
Acupuncture and Homoeopathy – which is best?
Between acupuncture and homoeopathy, which is best? Given the choice between these two great therapies, how do you decide?!
Stomach Blood Stasis, otherwise called ‘stasis of Blood in the Stomach’ is a serious progression from other Stomach syndromes.
I don’t see many people with this syndrome because if they have its symptoms, they see their doctor first before thinking of acupuncture. Their doctor sends them for a range of tests which cause a lot of fear.
If caught early this syndrome need not lead on to serious Western medically-defined diseases.
If you are new to Chinese medicine and its ideas, you’ll find it very different to Western medicine.
Once you get your head round the concepts you’ll see how they are applied and realise that it makes sense.
Of course from the point of Western medicine, it lacks scientific rigour, but on the other hand it’s got 3000 years (plus) of experience of some of the most intelligent doctors who ever lived.
This syndrome doesn’t occur suddenly on its own from nowhere. There will have been other syndromes before, whether acknowledged or not. See below for a list of the possible Stomach syndromes.
In general, Blood Stasis (click the link for a bigger discussion on the condition) comes about from three main possible causes, Cold, Heat and Qi Stagnation. Click the links below for more about them:
Cold in the body contracts, squeezes and thickens.
Think what happens to a hot thick soup when refrigerated (not frozen). Stirring it is more of an effort than when warm. It becomes more glue-like, less runny.
Fluids in your body, like Blood, move more sluggishly and have time to coagulate. That coagulation can occur anywhere, as people with deep vein thrombosis (DVT) know to their cost.
Cold in the body over a long period has a similar effect. How do you get Cold? For more on this read the link to Cold but there are two main ways:
Heat: think what heat does if continued. It inflames, burns and dries. When you cook something, water evaporates and the food contracts. Left too long to cook, it burns and chars – goes black.
How do you get this in your body?
Qi Stagnation is a huge cause of many diseases. It is so common and has so many potential effects that I’ve written a book about it.
With Stomach Blood Stasis do realise that you can’t treat it yourself. You might have been able to do something about the syndromes that led up to it, and in many cases you still can – so not all hope is lost! However, be realistic – this needs professional help.
The principle of treatment that your acupuncturist will work on is obvious – a lot of Chinese medicine is ‘obvious’ once you understand it! That doesn’t mean it’s easy to do or immediately effective. You will need to see him regularly. One treatment won’t do it.
He may also suggest herbal formulae to assist. He may use acupuncture and herbs, moxibustion, cupping and possibly guasha, though he won’t necessarily use these techniques over your epigastrium.
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