In the Western Medicinal
system, there is the concept of the body as an elevator or a weather system in constant
motion. The Four Humors of Fire, Earth, Water, and Air, interact with
the active temperaments of Hot and Cold, and the passive temperaments
of Dry and Moist. The goal is to align the body into the fifth state
of temperate health.
The two core
principles which apply to the movement of the energy within the body
- As Within So Without
- As Above so Below
Many remedies for health take advantage of the body circulatory
energetics.
For instance therapy for
headaches will consist of applying a cooling solution to the feet.
The principle - pain is perceived as hot. Cold is the opposite of
hot. In this case, the pain(hot) becomes tempered as circulation
occurs from the head into the lower extremities.
Another recommendation
using body circulation:
Sprinkle powdered ginger
or other warming botanicals into your socks to warm your body. Try
this first at home to check that you do not suffer any painful
results. If pain results, wash your feet to dilute and remove the
powdered ginger.
BE CAREFUL
The author writes this
from experience, having suffered a burn using thyme on the skin.
Everyone is an individual and reacts to botanicals differently.
Some books blithely
recommend using hot peppers on feet to warm the body. Have they even
tried this dangerous practice, or is this recommendation an example of
copy and paste? Why burn your feet to heat your body?
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