human body system-jing luo (3-b)

Chinese traditional medicine practitioners view our body as a system and not parts thereof and they use the function of our body system to treat sickness or prevent sickness. It is unlike wester practitioners who will treat your heart if there is complaint about heart or head if there is a complaint about the head problem whereas Chinese practitioners talk about harmony, balance of positive energy (Yang) and negative energy (Yin). Chinese medical theory divides our human body into 5 solid organ( referred to as “Zang”) and 6 hollow organ namely organs with cavity (referred to as “ “Fu”). Every solid organ (Zang) is related to one hollow organ (Fu). [to be continued]