One Yin-Yang Wu-Xing Model of TCM
- VernacularTitle:One Yin-Yang Wu-Xing Model of TCM
- Author:
Sushing CHEN
;
Wenran ZHANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Yin-Yang;
Five-Elements;
Qi;
Yoga;
Meridians and Collaterals;
Traditional Medicine,Chinese;
Systems Biology;
Computer Simulation
- From:
Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science
2008;6(5):266-268
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Although Yin-Yang Wu-Xing (Yin-Yang and Five-Elements, subsystems of human body) has been the theoretical basis of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) for more than 5 000 years, it has been primarily analytical or empirical in nature without a formal scientific foundation. Based on bipolar set theory, an equilibrium/non-equilibrium computational model of Yin-Yang Wu-Xing is proposed. The Yin-Yang Wu-Xing dynamical systems are formulated so that equilibrium and non-equilibrium conditions can be established and proved. Computer simulations of equilibrium and non-equilibrium processes show that this new approach can provide diagnostic decision support in TCM. Thus, this equilibrium-based approach provides a unique scientific basis for future research in TCM, Qi (vital energy), QiGong, Meridians and Collaterals (acupuncture channels) and herbal treatment. On the other hand, it provides a basic Yin-Yang cellular network architecture for modem scientific research in genomics such that regulation mechanisms of the ubiquitous YY1 protein for cell processes can be explained.
