Médecine chinoise

If we admit that modern science in general, and medicine particularly, make fascinating progress, bringing a form of well-being and longevity, what interest could have a medicine dating from 2500 years? And what significance can assume ancient texts?
To answer this question, we gathered Elisabeth Rochat de la Vallée, sinologist, Jean Motte, acupuncturist and director of the traditional acupuncture school Centre Imhotep, and Pierre-Marie Hazo, practitioner.

Why do we find in our beautiful French language expressions such as "flush with anger", "white with fear", "blinded by wrath" ? Is there a traditional origin linked to elements that Chinese medicine has established and that we find in his associations: Wood-spring-liver-gall bladder or Fire-summer-red-small intestine? How organs communicate between them?  By what magic liver, mouth, or eyes are they connected by what acupuncturists call the "meridian inner course"? 

Chinese medicine goes back to about five thousand years and is based on man observation, his life on Earth and the climatic influences that he suffers through seasons.  Through these seasons five energies come out, Chi, which will covers man on twelve meridian principles. Six meridians are Yin (negative) and six meridians are Yang (positive). Each illness is the consequence of a malfunctioning of this energy circulation. This is the alarm signal that the "circuit" is damaged. Indeed: complementarity-opposition of Yin and Yang creates the vital flow. If Yin and Yang don't communicate, it means death.