A General Synopsis of the Properties of the Herbs

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The marvels of Chinese herbs have continued to charm and help people all over the word for a very long time. Almost all medicines have been created by mixing them in different quantities and proportions. The Chinese herb logy is a vast field that consists of numerous types of herbs possessing a wide range of properties and specialties.

Chinese herb basically possesses a specific taste, temperature and certain special characteristics. The basic tastes are sweet, bitter, salty, pungent, bland, astringent and aromatic. Some are known to poses herbs are mixed together on the basis of their tastes and temperatures.
Sweet herbs are sticky in nature and if they are mixed with a cold herb they are useful in creating a medicine that is useful for fluids. The yin property allows the energy of the body to be restored and also cure stomach and urine problems. The sweet herbs are sticky so they help in clogging the misplaced elements of the body. The bitter taste herb possesses the quality of dryness. So whenever there is a defiance of yin in the body this herb is used to cure the problem.

The pungent herbs assist in the movement functions of the body. When this herb is mixed with a cold herb it is useful in solving joint problems and regulating the other movements of the body. The salty herb poses the quality of codify and dissolve. It is mostly obtained from the marine world which is why the salt content is high in these herbs. Whereas the astringent herb is useful in supplying the useful components to the body.

Acupuncture Point Diagram

An acupuncture point diagram is a map to seeking exactly where the acupuncture points are present in ones physique. This does not necessarily mean that an acupuncture point diagram denotes a single area or prick for a certain part of the body. The acupuncture point diagram in fact shows all points present in every single part of the body, sometimes multiple areas in one area depending on the body part. There are also separate acupuncture point diagrams for every single part of ones body; mostly consisting of twelve to twenty points in a single body part. Traditional Chinese medicine has developed special acupuncture points which are positioned on meridians through which qi or the vital energy of the body flows.

An acupuncture point diagram portrays points in the human physique that are along the meridians from which energy surges. This energy flow is manipulated by acupuncture depending on the type and severity of the ailment. All such acupuncture points are generally plotted across fourteen crucial meridian lines. The construction of an acupuncture point diagram is done through plotting out major points along the ears, nose, scalp, hands or feet, wrists or ankles. This means that an acupuncture point diagram would map out where acupuncture should be performed to release energies in to a meridian in a different area of the body. For example, the stomach meridian can be located on the frontal structure of ones leg below the knee. Therefore performing acupuncture in this area can relieve one of ailments such as nausea, digestive disorders and aches.