Identification of receptacle and qi in Huangdi Neijing (Huangdi's Internal Classic)

VernacularTitle:《黄帝内经》中"器""气"之辨
Author: Lijun MU ¹ ; Yajun LI
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1. 陕西中医药大学陕西712046
Keywords: Huangdi Neijing (Huangdi's Internal Classic); thought of receptacle; qi; culture of Chinese medicine
From: Journal of Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2018;41(3):190-195
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: The theoretical system of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), with Huangdi Neijing (Huangdi's Internal Classic) as the core, is influenced by the traditional academic thought and swings between receptacle and qi. Based on analysis on the culture background of creative era of Huangdi Neijing and application of word - receptacle in its text, the symbolism (actual receptacle with qi as essence),functionality(in organs with organic qi) and practicability(creating receptacle and regulating qi by receptacle) of receptacle are extracted and compared with qi theory. The influence of mainstream academic thought rheology on TCM development is illustrated in the subsequent history,and differentiation between receptacle and qi in Huangdi Neijing and its practical significance are summed up.