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Co Cycle in Acupuncture

The five basic elements are:
Wood (Chinese: 木, pinyin: mù) --> Green
Fire (Chinese: 火, pinyin: huǒ) --> Red
Earth (Chinese: 土, pinyin: tǔ) --> Yellow
Metal (Chinese: 金, pinyin: jīn) --> White
Water (Chinese: 水, pinyin: shuǐ) --> Black or Blue

The doctrine of five phases describes two cycles, a generating or creation (生, shēng) cycle, also known as "mother-son", and an overcoming or destruction or Co (克/剋, kè) cycle, also known as "grandfather-nephew", of interactions between the phases.

Co Cycle in Acupuncture (see figure purple arrow)

This cycle means: control or control growth.
Between five basic elements, there are the relationships that the one control the other one element.

Example:
• Wood parts Earth (such as roots);
• Earth absorbs (or muddies) Water;
• Water quenches Fire;
• Fire melts Metal;
• Metal chops Wood.

This cycle might also be called "controls", "restrains" or "fathers".

Sheng Cycle in Acupuncture

The five basic elements are:
Wood (Chinese: 木, pinyin: mù) --> Green
Fire (Chinese: 火, pinyin: huǒ) --> Red
Earth (Chinese: 土, pinyin: tǔ) --> Yellow
Metal (Chinese: 金, pinyin: jīn) --> White
Water (Chinese: 水, pinyin: shuǐ) --> Black or Blue

The doctrine of five phases describes two cycles, a generating or creation (生, shēng) cycle, also known as "mother-son", and an overcoming or destruction (克/剋, kè) cycle, also known as "grandfather-nephew", of interactions between the phases.

Sheng Cycle in Acupuncture (see figure black arrow)

This cycle means: the birth or helping growth.
Between five basic elements, there are the mutual relationships, the one growth the other one element.

Example:
• Wood feeds Fire;
• Fire creates/produces Earth (ash);
• Earth bears Metal;
• Metal carries Water (as in a bucket or tap, or water condenses on metal);
• Water nourishes Wood.

Other common words for this cycle include "begets", "engenders" and "mothers."
This cycle also known the relationships "Mother" - "Son"

Example:
Wood (Mother) --> Fire (Son)
Fire (Mother --> Earth (Son)
Earth (Mother) --> Metal (Son)
Metal (Mother --> Water (Son)
Water (Mother) --> Wood (Son)

Five Element Theory in Acupuncture

Besides Yin and Yang, the theory of 5 Elements is the basis of philosophy Acupuncture (Traditional Chinese Medicine/TCM).

According to the theory of 5 elements, every phenomenon that occurs both in macro cosmos (universe) and micro cosmos (human) are classified in the 5 elements, such as Wood, Fire, Soil, Metal, and Water.

Five element theory was first developed at the time of Yin and the Zhou Dynasty 1600-221 BC years. The Five Element is not in the "physical" but in the case of "characteristic". If there is No One of element, human can not life.

Symbolisms Five elements in macrocosmos:

Food Ingredients
Energy
Place and environment
Atmosphere / air
Water.

For the occurrence of a healthy life will take place when the dynamic movement between the 5 elements to take place in each unity.

Categorization of Objects and Phenomena According to the Five Elements

Relationship of the 5 elements

Physiologist:

Sheng Cycle Law (mutual support).
Co Cycle Law (each other ti limit/control).

Pathologist:

Contra Sheng Cycle Law
Contra Co Cycle Law

Yin Yang in Acupuncture

Chuang Tzu:

Everything can be a "that" every thing can be a "this". Therefore, "that" comes from "this" and "this" comes from "that" - which means "that" and "this" bird give to one another. When there is no more Separation between "that" and "this", it is called being one with the TAO.

Everything in the universe (macro cosmos) with all its contents (micro cosmos) has the nature or characteristics that are grouped in a mix of the two groups, namely: against one form but the whole unit in a harmonious balance & dynamic.

Yin: all things that are more passive, weak, quiet, down, dark, female, cold and negative;
Yang: all things which are more active, strong, hard, up, light, male, warm and positive;

**Table of Yin and Yang**
Yin	Yang
Passive	Active
Weak	Strong
Quiet	Hard
Down	Up
Dark	Light
Female	Male
Cold	Hot
Negative	Positive
Moon	Sun

Characteristic Yin Yang
a. Has Two Sides:
1. Against each other

Objects: top - down
Emotions: sad - happy

2. Pull each other interesting

Polar (+) interested to polar (-)
Men interested in women

3. Complement each other and form

4. They are one unit

Electron core atom and is one atom.
Sperm ovum is a fetus

b. Energy is an ongoing changed
1. Yin and Yang are always in movement and change, and
2. In dynamic balance

c. Not absolute
1. Not absolute (relative), depending on the point of view (legal relativitas).

2. Not Pure

In men have hormone estrogen
In women is hormone androgen

3. When the maximum limit will be exceeded Being Changed the Nature Incompatible.

Heat the cold will be reduced. Very cold can cause burns
"do" ringing sound after one octave will be back on the "do" octave higher.

4. When the Yin Yang In balance means:
Natural, Healthy, and physiologic.

When the Yin Yang in the state of un-balance means:
Disharmonious, Sick, and Pathologist.

Use of Yin Yang In General

Human unity is the result of the Yin and Yang.
Yin Yang should be balanced during the life, the human will be healthy.
Yin Yang in body balanced with Yin Yang in the natural, the people will be healthy.
When Yin Yang body not balanced with Yin Yang natural or Yin body and Yang body is not balanced, then the man is sick.

If Yin and Yang is no balance my body will be sick. One of the main aims of the acupuncturist is to maintain a balance of yin and yang within the whole person to prevent illness occurring and to restore existing health. Acupuncture is a yang therapy because it moves from the exterior to the interior. Herbal and nutritional therapies, on the other hand, are yin therapies, as they move from the interior throughout the body. Many of the major organs of the body are classified as yin-yang pairs that exchange healthy and unhealthy influences.

What Is Acupuncture?

Acupuncture is one of the traditional techniques (Traditional Chinese Medicine) to provide stimulus to the point - a point on the surface of the body (cupoints). Excitation is carried out by using a needle pricking to activate chi / qi / vital energy.

In addition to the needle pricking, excitation can also be done with the heating rod with the moxa, we called is a moxibation, or stimulation with using hand tools or other known as akupresur. Stimulation aims to restore balance in the body so that the flow of chi / qi can flow smoothly because the concept is sickness in Acupuncture according to the imbalance of Yin and Yang in the body.

Acupuncture points (acupoints) located on the meridian line (jing luo) where chi / qi flowing in the meridian line. There are 12 pairs of prime meridian and 8 pairs special meridian. To the twelve main meridian is the meridian Lung, Colon, Stomach, Spleen, Heart, Small Intestine, Bladder, Kidney, Pericardium, San Jio, Gall Bladder and Liver.

Meridian of this organ network senses, the top and bottom, outside and inside in the body. In addition to the channel as chi / qi, according to the theory of TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) meridian channel also serves as a source of disease from outside the body into the human body, as a channel to patologic organ in the body and the media to therapy and diagnosis.

In line with the motto Back To Nature, this community has been increasingly utilized to overcome Acupuncture/ treat diseases / health problems faces. Such as sinusitis, tinitus, high blood pressure / low, diabetes, insomnia, paralysis, asthma, neuralgia trigeminus, painful menstruation, and so on. In fact, WHO has recommended dozens of diseases that effective use Acupuncture Therapy.
In addition to the complaints of disease, Acupuncture also used for beauty (Cosmetic Acupuncture) and also used in the field of sport (Sport Acupuncture) to enhance sports performance and injury from the sport. Cosmetic Acupuncture is used to reduce body weight (body Slimming), the whelk, tighten breast, the black and wrinkling on the face, etc.

To achieve optimal healing results, treatment Acupuncture not be done only once. Necessary continuity in treatment. Frequency therapy usually 2 - 3x/week, depending on the weight light disease suffered. Therapy length of approximately 20-30 minutes. At the time of needle pricking Acupuncture, the patient will feel the pain sensation, such as Baal bitten ant at the time of the right needle point Acupuncture, after that the patient will feel comfortable and relax.
Well, if you have any health problems that are not cured or want to beautify themselves, why do not have one to try Acupuncuture Therapy.