Affect of the view of correspondence between nature and human on TCM theory
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-4246.2010.06.038
- VernacularTitle:试论"天人合一"观对中医理论的影响
- Author:
Yuanyuan ZHANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Correspondence between nature and human;
TCM theory
- From:
International Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2010;32(6):542,549-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
"Correspondence between nature and human" is the basic thought of ancient Chinese philosophy. It had different meanings at different historical period. In Shang and Zhou dynasty, nature and human were combined together by sorcery; in Han dynasty, "qi" became the link of nature and human; and in Song and Ming dynasty, the link turned to the "Li".The concept of "correspondence between nature and human" improved the formation TCM theory and influenced its development for all the time.
