Investigation to Theoretical Origin of the Prevailing "Five Orbiculi" Theory
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-4246.2009.03.012
- VernacularTitle:通行五轮学说理论渊源考辨
- Author:
Pengju ZHU
;
Caixia WANG
;
Feng GU
;
Shiyu CHEN
;
Deyang SHANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Location of "Five Orbiculi" Prevailing "Five Orbiculi" Theory: Theoretical Origin;
Investigation and Analysis
- From:
International Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2009;31(3):218-220
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
The article made a study on the earliest literature and the initial time of the "Five Orbiculi" theory in TCM. By analyzing the masons for different locations of "Five Orbiculi" recorded in ancient TCM books, the author argued against that the term of "Five Orbiculi" originated from ancient India and the "Five Orbiculi" theory was a product with the combination of traditioinal Chinese and Indian cultures. The author further put forward that the "Five Orbiculi" theory most probably was a Chinese traditional medical innovation under the influence of Internal Classic of Medicine, a great development to the theory recorded in Miraculous Pivot On Serious Confusion.
