Chinese Medicine and Rosacea

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and Rosacea

 

 

 

The secret to understanding rosacea is in knowing the relationship

between internal organs and what are called meridians in Chinese

medicine. Meridians are energy pathways in the body somewhat similar to

veins in western medicine. Currently, western medicine has yet to

recognize meridians.

 

Associated with each internal organ is a meridian network that runs

inside the body. You can see these meridians illustrated in any Chinese

medical text. The entire premise of acupuncture is based on this

relationship and how to alter the flow of energy with acupuncture to

restore the balance of energy.

 

Chinese medicine would associate rosacea as being a internal heat

imbalance. They say heat rises in a upward direction. When heat congests

a organ like the liver, the excess heat rises following its associated

meridian. In the case of the liver, the liver meridian runs directly up

to the face. Other organ meridians that run up to the face are the

gallbladder, small intestine, and large intestine.

 

In addition to rosacea being a internal heat imbalance, there are four

other factors in Chinese medicine relating to imbalance which would

determine exactly how ones rosacea symptoms manifest. These internal

factors named after qualities in nature are known as Damp, Dry, Wind,

and Cold with two primary factors being Yin and Yang.

 

For an excellent explanation of these factors, see the book " Live In The

Balance " by Linda Prout. Precise detection of these factors which bring

imbalance are traditionally determined by physical observation,

questions, pulse, and tongue analysis by a practitioner of Chinese

medicine.

 

The above information explains why rosacea is rarely found outside of

the face. This also explains why particular heating foods, congesting

foods, and lifestyle imbalances trigger an increase in rosacea symptoms.

Avoiding certain foods may have some effect in controlling rosacea,

however the underlying cause is not being addressed which is a congested

digestive system, primarily the liver, gallbladder, and intestines.

Also, attempting to address rosacea externally is to completely miss the

mark.

 

The treatment of rosacea by Chinese medicine would employ herbs to

reduce heat, acupuncture to reduce heat, and cupping to remove toxic

heat from the blood. However, a more powerful and thorough way to remove

toxic heat is by specific internal cleansing of the liver, gallbladder,

and intestines. This causes rosacea symptoms to completely disappear.

 

There are some in western medicine who claim there is no evidence for a

link between rosacea and the liver, however this claim is incomplete.

The model of analysis regarding internal organs and meridians in Chinese

medicine is one of the most sophisticated and time tested in the world.

Since western medicine does not employ this model of analysis or remove

toxic heat, from their perspective, rosacea remains a mystery as to its

cause and cure.

 

 

References

 

Live In the Balance - Linda Prout

 

Foundations of - Giovanni Maciocia

 

Internal Healers http://www.internalhealers.com/tcm/theory

 

Liver Gallbladder

http://www.internalhealers.com/tcm/practice/patterns_liv_gb.asp

 

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