Cognitive differences between Taoism and medical science in the location of "Jiaji".
10.13703/j.0255-2930.20230501-k0001
- Author:
Xin-Yue ZHANG
1
;
Shu-Jian ZHANG
2
Author Information
1. Institute of Chinese Medical Literature and Culture, Shandong University of TCM, Jinan 250355, China.
2. Institute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Jiaji;
Taoism;
cognitive differences;
location;
medical science
- MeSH:
Humans;
Medicine;
Religious Philosophies;
Acupuncture Therapy;
Cognition;
Communication
- From:
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
2023;43(9):1070-1075
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
The differences in the cognition on the location of "Jiaji" between Taoism and medical science are summarized through literature searching. In the medical field, "Jiaji" is generally described as "Jiaji Xue (point)", which is considered as EX-B 2, while, in Taoism, it is expressed as "Jiaji Guan (pass)", focusing on the crucial parts of the body. Medical scholars lay their attention to the distance of "Jiaji" lateral to the spine, in which "Jia" (place on both sides) is mostly considered. In comparison, the Taoists emphasize the central axis on the back of human body expressed as "Jiaji Gu (bone)" and "Jiaji Sanguan (three crucial parts)", in which, "Ji (spine)" is the key. Due to the therapeutic purposes of acupuncture, medical scholars focus on the communication of "Jiaji" with the body surface ultimately. Based on the inner perspective of Taoism, "Jiaji" is connoted to be the three-dimensional structural space located deeply inside of the body. The cognitive differences in the location of "Jiaji" between Taoism and medical science reflect the discrepancy in the cognitive dimensions and approaches to the human body between them, which provide the references for the textual research of "Jiaji" in traditional Chinese medicine.
