Analysis of Difficulties in Basic Theoretical Concepts of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Author: Sun Guangren
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Publish Date: 2001-08-01
Features: This book includes philosophical foundations, zang-xiang-jing-luo (organs, phenomena, meridians, collaterals), qi, blood, body fluids, etiology, pathogenesis, diagnostic methods, syndrome differentiation, and preventive and therapeutic principles. These contents are guided by the holistic concept, which permeates the entire basic theory of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). It employs ancient philosophical theories of yin-yang and the five elements as its logical methodology, with zang-xiang-jing-luo, qi, blood, body fluids, and spirit as the core theoretical foundation. Syndrome differentiation and treatment are the clinical diagnostic and therapeutic characteristics of TCM.