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- Tsubo
- By: VLADLENA NYZHNIK
Though it forms the major current of the medical philosophy and practice of much of the world, modern Western medical science is now being confronted with an increasing number of diseases that stubbornly resist its treatments and methods. The time has come to reexamine Western medical therapy; and, in this connection, it is becoming increasingly important to reevaluate the thought and clinical methods of the medicine of the Orient.Oriental medicine is already over three thousand years old. At least one of its aspects- acupuncture- has captured the attention of professional doctors and laymen all over the world. In the Orient, mankind is considered an integral part of nature. Just as the seasons change and the weather alters, so the state of health of man fluctuates from good to bad. The idea of oneness with nature and the belief in the inevitability of change are two of the foundations of oriental medicine.
According to the medical philosophy of the East, the human body is operated and controlled by means of two groups of organs: the six “Zo” organs and the six “Fu” organs. As long as these organs operate harmoniously, the body remains healthy. Disturbances in any of them mean illness.
A system of energy circulation provides the power by means of which the six “Zo” and the six “Fu” organs can operate in harmony. This larger system is broken down into fourteen smaller systems, called meridians, known by the Chinese world “Ching-lo” (“Keiraku” in Japanese). The meridians extend throughout and over the whole body. Along them are points where the flow of energy to the “Zo” and “Fu” organs tends to stagnate. These points called the “Tsubo”. At the “Tsubo”, actual physiological changes occur to reveal internal disorders and malfunctions in one or more of the “Zo” and “Fu” organs. But the “Tsubo” are more than indicators of trouble: they are the places where therapy of many kinds can be expected to produce maximum effect. Modern Western medical science now tends to recognize the validity of the “Tsubo” as both indicators of internal trouble and as places for therapy. For example, the British physiologist Henry Head has said that disorders in the tissues and organs of the body react through the brain and spinal cord to produce various changes in the skin and musculature. In addition, modern research now suggests that injections have greater effect if administered at the sites of the “Tsubo”.
Also one of the positive aspects of “Tsubo” is that it is not complete to use it in the home therapy. Ordinary people, after the simple study, can successfully perform this therapy.
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