The pan-liver network theory: From traditional chinese medicine to western medicine

In traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), the liver is the “general organ” that is responsible for governing/maintaining the free flow of qi over the entire body and storing blood. According to the classic five elements theory, zang–xiang theory, yin–yang theory, meridians and collaterals theory, and t...

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Main Authors: Yaxing Zhang, Xian-Ming Fang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2023-01-01
Series:Chinese Journal of Physiology
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Online Access:http://www.cjphysiology.org/article.asp?issn=0304-4920;year=2023;volume=66;issue=6;spage=401;epage=436;aulast=Zhang