Health Restoration in Asian Population

Question – Detail some traditional methods of HEALTH restoration in the Asian population.

Health Restoration in Asian Population

health restoration in the physical sense can be accomplished by the use of  countless traditional remedies, such as herbal teas, liniments, special foods and  food combinations, massage, and other activities.

Acupuncture  is an ancient Chinese practice of puncturing the body to cure disease  or relieve pain. The body is punctured with special metal needles at points that  are precisely predetermined for the treatment of specific symptoms.

Moxibustion, Cupping, Bleeding, and Tui Na

• Moxibustion has been practiced for as long as acupuncture.
• Cupping involves creating a vacuum in a small glass by burning the oxygen out of it, then promptly placing the glass on the person’s skin
• Bleeding, often done with the use of leeches, is performed to “remove heat from the body.” Only small amounts of blood are removed.
• Massage, Tui Na, “pushing and pulling,” is a complex system of massage or manual acupuncture point stimulation that is used on orthopedic and neurological conditions (Ergil, 1996, pp. 208–209).

Herbal Remedies  Medicinal herbs were and are used widely in the practice of Chinese healing.

In addition to herbs and plants, the Chinese use other substances with  medicinal and healing properties. Popular Chinese remedies include:  ■■Deer antlers—used to strengthen bones, increase a man’s potency, and  dispel nightmares  ■■Lime calcium—used to clear excessive mucus  ■■Quicksilver—used externally to treat venereal diseases  ■■Rhinoceros horns—highly effective when applied to pus boils; an antitoxin for snakebites  ■■Turtle shells—used to stimulate weak kidneys and to remove gallstones