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Basic conceptionThe yin and yang theory is dialectical materialist philosophy of ancient China. Ancient physicians, therefore, borrowed the yin and yang theory to explain the various phenomena of the human physiology, pathology, and to guide and summarize the medical knowledge and clinical experienc

The theory of yin-yang originated in antiquity in China. It is a theory dealing with the origination of the universe as well as the motion and variation of all things in the natural world. It holds that the natural world is made up of materials and that the material world conceives, develops and con

History on Yin and Yang"Yin and yang" is formed in pair from ancient Chinese philosophy. They represent a way of thinking and are regarded as the law of universe in ancient Chinese culture. The primary meaning of Yin and yang is primitive, originates from pictographic character, and refers to the di

Basic conceptionThe yin and yang theory is dialectical materialist philosophy of ancient China. Ancient physicians, therefore, borrowed the yin and yang theory to explain the various phenomena of the human physiology, pathology, and to guide and summarize the medical knowledge and clinical experienc

Pathogenesis studies how pathogenic factors affect the human body and cause disease as well as how disease develops and changes.Disease means the damage of health. TCM believes that the healthy state implies the balance of yin and yang, the manifestation of which is high coordination and unity betwe

Qi, blood and body fluid, the essential substances for life activities, flow constantly inside the body and all originate from the viscera. They are produced by qi-transforming activities of the viscera and infused into the viscera to nourish the organs and tissues of the body.Among the three, qi is

In TCM, pulse diagnosis is a mysterious craft. Fine consecutive steps of a complete set of programs, it is like a grand ceremony. Pulse formation is closely related to zang fu, qi and blood. The heart dominates the veins; the lung dominates all the meridians, spleen dominates the blood, liver reserv

Concept of the seven emotionsThe seven emotions refer to seven emotional activities including joy, anger, worry, anxiety, sadness, fear and fright. They are external manifestations of the functional activities of viscera. Normally, the seven emotions don’t cause diseases and only when the emotional

The six climatic factors are pathogenic wind, pathogenic cold, pathogenic summer-heat, pathogenic dampness, pathogenic dryness and pathogenic heat (fire).Wind, cold, summer-heat, dampness, dryness and heat (fire) are six kinds of natural climatic factors known as "six qi". Human beings living in the

OriginsTaoism can be traced back to ancient time when people admired nature and spirits, existing divination forms such as communicating with god. The very beginning mode of the religion turned out to be sacrifice to god and ancestors in Shang and Zhou Dynasty.In Spring and Autumn Period, ancient re