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The Use Of Traditional Chinese Medicine In Curing Insomnia

The modern practice of traditional Chinese medicine combines many thousands of years of medical practice in China that includes the use of Chinese medicine to cure insomnia naturally. 'Traditional Chinese medicine' is a relatively new term that was first used by the People's Republic of China during the 1950s at a time when that country was trying to build a substantial export trade for its time honored medical practices and medicines.

Nowadays, traditional Chinese medicine does not only take in medicinal products, but also encompasses things like herbal preparations and a range of practices including massage and acupuncture. The foundation of Chinese medicine is that the human body functions as the result of various interrelated processes which are constantly interaction with the environment around us. While these processes stay in balance you are healthy however, if they are not running alongside one another smoothly, your health suffers.

There are a variety of philosophies which govern Chinese medicine including things like the theory of Yin-Yang which is concerned with the role of the five elements (water, fire, earth, wood and metal), the flow of energy along the meridians of the body and the relationships between the body's organs that are outlined in the theory of Zang-Fu.

For years there has been considerable conflict between people who follow traditional Chinese medical practices and people who believe in science-based Western medicine. Today however traditional Chinese medicine, and other types of Asian and Oriental medicine, is being increasingly accepted in the West and we frequently refer to these practices as alternative medicine.

For the many millions of sufferers herbal remedies have long been seen as effective in curing insomnia or in relieving insomnia symptoms and such things as chamomile, lavender, lemon balm and passion flower have long been known for their medicinal properties. There cannot be many insomniacs who have not taken a drink of hot honey with lemon balm before going to bed.

A rising number of people are also turning to acupuncture or, for people who do not fancy the though of needles, acupressure. Both of these arts have been in use for many hundreds of years and were born out of the traditional Chinese practice of adjusting energy levels within the body by controlling its flow along the body's meridian lines.

In spite of its increasing acceptance there are still a lot of people who are wary of Chinese medicine. But anybody who has experienced it in action, especially those people who have been fortunate enough to spend time living in the Far East, will certainly vouch for its effectiveness.