From Hai Yao, Yang Yao to Xi Yao: Sinification of Material Medical from the West
In ancient China, Daoist philosophers developed the concepts of qi (energy), Wu Xing (five elements), and yin (feminine, dark, negative) and yang (masculine, bright, positive) opposite forces between 200 and 600 BCE. Based on these philosophies, Zhen Jiu (acupuncture), Ben Cao (materia medica), and...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Health/LWW
2023-12-01
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| Series: | Chinese Medicine and Culture |
| Online Access: | http://journals.lww.com/10.1097/MC9.0000000000000088 |