upon these
    different principles. The first principle is the
    basis that all creation has two opposite aspects,
    Yin and Yang. Yin and Yang are opposites in
    constant motion creating a balance in the
    healthy body. Disease results when either Yin
    or Yang exceeds the other. Symptoms of illness
    such as fever, swelling, or convulsions need to
    be healed with Traditional Chinese herbs to
    relax and calm the soul. Traditional Chinese
    Medicine practitioners are trained to view the
    body as one unified system such as the body,
    mind, and spirit working as one. Western
    medicine focuses on the area of the disease
    and separates the body by its different
    functions.

    Another basic principle of Eastern medicine


    deals with the Exterior and Interior. Exterior
    conditions consist of the flu, viruses, rashes, or
    aching muscles. Interior conditions are all those
    diseases that are not exterior such as anything
    affecting the internal organs. Another principle
    is the cold and hot illness. This is when our body gets too hot or cold which will cause many symptoms. Hot illness
    symptoms are supposed to stay away from warmth because the body needs to be cooled down. Similar to symptoms
    with cold illness, they must stay away from the cold and contact heat.

    The Five Element Theory plays a big part in the Chinese belief that humans physically and mentally are
    intertwined with nature. Westerners on the other hand believe that the body and the mind are two completely different
    elements. The Five elements that interconnect human nature with the universe are wood, fire, earth, metal, and
    water. Each element is associated with a different season and a different body part. The wood element represents
    spring, as well as the liver and the gall bladder. Fire represents early summer as well as the heart and small
    intestines. Earth corresponds to late summer and deals with the stomach and the spleen. Metal associates with
    autumn and responds to the lungs and large intestines. Lastly, water is associated with winter and deals with the
    kidneys and the bladder. This theory serves as a tool used by Eastern medicine to diagnose and treat illness.

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