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Case 4: Cold & Flu 3 (2011)
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| Practical treatment for cold and flu when
I traveled in Bali |
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| Factors of an actual example |
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In February 2003, I traveled to Bali as my
tenth opening anniversary of my office. Unfortunately,
I found myself catching cold on my departure
morning.
According to the theory of Chinese Medicine,
there are three causes of disease; endogenous factors as internal, exogenous factors as external, and non-exo-endogenous factors. |
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| Endogenous factors |
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My heart beat in excitement as an inexperienced
traveler to abroad. Besides, I had a heartstickness
in private. I lost mental balance. It is
an endogenous factor.
As the first precondition, the mind rules
the body. As your mind is out of balance,
your body becomes out of control. Then, disease,
accident, and injury are easy to call on
you. Endogenous factors are the very basic
cause of disease.
Chinese Medicine says that everything of nature is divided into Five Elements.
And, unbalance of these Seven Emotions is the origin of disease.
| Five Elements |
Seven Emotions |
(twelve) Meridian Route |
| < Yin > |
< Yang > |
| wood |
anger |
Liver Meridian |
Gallbladder Meridian |
| fire |
joy |
Heart Meridian
Pericardium Meridian |
Small Intestine Meridian
Tripple Energizar Meridian |
| earth |
worry |
Spleen Meridian |
Stomach Meridian |
| metal |
grief, melancholy |
Lung Meridian |
Large Intestine Meridian |
| water |
fear, fright |
Kidney Meridian |
Bladder Meridian |
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| Exogenous factor |
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I stayed at a fellow traveler's house the
night before. She lives near the airport.
Her house was big and cool for me. I keep
my office warm more than 25°C for naked
clients all through the year. My tiny apartment
was also very warm because me or somebody
warm by oil heaters almost all night. Therefore
I was so sensitive to cold.
The cold is an exogenous factor.
Six Excesses of the environment are such as wind, cold,
summer heat, dryness and fire. Excess turns
to evil, which watches for a chance to get
into your body. |
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| Non-exo-endogenous factors |
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I exhausted myself by working hard till late
for weeks. Many clients took the precaution
coming to my office before the vacation.
Then, I got 1-hour run by train where existed
a lot of viruses, though rarely had I gotten
on train nor bus. Non-exo-endogenous factors
are all the others, such as intemperance,
excessive drinking and eating, injury, accident
and overwork. They are also just the act
caused by mental problem.
Anything like viruses, bacillus, bacterium,
traffic accident, broken stairs and drunken
driver are non-exo-endogenous factors.
If your defense mechanism is out of control,
you may have a heart attack or a traffic
accident. If your immune system weakens,
you may be taken with some viruses. |
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| I tried to enjoy in spite of sickness |
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As soon as I felt cold, I bled from Shoyo at first, and stuck golden grains around
Daitsui. I was full of confidence in winning at
viruses. But, my condition was getting worse
in the plane.
It was a long-awaited journey, so why didn't
I enjoy myself? My friend looked forward
to a guided tour with a crowded plan. We
saw Barong Dance, Kecak dance, museum, art
gallery, shops and a superb dinner with Legon
Dance in one day. What a busy day it was!
The rest of itinerary we spent at the beach
all day long according to my wish. I preferred
sleeping on the beach to inside of the hotel.
We snorkeled, however I felt cold. How beautiful
colorful fishes and a coral reef were!
But my condition became worse and worse. |
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| Force of viruses increased in spite of acupuncture |
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I always carry my treatment kit. However
I treated myself frequently, the viruses
caught me strongly.
A Japanese towel, which could be utilized
for a bandage, was used as a muffler around
my neck. Who did expect to need a muffler
in the tropical island?
For a running nose I finished up toilet rolls
and tissues of the hotel besides a large
box carried from Japan. A hotel employee
pitied me so much and gave me extra.
The temperature was 30°C in Bali, but
I shivered with cold wearing a long sleeved
jacket. I had a head ache and sore throat.
My head was dull and heavy very much.
It was the fourth stage of the battle against
the viruses. I could be somehow enjoying
owing to Acupuncture, but the force of the
viruses was increasing more and more. |
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| What I need was moxa effect |
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At last I made up my mind to do multi-piling
mox. Because frequent Acupuncture and phlebotomy
could not clean up the viruses. Although
I felt a little better after the treatment,
the viruses immediately regained their strength.
To tell the truth, Moxibustion is troublesome
a little. If I had carried indirect moxa
kit, it would be easy to do. |
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| gokoku (LI4) |
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I remembered my storehouse of the healing
art. Multi-piling mox on gokoku (LI4) is effective to take inflammation
from the throat.
It was the third night from the viruses invaded
me. |
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| Moxibustion calls the turning point |
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Multi-piling mox makes heat penetrate through
to the depth. Each burning gave me agreeable
sensation. They were pleasant beyond description.
Sick nose smelled bad, but I breathed the
smoke slowly. I did about fifty mox in total.
According to my stored art, right gokoku takes fever of 0.4°C from the left armpit.
Left gokoku connects to right. Swelling of throat will
go down.
Phlebotomy is purging treatment which is
efficacious in early stage. Then I needed
reinforcing treatment at the later stage.
Plus, I needed moxa smoke effective in the
respiratory organs.
At last, I arrived at the stage 5 at once.
I sensed I began to win against the viruses. |
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| Fruit of vacation in Bali |
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Finally, I took off long sleeved jacket and
dressed up. I enjoyed delicious dinner for
the first time in Bali.
Next day it was fine from the morning in
spite of the rainy season. I came to have
really pleasant times in the beach without
shaking with cold.
Anyway, I love Bali. Every Balinese whom
I met was primitive, kind and affable. I
felt as if I were stepping back into the
primary school days and meeting dear old
friends.
My tiny vacation was changed to a chance
for my profession, though. |
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| We cannot stop the newborn mutants |
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I was lucky because my cold/flu was before
the appearance of SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory
Syndrome). If not so, I would be kept in
isolation on suspicion of SARS.
SARS was forecast in a sense. The experts had indicated the next mortal
viruses would appear from China where animals, birds and humans live together
nearby. But the viruses would be the influenza. SARS is a mutant of coronaviruses
which causes an ordinary cold. Coronaviruses are infected by a splash.
So that it is easier to check the spread than airborne viruses like flu.
Corona and flu viruses are group of RNA.
It is impossible to stop the variation. Variety
of mutants are born every moment. |
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| Drug-resistant Bacteria by overuse |
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It is much more serious problem in the case
of drug-resistant bacteria than viruses.
I read, "The Killers Within - The Deadly Rise of Drug-resistant
Bacteria" by Michael Shnayerson and Mark J.
Plotkin.
The authors say bacteria are swapping genetic
materials between each other, even do between
different kinds.
Antibiotics abuse, such as penicillin and
streptomycin, produces drug-resistant bacteria.
In addition to medical overuse, antibiotics are used as addictive drug
to hasten the growth of livestock. By a small dose of antibiotics in every
feed, bacteria in livestock gain resistant materials.
The bacterias swap the drug-resistant materials
with others in humans, birds and animals,
besides, with different kinds.
Scientists and pharmaceutical companies are
looking desperately for a new antibiotic
all over the world. But it forms only a vicious
cycle. As soon as somebody discovers the
new, bacterias easy to get drug-resistant
ability against it. They have survived till
now and so in future. |
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| If we lose antibiotics... |
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The authors also say the progress of Western
Medicine is owing to antibiotics. If surgeons
can not use antibiotics, it would be absolutely
difficult to perform operation. To operate
without antibiotics is the same as the operation
outside by dirty hands.
Radiotherapy and anticancer drugs, which
cause the collapse of immunity, are unable
to use. An internal organ transplant is impossible,
too, without the immunosuppressive.
Security of surgical operations exists on
condition that antibiotics protect against
infection.
Sometimes I feel that actual "Western
Medicine" may aim at immortal life.
But I think never does exist the elixir of
life.
However it is amazing surviving power of
viruses and bacteria, human immune system
is much superior.
We adapt ourselves to variety of invaders
and improve immune system immediately. Humans
have been surviving the terrible infection
again and again. Maybe human is one and only
creature that can exterminate human. |
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| Updated: 2011/7/8 |
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