{"id":4288,"date":"2020-05-30T05:55:49","date_gmt":"2020-05-30T04:55:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.no2do.com\/synopse\/?post_type=encyclopedia&#038;p=4288"},"modified":"2020-05-30T19:24:06","modified_gmt":"2020-05-30T18:24:06","slug":"traditional-acupuncture","status":"publish","type":"encyclopedia","link":"https:\/\/www.no2do.com\/synopse\/en\/glossar\/traditional-acupuncture","title":{"rendered":"traditional acupuncture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Traditional <a href=\"https:\/\/www.no2do.com\/synopse\/en\/glossar\/acupuncture\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Acupuncture is a key component of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in which thin needles are inserted into the body to manipulate its energetic system. The meridians (acupuncture functional circuits) are hereby associated with organ systems. These organ systems in turn represent very specific mental functions. Any dysfunction within an organ system triggers very specific patterns&hellip;\" class=\"encyclopedia\">Acupuncture<\/a>, a sub-system of Traditional Chinese Medicine (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.no2do.com\/synopse\/en\/glossar\/tcm\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Traditional Chinese Medicine; originated in the 1st millennium BC and is still practiced worldwide. Therapeutic methods include Chinese drug therapy, acupuncture and moxibustion. Read more: https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Traditional_Chinese_medicine &nbsp;\" class=\"encyclopedia\">TCM<\/a>), is deeply rooted in Five Element Theory (Wu Xing, Five <a href=\"https:\/\/www.no2do.com\/synopse\/en\/glossar\/phases\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Five Phases of Transformation. The teachings of the five elements and the five phases of transformation (w&#468;x&iacute;ng) is a Daoist theory for describing nature. It searches for regularities according to which dynamic transformation processes take place within the realm of the living. The five elements Wood, Earth, Water, Fire and Metal are derived from nature&hellip;\" class=\"encyclopedia\">Phases<\/a>). It&rsquo;s aim is to help people restore their balance at all levels (body, mind, soul) and grow and mature. For that purpose Traditional Acupuncture relies mainly on using the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.no2do.com\/synopse\/en\/glossar\/meridian\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Functional circuit, pathway or channel through which, according to Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), the life energy (Qi) flows. There are twelve main channels, each of which is assigned to one organ system. On the meridians themselves, there are special points where - e.g. through needles (acupuncture) or finger pressure (acupressure) - the energy balance can&hellip;\" class=\"encyclopedia\">meridian<\/a>s&rsquo; elements points (ancient points).<\/p>\n<p>Acupuncture points can be understood as an energy pattern. It is possible to activate them not only through needles or finger pressure, but also through meditation, opening our minds to their metaphorical imagery.<\/p>\n<p>Read more: <a title=\"Recommended Literature on Traditional Acupuncture\" href=\"https:\/\/www.no2do.com\/synopse\/en\/archives\/1523\">Recommended Literature on Traditional Acupuncture<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Traditional Acupuncture, a sub-system of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), is deeply rooted in Five Element Theory (Wu Xing, Five Phases). It&#8217;s aim is to help people restore their balance at all levels (body, mind, soul) and grow and mature. For that purpose Traditional Acupuncture relies mainly on using the meridians&#8217; elements points (ancient points). Acupuncture&hellip; <a class=\"continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.no2do.com\/synopse\/en\/glossar\/traditional-acupuncture\">Weiterlesen:<span> traditional acupuncture<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"template":"","class_list":["post-4288","encyclopedia","type-encyclopedia","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.no2do.com\/synopse\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/encyclopedia\/4288","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.no2do.com\/synopse\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/encyclopedia"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.no2do.com\/synopse\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/encyclopedia"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.no2do.com\/synopse\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.no2do.com\/synopse\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4288"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}