Introducción a las bases de la Medicina Tradicional China

• Autores: Isabel Giralt, Fina Viñas
• Localización: Natura Medicatrix: Revista médica para el estudio y difusión de las medicinas alternativas, ISSN 0212-9078, Nº. 34 (Invierno), 1993-1994, págs. 8-11
• Idioma: español
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  • An introduction to the basis of traditional Chinese medicine
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• Resumen

  • Man is part of the Nature, and the relationship with it is direct and eternally changing in the same manner that planet and Nature are changing. This cyclic m o de explains how certain diseases appear only in cyclic seasons. The representation of this movement is Yin-Yang.

    Traditional Chinese Medicine has three theories: Ying-Yang, the Qi and the five elements. Tao is the path, unique energy constantly changing.

    Tao is manifested by two opposite principies and complementaries: Yin-Yang. The five elements are wood, fire, earth, metal, water.