Basic Characteristics of TCM

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Basic

Characteristics

of TCMCollege of TCM, Chongqing Medical

University

Luo Huali


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Basic Characteristics of

TCM 1.The concept of theOrganis as a !hole

". #iagnosis andTreatent $ased on an

Overall %nalysis of&igns and &yptos


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1.The concept of the

Organis as a !hole 'Organic (hole) eans

entirety and unity. 1* the unity (ithin the

$ody +ive viscerasi-$o(elstissues


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1.The concept of theOrganis as a !hole

"* The Unity $et(eenthe Huan Body and

/ature 0g. &pringepideic

fe$rile diseases &uersunstroes


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1.The concept of theOrganis as a !hole

%utundryness !intercoldstroe 0g. &olarter


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". #iagnosis and Treatent $asedon an Overall %nalysis of &igns and

&yptos Bian ZhengBian Zheng ------analy2ing the

relevant inforation, signsand syptos collected $ythe four ethods of

diagnosis3o$servation,listening and selling,inquiring, pulse taing and

palpation* of TCM,


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". #iagnosis and Treatent$ased on an Overall %nalysis

of &igns and &yptos

having a good idea of

the cause, nature andlocation of a disease, andthe relationship $et(een

pathogenic factors andthe vital Qi-----

suari2ing the into


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". #iagnosis and Treatent$ased on an Overall %nalysis

of &igns and &yptos Shi Zhi Shi Zhi deterining

the correspondingtherapeutic ethodaccording to the

conclusions of BianBian Zheng Zheng.


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The Theory of Yin-Yang

AND The Five Elements


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Basic Concepts

4in and 4ang eans thet(o fundaental principles

or forces in the universe,ever opposing andsuppleenting each other.


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The ve eleentsrefers to (ood,re, earth, etaland (ater, each

having its o(nspecial properties.


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&ection 1The Theory of 4in and 4ang

1. The Content of the 4in and 4angTheory

1* Opposition and 5nterdependence of 4in and 4ang

Be considered as yang6 heaven, outside,oveent, going out, day, heat, rising,rapid pulse, functional oveents, etc.

4in6 earth, inside, sta$ility, coing in,night, cold, falling, slo( pulse,nourishing su$stances, etc.


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The opposition andinterdependence of yin

and yang is not static butdynamic.


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"*!a-ing and !aning of 4in and 4ang, and the Transforation$et(een 4in and 4ang

!hile yin (anes, yang (a-es. On the contrary, (hile yin (a-es,

yang (anes. This dynaic process

is eant $y (a-ing and (aning ofyin and yang.

t


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ect onThe Theory of 4in and

4ang i.e. !interspringsuerautun

yang (a-es, yin (anesyang (anes, yin (a-es


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5f 'the (a-ing and (aning of theyin and yang) is a quantitativealternation, then 'the

transforation of yin and yang) isa qualitative alteration.

0.g.. #aytienight

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4ang 4in and 4ang (illtransfor into theiropposite direction undercertain conditions or in a

certain stage ofdevelopent.


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" Uses of the Theory of 4in and 4ang in TCM 1* To e-plain the Tissues and

&tructure of the Huan $ody Upperlo(er, interior7e-terior, a$doen7$ac, lateral aspect7edia aspect, etc.

Section 1 The Theory of Yin and Yang


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+ive viscera7store $utnot discharge essence

qistatic stateyin &i- $o(els7transit andtransfor food intoessence qi $ut not storeit dynaic stateyang


ect on


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4ang +ive viscera6 heart,lungyang

spleen, liver,idneyyin

ect on


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4ang Meridians6 yineridians,

yangeridians

8i and $lood6 8iyang , $loodyin


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"） To e-plain the9hysiological +unction of

the Huan $ody function pertains to yang atter（ su$stance） yin


& ti 1


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:） To e-plain the9athological Changes ofthe Huan $ody

;italqi yang qi yin essence 0vil


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=*To direct the diagnosisand treatent

These types are yang6e-terior, heat and sthenia

On the contrary, interior,cold and astheniayin

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To direct the diagnosis 5n o$servation of the

patients> cople-ion6 Bright and vividdar

and glooy



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In smelling and listening

a loud and clear voice----a lo!and !ea" voice

In in#uiring

Fever$ feel thirsty$

constipation---an aversion to

cold$ don%t feel thirsty$ loosestools or diarrhea


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5n pulse taing6

+loating, rapid, large,slippery, fulldeep, slo(, sall,rough, epty



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To direct the treatent 0-cess of 3 Overa$undant,

preponderance）

yanghyperfunction of the organisand heat anifestations ,) heatsyndroe caused $y an e-cess of

yang)7sthenic heat syndroe#rugs of Cold or cool Heat

syndroe ust $e treated (ith

drugs cold in nature.



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0-cess of （Overa$undant,preponderance） yin )coldsyndroe caused $y an e-cess

of yin)7coldstheniasyndroe3or interior cold ofe-cess type* #rugs (ith a

(arheat nature Coldsyndroe should $e treated (ithdrugs (ar in nature.



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The deciency of yang $ringson syptos of e-ternal

colddeciency coldsyndroedrugs of (arand invigorating nature

should $e used.



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The deciency of yin leads toendogenous heatasthenicheat syndroedrugs of

nourishing yin should $eusedthe ethod of treatingthe syndroe of e-cessive yang

as caused $y yin deciency $ytonifying and nourishing theidney.


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1 The characters of ve eleents 1） !ood inclining to $e

haronious and ?ourishing !ood is used to represent the liver.

The gro(th of a tree is eployed torepresent the physiologic tendency

of the liver for harony and?ourishing rather than restraint.

&ection "The Theory of +ive 0leents


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"） +ire has the ?aringnature

The $urning nature of reis used to e-eplify the?aring characteristics ofthe pathogenic changesdue to a$noral re.



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:） 0verything in nature gro(sout of the 0arth

0arth represents the spleen,(hich is the source of nutritionfor $uilding up the $ody,

providing aterial $asis for vitalfunction, @ust as the earth is thesource of everything in nature.



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=）Metal The lungqi should $e clear and

descending The lungs corresponding to etal.

The lungqi should $e clear anddescending rather than rising.

&yptos and signs @ust liecough, shortness of $reath orastha, etc. (ill occur.



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A）!ater ?o(ing do(n(ard. The natural phenoenon that

(ater al(ays ?o(s do(n(ardsis used to odify thedo(n(ard gures of

pathologic anifestations ofillness due to e-cessiveoisture.



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" elations of ve eleents 1*5nter generation

eneration replies productionand prootion. i.e. !ater generates (ood ,and

!ood generates re. enerating $eing generated Motherson



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"*5nter


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:*&u$@ugation 5t eans e-cessively

restriction. 0g. Metal (ood

earth



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=*everse restriction 5t refers to a reversal of

interrestriction and isanother anifestation of adistur$ance of the noralharony $et(eenatters.


&ection "


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:.the application of the theoryof ve eleents in TCM

1* e-plaining the correlations

$et(een the ve viscera 0g1. The vital essence of the

idney nourishes the liver.

(ater generates (ood


ect on


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ect onThe Theory of +ive

0leents 0g".The spleentransfors and

distri$utes foodessence to replenish

the lung.earthgenerates the etal


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0g: .&pleen plays a role intransporting, distri$uting and

transforing nutrients andprooting (ater eta$olisand ay prevent the over?o(

of the (ater of the idney.earth restricts (ater



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2) explaining the pathologicalinuences between the ve viscera

g!

Section 2 The Theory of "ive le#ents

Fire sub&ugating

metal（火乘金）

'ood reversely restricting

metal（木侮金）

iIlness of mother-organ involvingson-organ（母病及子）

iIlness of son-organ involving

mother-organ(子病及母 )

*ung trouble


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:*#iagnosing and treatingdiseases

5f hypofunction is found in thesonorgan, the otherorganshould $e toniedD ifhyperfunction is found in the

otherorgan, the sonorganshould $e treated (ith purgation.



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einforcing earth to generateetal3strengthening thefunction of the spleen to$enet the lung*

eplenishing (ater to nourish

(ood3nourishing the essenceof the idney to $enet theliver*



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&upporting earth to restrict(ood3suppleenting the functionof the spleen to treathyperactivity of the liver*

&trengthening (ater to control

re3replenishing the essence ofthe idney to treat hyperactivityof the heart*


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