CHAPTER VIII 

 THE NERVES 



CHINESE THEORIES REGARDING RHEUMATISM 

 PARALYSIS, NEURITIS, CONVULSIONS 

 AND APOPLEXY 



These ailments originate from similar causes and belong to the same 

 family of diseases. Rheumatism is the more common of the five. The 

 Chinese characters for Rheumatism are "Fung Sep," which mean 

 "Wind and Dampness." The Chinese attribute this disease to four 

 causes : 



1. To the air circulation in the body. The "Fung" (wind) circu- 

 lates in the body just as the air circulates in space. If the air circula- 

 tion is impeded, it becomes wind of certain velocity. The wind causes 

 pain to move from one part of the body to another. 



2. To dampness. The dampness in the body resembles the damp- 

 ness or moisture in the air. If the dampness is heavy, it causes dull, 

 heavy pain in the human body. 



3. To inflammation. Inflammation in the body is like the heat 

 waves that cause lightning, storms, etc., on the earth. Inflammation 

 swells the tissues and causes pain. 



4. To cold. The cold or chilliness in the body resembles the cold or 

 chill ("Hon" in Chinese) of the earth. It causes excruciatingly sharp, 

 shooting pains, especially in the hips and legs. 



In the case of a rheumatic sufferer, more than one, and sometimes 

 all four of these causes are operative to a greater or less degree. Nine- 

 ty per cent of the sufferers from rheumatism have kidney and bladder 

 troubles, which weaken the nerves and the blood circulation. Wind, 

 dampness, inflammation and cold are liable to affect the body both from 

 internal and external sources. Unless one's blood circulation is ir- 

 reparably deteriorated, the Fong Wan Herbs will eradicate the causes 

 of Rheumatism. 



Although Rheumatism may come on either suddenly or gradually, 



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