Problem
Disharmonies of the body
Experimental visualization of narrower problems
Other Names:
Human illness as understood by Chinese medicineLoss of adaptive ability of the body
Nature:
In Chinese medicine, health is the ability of an organism to respond appropriately to a wide variety of challenges in a way that ensures maintaining equilibrium and integrity. The source of disease is any challenge to the body with which it is unable to cope, whether it is a harmful substance or a bad feeling. Disease represents a failure to adapt to the challenge, a disruption of the overall equilibrium. When defences are weakened and resources exhausted, a multiplicity of factors conspire to permit illness.
Disease is a manifestation of an unstable process, a pattern of disharmonious relationships. From the perspective of Chinese medicine, such disharmonies are understood in terms of Blood, Fluids (Moisture) and Qi. Although these are distinct, they have a mutually dependent and indissoluble relationship. Qi is understood as creating and moving the blood, and keeping it in place, whereas blood nourishes the organs that produce and regulate Qi. Without proper moisture, the Qi becomes hot and agitated and the blood dries up and congeals.
The three factors influencing in producing patterns of harmony and disharmony and so precipitating illness are environment, emotional outlook and way of life.
Incidence:
Acupuncture, moxibustion and herbal remedies are the three methods used for rebalancing and correcting disharmonies of the body.
Broader Problems:
Illness Narrower Problems:
Disharmonies of organs in the bodyPatterns of Yin disharmony of the bodyPatterns of Yang disharmony of the bodyPatterns of Cold disharmony of the bodyPatterns of Heat disharmony of the bodyDisharmonies of the meridians of the bodyPatterns of Excess disharmony of the bodyExterior patterns of disharmony of the bodyPernicious environmental influences on healthDisharmonies of diet as a factor in ill healthInterior patterns of disharmony within the bodyDisruption of internal balance of the human bodyDisharmony of lifestyle as a factor in ill healthDeficiency patterns of disharmony within the bodyDisharmonies of fundamental substances of the bodyDisharmonious sexual activity as a factor in ill health Related Problems:
Emotional strainLifestyle diseaseUnscientific acupunctureAbuse of herbal remediesLack of integrated medicineDefective immune systemEnvironmentally induced diseasesUse of medically suspect remediesIgnorance of traditional herbal remedies Strategies:
Using chinese medicine Subject(s):
Health Care → Naturopathy, holistic medicineMankind → Human
Medicine → Pathology
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
C: Cross-sectoral problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST