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const ArticleAcupunctureLetter = () => { const ArticleAcupunctureLetter = () => {
return ( return (
<Article <Article title="Acupuncture Letter" author="">
title="" <h2>
author="" TO: Members of The White House Commission On Complementary and
> Alternative Medicine Policy
</h2>
<p>FROM: Marshall H. Sager, D.O.</p>
<p>President-Elect</p>
<p>The American Academy Of Medical Acupuncture</p>
<p>DATE: November 28, 2000</p>
<p>
RE: December 5-6 Commission Meeting on Guidance for Access to, Delivery
of, and Reimbursement for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Practices and Interventions.
</p>
<h2>INTRODUCTION</h2>
<p>
The ancient medical modality of acupuncture is rapidly evolving as an
effective complimentary paradigm within the framework of modern American
medicine. Since President Nixon’s trip to China in 1972, and the New
York Times’ James Reston’s dramatic appendectomy during that trip,
interest in, and the popularity of, acupuncture has surged in America.
This popular pressure has led to scientific investigation of
acupuncture’s physiologic impact by the World Health Organization and,
most recently, by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Studies by
these august bodies have concentrated on pain management and various
disease entities and health problems as well as the integration of
acupuncture into contemporary medical practice. The results of these
studies have been positive and enlightening, lending credence to the
efficacy of acupuncture – a medical paradigm which has persisted for
more than 5,000 years.
</p>
<p>
Medical Acupuncture, as distinguished from acupuncture, is the clinical
discipline of acupuncture as practiced by a physician who is also
trained and licensed in western bio-medicine. With its foundation in
ancient Chinese medical theory and practice, Medical Acupuncture has
become a therapeutic partner with conventional western bio-pharmacology.
A physician who practices Medical Acupuncture offers a uniquely
comprehensive approach to patient health care – an approach that
combines western and eastern medical modalities. In other words — the
best of both worlds.
</p>
<p>
Physicians who practice Medical Acupuncture treat as wide a spectrum of
medical challenges as do their western bio-medically-oriented
counterparts. The distinction lies in basic philosophy. While western
physicians treat problems people have, the Medical Acupuncture physician
treats people with problems. With Medical Acupuncture, the concentration
is on the well-being and health of the whole person. The goal is to
restore the individual to a state of balance and harmony within
him/herself and with his/her environment. This is in contrast to the
traditional western medical approach which concentrates on ameliorating
or combating a particular problem or symptom. As the Medical Acupuncture
physician is well versed in both western and eastern paradigms, he/she
can combine acupuncture effectively with conventional medical or
surgical interventions.
</p>
<p>
The American Academy of Medical Acupuncture (AAMA) has experienced an
approximately 20 percent annual membership increase over the last 5
years. Its current membership is nearly 2,000 physicians. As the only
medical specialty society for physicians practicing acupuncture in North
America, the AAMA is a leader in establishing and maintaining the
highest standards of training and continuing education in practice of
Medical Acupuncture. The AAMA is committed to the pursuit of excellence
in this field of medicine and will continue to maintain this ideal as
its highest priority.
</p>
<p>
Just as there are many sub-specialties within western medicine, so there
are multiple disciplines within the practice of Medical Acupuncture and
all of them are represented in the AAMA’s membership. The training and
practice requirements for membership in the AAMA are based on
international standards and serve as a model for state licensure of
medical acupuncture physicians, hospital practice privileges, liability
coverage and third party reimbursement.
</p>
<h2>DEFINITION OF MEDICAL ACUPUNCTURE AND PHYSICIAN RIGHTS</h2>
<p>
Acupuncture practice by physicians falls within the scope of the
practice of medicine. Medical acupuncture specifically represents the
use of acupuncture by fully trained and licensed physicians. By
effectively combining the practices of western and eastern medicine, the
Medical Acupuncturist fills a unique and critical role in patient care.
Once again, we reiterate – the best of both worlds.
</p>
<p>
The AAMA adamantly believes that appropriately trained Medical
Acupuncture physicians must be permitted to use his/her knowledge and
skill to benefit his/her patients. Healing is both an art and a science.
The ability to help and to heal is the ultimate privilege. This ability
must not be abridged or curtailed in any way. Understanding the depth of
commitment of physician acupuncturists and regulating their practice
rights must come from one’s peers. Therefore, the AAMA contends that, as
is the case with any other medical specialty, regulation of physicians
practicing acupuncture must come only from medical boards.
</p>
<p>
Incredulously, the medical acupuncturists’ private practice rights are
currently threatened by the restructuring of health care delivery and
reimbursement. The AAMA seeks protection of the physician
acupuncturists’ rights, appropriate endorsement by the conventional
medical establishment and recognition by health care providers of
medical acupuncture physicians whose practice may be uniquely different
from that of their other medical colleagues as well as non-physician
acupuncture practitioners.
</p>
<h2>ACUPUNCTURE QUALIFICATIONS FOR PHYSICIANS </h2>
<p>
The AAMA requires all members to be graduates of accredited American
medical schools with more that 4,000 hours of allopathic education and
licensed to practice medicine in their State. In addition, the AAMA
requires 200 hours of formal, approved acupuncture instruction,
consisting of 120 hours of didactic education and 80 hours of clinical
training followed by two years of clinical acupuncture practice.
Satisfaction of each and every one of these requirements entitles a
physician acupuncturist to Full Practice Membership in the AAMA. The
AAMA also requires each member physician to fulfill 50 hours of approved
continuing education in acupuncture every three years.
</p>
<p>
These requirements are consistent with the world-wide standards
established by the World Health Organization and the World Federation of
Acupuncture/Moxibustion Societies.
</p>
<p>
After completing comprehensive training, medical acupuncture physicians
are eligible to sit for an exhaustive examination which could lead to
board certification through the American Board of Medical Acupuncture.
This examination is the most comprehensive measure of expertise in the
multiple disciplines of acupuncture in the world.
</p>
<p>
COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE ACCESS, DELIVERY AND
REIMBURSEMENT
</p>
<p>
It is of little value to have the potential for receiving the best
medical care in the world if access to that care it is routinely
blocked. This is precisely the case with delivery of Medical Acupuncture
services throughout America. And this problem is critically and sadly
magnified for the elderly — those who would most benefit from easy
access to Medical Acupuncture.
</p>
<p>
Reimbursement for Medical Acupuncture services is sparse, at best in
21st century America. Essentially, these medical services are limited to
those patients who can afford to pay out of pocket. While physicians are
routinely reimbursed by third party payers for conventional Western
medical paradigm related services such as Evaluation and Management
(E&amp;M), rehabilitation, inoculations and the like, payment for and
access to the ancient, well-respected and effective medical practice and
intervention of Medical Acupuncture is generally precluded. This is
illogical and disturbing, especially when we consider caring for our
elderly – those who could benefit significantly from easy access to
Medical Acupuncture therapy. Let us not forget that the elderly suffer
from chronic and painful problems which are often uncontrolled by
bio-pharmaceuticals. Let us also not forget that our elderly are most
likely to suffer from drug interactions and adverse side effects. And
finally, let us not forget that Medical Acupuncture is side-effect free,
painless and effective. Those of us who care respectfully request — no,
we demand that this inequity be remedied.
</p>
<p>
Unfortunately, there is no “quick fix’ to this problem. It must begin
with today’s medical students and extend to continuing medical education
programs throughout the nation. Medical students and physicians must be
educated about the use and effectiveness of all complimentary medical
modalities, especially Medical Acupuncture. And they must understand
that, when administered by a licensed physician, Medical Acupuncture is
an ideal compliment to traditional western drug and surgical
interventions. They must understand its benefits and applications so as
to be able to inform their patients of the conventional, complimentary
and alternative medical options and choices available to them. And they
must understand that Medical Acupuncture is not a threat to their
practice, it is an enhancement to their success.
</p>
<p>
In the present medical reimbursement climate, knowledgeable physicians
who prescribe complimentary and alternative medical interventions must
constantly weigh the insurance coverage considerations against the
out-of-pocket burden both for themselves and their patients. Being able
to assess every patient from both Western and Eastern vantage points
represents a remarkable advantage for the patient. Again, we repeat, the
best of both worlds. Insuring that physician acupuncturists are
appropriately compensated for their expertise and time insures the
integrity of the practice of Medical Acupuncture and the safety of the
patients. The best and the brightest will not be able to afford the
extraordinary amount of time and emotional commitment to learning this
complex paradigm if they will not be appropriately compensated at the
end of their efforts.
</p>
<p>
This fact of non-reimbursement for physician acupuncturist is causing a
strain on our healthcare system. The fact that most health care plans do
not reimburse for physician acupuncturists has forced patients from
their primary medical care providers and out of the healthcare system.
This tends to fractionalize health care – a less than desired condition.
Furthermore, a disparity in health care delivery that borders on
discriminatory is created with the poor patient unable to participate
because of limited out-of- pocket resources.
</p>
<p>
Finally, we must look at hospital care in America. Earlier I mentioned
famed columnist James Reston. In China, he benefited from acupuncture
analgesia and anesthesia. Yet in America there is a virtual dearth of
Medical Acupuncture in the hospital setting. This must be changed.
Hospitalized patients can benefit enormously from Medical Acupuncture to
alleviate pain and expedite recovery. Medical Acupuncture saves money.
Patients recover faster. Post hospitalization office visits are reduced.
Everyone benefits.
</p>
<p>
In fact, that’s the main point of my presentation. Medical Acupuncture
creates win-win scenarios. Patients benefit by a speedy recovery and
bio-pharmaceutical reduction. Surgeons benefit because their patients
heal faster. Hospitals benefit because of shorter hospital stays. The
public benefits because of reduced health care costs. A win-win all
around.
</p>
<p>Thank you for your time and consideration.</p>
<em>Marshall H. Sager, D.O.</em>
</Article> </Article>
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import Article from "@/components/Article"; import Article from "@/components/Article";
import fiveElements from "@/public/content/acupuncture_elements.png";
import Image from "next/image";
const ArticleFiveElementAcupuncture = () => { const ArticleFiveElementAcupuncture = () => {
return ( return (
<Article <Article
title="" title="Five Element Acupuncture"
author="" author="Richard A. Feely, D.O., FAAO, FCA, FAAMA"
> >
<p>
Five element acupuncture has been part of Chinese medicine since the
10th century BC. The concepts first appeared in several books on
philosophy such as Shu Ching and the Li Chi and the Guan Dzu. The first
medical writings were found in 200 BC by the Nei Chin Su Wen. It was
later discussed by Shu Nan Ching. Five element concepts are not only of
medical theory but an integral aspect of all Chinese cosmetology and
philosophy.
</p>
<p>
The five element system divides the healing experience into five
distinct groupings called elements. The five elements include wood,
which relates to the liver and gall bladder; fire, which relates to the
heart, small intestine, triple heater, and master of the
heart/pericardium; earth, which relates to the spleen and stomach; metal
which relates to the lung and colon; water, which relates to the kidney
and bladder.
</p>
<p>
The levels of function range from biochemical processes to the function
of the organism as a whole. This includes behavior, psychological state,
relationships, career choices, and the like. The diagnosis of the five
elements in a clinical setting is done through the use of a system of
correspondences. Each element has a series of correspondence involving
the macrocosm, the season, the time of day, the climatic condition, the
microcosm, the taste in food, the emotional state, their color, body
odor, body orifice, sense organ, body tissue, and the corresponding
organ system.
</p>
<p>
The Nei Chin Su Wen describes the macro to microcosm of the wood element
as such:
</p>
<p>
<em>
The east creates the wind, the wind creates the wood, the wood creates
the sour flavor, the sour flavor strengthens the liver, the liver
nourishes the muscles, the liver governs the eyes, they eyes see the
darkness and the mystery of heaven and they discover the tao, the
right way among mankind.
</em>
</p>
<h2>Section A | Correspondences</h2>
<p>
Each element has associated pathological conditions. These pathological
conditions can reflect a dysfunction in a specific element but they do
not identify the acupuncture diagnosis necessarily.
</p>
<ul>
<li>
<strong>Wood</strong> has the following diagnostic symptoms and
pathology: headaches, migraines, conjunctivitis, myofascial pain,
ligament injuries, sexual dysfunction, paraplegia, gall bladder
disease, liver disease, fatigue, insomnia, hypoglycemia
</li>
<li>
<strong>Fire </strong>has the following diagnostic symptoms and
pathology: insomnia, hearing problems, Belle’s Palsy, trigeminal
neuralgia, cerebral vascular accidents, anemias, fatigue, sexual
dysfunction.
</li>
<li>
<strong>Earth</strong> has the following diagnostic symptoms and
pathology: gynecological disease and dysfunction, headaches, irritable
bowel syndrome, gastritis, sinusitis, eating disorders.
</li>
<li>
<strong>Metal</strong> has the following diagnostic symptoms and
pathology: asthma, colitis, allergic rhinitis, and eczema.
</li>
<li>
<strong>Water</strong> as the following diagnostic symptoms and
pathology: hypertension, gastritis, hearing disorders, spinal
disorders, cystitis and low back disorders.
</li>
</ul>
<p>
Further correspondences with five elements include the emotional state,
which is of great clinical usefulness when assessing the elements.
</p>
<p>The abnormal emotional aspects are as follows:</p>
<ul>
<li>
<strong>Wood </strong>is frustration, anxiety, and anger
</li>
<li>
<strong>Fire</strong> is the lack of or excessive joy
</li>
<li>
<strong>Earth</strong> is the excessive need for sympathy, excessive
introspection, and obsessional thinking
</li>
<li>
<strong>Metal </strong>is grief, sadness, and melancholia
</li>
<li>
<strong>Water</strong> is fear
</li>
</ul>
<div className="flex justify-center">
<Image
src={fiveElements}
alt="Diagram of the five elements of acupuncture"
className="max-w-full md:max-w-md"
/>
</div>
<h2>Section B | Fire</h2>
<p>
Within each element there are officials. Officials are described as
defined not by physical properties but by specific roles in the
processing, storage, and distribution of vital energy and therefore the
maintenance of life.
</p>
<p>
In the fire element the organ/official the heart is the supreme
controller. The fire element the organ/official the small intestine is
the official and controller of transforming matter, separating the pure
from the unpure. The fire element the organ/official the pericardium is
the heart protector and circulation sex official. In fire element the
organ/official the triple heater is the official of balance and harmony.
</p>
<p>
<strong>Organs: </strong>Heart, Small Intestine, Pericardium, Triple
Heater
</p>
<p>
<strong>Physical: </strong>Heart and cardiovacular function, autonomic
nervous system, digestisve function, peripheral circulation
</p>
<p>
<strong>Psychological: </strong>Sorting and separating, boundaries,
self-expression, joy and happiness, love, warmth, relationships,
affection, sexuality, excitement, animation, enthusiasm, activity and
passion
</p>
<p>
<strong>Physical Pathology: </strong>Cardiac disease, circulatory
disease, arrhythmias, irritable bowel syndrome, small bowel disease,
insomnia, environmental illness, dysatonomias, fatigue, neck and upper
back pain
</p>
<p>
<strong>Psychological Pathology: </strong>Relationship difficulties,
self-protective but wants intimacy, depression and absence of joy,
dysphoria, unhappiness, anxiety, insomnia, doubt and hesitation,
confusion and
</p>
<table>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>Color</td>
<td>Red</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sound</td>
<td>Laughter</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Smell</td>
<td>Scorched</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Emotion</td>
<td>Joy/Lack of Joy</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Officials</td>
<td>Heart, Pericardium, S. Intestine, 3 Heaters</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Season</td>
<td>Summer</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Climate</td>
<td>Heat</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Directions</td>
<td>south</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sense</td>
<td>Tonge</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Fortifies</td>
<td>Arteries</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Opening</td>
<td>Ears</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Manifests</td>
<td>Complexion</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Taste</td>
<td>Bitter</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Time</td>
<td>11 am – 3 pm; 7 pm – 11 pm</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h2>Section C | Water</h2>
<p>
In the water element, the organ official bladder is the controller and
storage of water and the water element the kidney organ official is the
controller of water.
</p>
<p>
<strong>Organs</strong>: Kidney, Bladder
</p>
<p>
<strong>Physical</strong>: Bones, teeth, all secretions, endocrine
system, brain, urinary tract, kidneys, hearing, head hair, DNA,
procreation
</p>
<p>
<strong>Psychological</strong>: Reserves and resources, trust and faith,
ability to overcome, will power, self-actualization, intelligence and
cleverness, capacities, self-preservation, power, survival and
persistence, setting limits, taking risks
</p>
<p>
<strong>Physical Pathology</strong>: All urinary tract disorders,
interstitial cystitis, adrenal insufficiency, all pituitary disorders,
osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, aging, lumbar and cervical spine,
most back pain syndromes, hypertension, fatigue, constitutional
weakness, poor libido
</p>
<p>
<strong>Psychological Pathology</strong>: Mistrust, fear, paranoia,
overwhelmed, surrenders, lack of faith, lack of reserves, poor flow and
movement, withdraws and isolates, needs reassurance
</p>
<p>
<strong>Water Element Correspondences</strong>
</p>
<table>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>Color</td>
<td>Blue</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sound</td>
<td>Groaning</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Smell</td>
<td>Putrid</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Emotion</td>
<td>Fear</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Officials</td>
<td>Kidneys, Bladder</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Season</td>
<td>Winter</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Climate</td>
<td>Cold</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Directions</td>
<td>North</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sense</td>
<td>Ears</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Fortifies</td>
<td>Bones</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Opening</td>
<td>Anus, Urethra</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Manifests</td>
<td>Head Hair</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Taste</td>
<td>Salty</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Time</td>
<td>3 pm – 7 pm</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h2>Section D | Wood</h2>
<p>
In the wood element the organ/official the gall bladder is the official
of decision-making and wise judgment. In the wood element the
organ/official the liver is the controller of planning.
</p>
<p>
<strong>Organs: </strong>Gall Bladder, Liver
</p>
<p>
<strong>Physical: </strong>Muscles and tendons, eyes and visual system,
biliary tract
</p>
<p>
<strong>Psychological: </strong>Planning, organization, decisions,
direction, coordination, transformation and change, emotional
expression, flexibility
</p>
<p>
<strong>Physical Pathology: </strong>Migraine, headaches, fibromyalgia,
musculoskeletal problems, PMS, biliary disease, digestive disorders, eye
diseases
</p>
<p>
<strong>Psychological Pathology: </strong>Anger, anxiety, insomnia,
indecision and paralysis, drug abuse, need for control, frustration,
needs to challenge
</p>
<p>
<strong>Wood Element Correspondences</strong>
</p>
<table>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>Color</td>
<td>Green</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sound</td>
<td>Shouting</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Smell</td>
<td>Rancid</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Emotion</td>
<td>Anger</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Officials</td>
<td>Liver, Gall Bladder</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Season</td>
<td>Spring</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Climate</td>
<td>Windy</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Directions</td>
<td>East</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sense</td>
<td>Eyes</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Fortifies</td>
<td>Nails</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Opening</td>
<td>Eyes</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Manifests</td>
<td>Nails</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Taste</td>
<td>Sour</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Time</td>
<td>11 pm – 3 am</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h2>Section E | Metal</h2>
<p>
In the metal element the organ/official the lung is the controller of
receiving pure chi from the heavens. In the metal element the
organ/official the colon is the controller of drainage and drags.
</p>
<p>
<strong>Organs: </strong>Lungs, Large Intestine
</p>
<p>
<strong>Physical: </strong>Skin, nose, resistance to infections,
perspiration, circadian rhythms
</p>
<p>
<strong>Psychological: </strong>Resilience, strength, endurance,
self-worth, capacity to grieve, elimination and letting go, inspiration,
values, spirituality, father, meaningfulness, purpose
</p>
<p>
<strong>Physical Pathology: </strong>Asthma, bronchitis, recurrent
respiratory infections, all lung disorders, rhinitis, ulcerativve
colitis, diarrhea, constipation, eczema and all skin disorders, poor
endurance and fatigue
</p>
<p>
<strong>Psychological Pathology: </strong>Perfectionist, withdrawn and
cut off, needs companionship, cruel, wants revenge, lacks inspiration,
regrets, rigid, grief, depression, inflexible
</p>
<p>
<strong>Metal Element Correspondences</strong>
</p>
<table>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>Color</td>
<td>White</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sound</td>
<td>Weeping</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Smell</td>
<td>Rotten</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Emotion</td>
<td>Greif</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Officials</td>
<td>Lungs, Large Intestine</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Season</td>
<td>Autumn</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Climate</td>
<td>Dryness</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Directions</td>
<td>West</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sense</td>
<td>Nose</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Fortifies</td>
<td>Skin</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Opening</td>
<td>Nose</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Manifests</td>
<td>Body Hair</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Taste</td>
<td>Pungent, Acrid</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Time</td>
<td>3 am – 7 am</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h2>Section F | Earth</h2>
<p>
In the earth element the organ/offical the stomach is the controller of
rottening and ripening. The earth element organ/official the spleen is
the controller of transport.
</p>
<p>
<strong>Organs: </strong>Spleen, Stomach
</p>
<p>
<strong>Physical: </strong>Upper digestive tract, blood formation,
immune system, metabolism of food, gynecological function, fertility,
mouth, sinuses, subcutaneous tissue
</p>
<p>
<strong>Psychological: </strong>Nourishment, contentment, stability,
security, mothering, centerdness, fulfillment, groundedness, empathy and
caring
</p>
<p>
<strong>Physical Pathology: </strong>Sinusitis, frontal headaches, all
gynecological problems, infertility, fluid retention, fatigue, diabetes,
hypoglycemia, ulcer disease, functional dyspepsia, malabsorption,
obesity, malnourished
</p>
<p>
<strong>Psychological Pathology: </strong>Eating disorders, selfishness,
obsessive compulsive disorders, opinionated, stubborn, insecure, craves
attention and understanding, excessive worry, feels deprived
</p>
<p>
<strong>Earth Element Correspondences</strong>
</p>
<table>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>Color</td>
<td>Yellow</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sound</td>
<td>Singing</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Smell</td>
<td>Fragrant</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Emotion</td>
<td>Sympathy</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Officials</td>
<td>Spleen, Stomach</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Season</td>
<td>Late Summer</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Climate</td>
<td>Humidity</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Directions</td>
<td>Center</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sense</td>
<td>Mouth</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Fortifies</td>
<td>Flesh</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Opening</td>
<td>Mouth</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Manifests</td>
<td>Lips</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Taste</td>
<td>Sweet</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Time</td>
<td>7 am – 11 am</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h2>Section G | Example</h2>
<p>
For example, the gall bladder is responsible for what is exact and just
and the determinations and decisions stem from that whereas the liver
holds the office of general assessing circumstances and conceptions of
plans. If these officials are poorly functioning the effect may be
indecisiveness, lack of initiative, anger, and frustration or
hypochondriasis. The ability to make appropriate plans is affected and
disturbance in the blueprint for functioning on the cellular level such
as diabetes on a global level such as drug addiction might be the
outcome. According to the Nei Ching the wood element provides the
ability to discover the tao, the right way. This allows the person to
have healthy decision-making, planning, and a balance in
well-coordinated lifestyle. The wood element is associated with new
ideas, the spring, the new growth, and the sense of renewal that goes
with that season. The emotion associated with wood is anger, which is
generated by the frustration of being blocked in setting out on these
new paths.
</p>
<p>
The <em>Nei Ching </em>states of wood, “colors they create that bring
color, and they give to the human voice the ability to form a shouting
sound, in times of excitement they grant the capacity for control, and
of the emotions they create anger.”
</p>
<p>
In five element acupuncture, illness occurs when the officials are
unable to overcome either internal, such as excessive emotions, or
external, such as injuries, surgery, climatic conditions, or inherited
perverse energies. What appears to a physician at the onset of a present
illness is often a combination of a long sequence of energetic
disturbances in the officials of the elements.
</p>
<p>
A five element acupuncture physician in the physical examination focuses
on the correspondences available to the patient, facial color, the sound
of the voice, emotions expressed, the odor of the torso, and the general
presentation of the person. Importance is made in the traditional pulse
diagnosis with the emphasis on the individualization of the twelve
officials. The history is thorough and complete and emphasizes
chronological events. The goal of the evaluation is to determine the
official which is the causative factor, that aspect of the energetic
system which is at the root of the imbalance overall for the patient.
</p>
<p>
The causative factors are either inherited or an acquired condition. If
acquired it is often the result of childhood experiences that created
disequilibrium. Traumas from the physical, emotional, infectious, and
climatic nature will then bring on the causative factor or pathological
state with the symptoms occurring then.
</p>
<h2>Section H | 5-Element Laws</h2>
<p>
There are several laws in acupuncture that determines what the
configuration of what the patient’s symptoms may be. These laws include
the law of creating that is the shen cycle, the loq of control that is
the KO cycle, midday and midnight cycle, and mother-child cycle.
</p>
<p>
The shen cycle is best understood in the macrocosmic images of the five
elements. The wood produces plants and trees that is wood, wood brings
forth fiver, fire produces ashes that is soil (earht), soil brings forth
metal, when heated metal produces steam that is water.
</p>
<p>
The controlling cycle, KO cycle, is illustrated as follows: water
overcomes fire, fire melts the metal, metal in the form of a knife
overcomes wood, wood as in the form of a spade overcomes soil (earth),
soil in the form of a dike subdues the water.
</p>
<p>
In illness, for example, of the wood an imbalance of this element would
cause symptoms to be seen in the wood in the fire through the shen cycle
or in the earth through the KO cycle.
</p>
<p>
The outer arrows represent the movement of the shen cycle. The inner
arrows represent the movement of the KO cycle.
</p>
<h2>Section I | Conclusion</h2>
<p>
J. R. Worsley, an English professor of acupuncture, a leading exponent
of five element acupuncture came up with the concept that is important
in today’s medical practice that is the level of illness. The levels
reflect the depth of the illness within the person physical, mental, or
spiritual.
</p>
<p>
In our society today there are many people with chronic illnesses on
what could be called a spiritual level. These patients appear unwilling
to change, seem empty of purpose or commitment, and create a deep drain
on the physicians and the medical system. Patients with mental level
illness are constantly trying to figure out their problems and often are
obsessed with the needs to understand what is happening. A physical
level illness actually represents the smallest percentage of the
patients seen in today’s modern medical practice.
</p>
<p>
Once the causative factors are established, the level of illness is
understood, the laws of acupuncture are fully comprehended then
treatment will proceed in a very effective manner.
</p>
<p>
For example, in a case of a wood element for what might be expected to
be improved is judgment, healthier decision making, less hostility, less
need for control, clearer vision of future needs. From these changes a
myriad of physiological and psychological pathologies can improve as the
wood element returns to normal functioning on all these levels.
</p>
<p>
The improvement and function of one official of an element will lead to
a dramatic changes in the individuals overall well being. When the
twelve officials are all in a state of balance then one is well suited
to deal with the challenges of human control.
</p>
<p>
When a physician is dealing with a complex patient with a multifaceted
problem, it is a challenge to place the information in context that can
lead to effective treatment. It is in this aspect that the five element
acupuncture is most persuasive. The current ideas of spsycho-neural
immunology are seen within the five element concepts of causative factor
officials in level of illness. Both physical and emotional symptoms can
be placed within the diagnostic framework and the most significant of
all aspects of the five element approach is that it allows us to treat
the patient/person who has the disease as well as the symptoms
themselves.
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