Theory of "Yin-Yang Five-State People" in Inner Canon of Yellow Emperor （《黄帝内经》） and Its Application in the Prevention and Treatment of Psychosomatic Diseases in the Elderly
10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2024.21.002
- VernacularTitle:《黄帝内经》“阴阳五态人”理论在老年心身疾病防治中的应用
- Author:
Huizhen LIU
1
;
Ping WANG
2
Author Information
1. School of Traditional Chinese Medicine，Hubei University of Chinese Medicine，Wuhan，430061
2. Engineering Research Center of Traditional Chinese Medicine Protection Technology and New Product Development for the Elderly Brain Health，Ministry of Education，Hubei University of Chinese Medicine
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
psychosomatic diseases;
elderly people;
yin-yang five-state people;
The Inner Canon of Yellow Emperor （《黄帝内经》）
- From:
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2024;65(21):2178-2183
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
The theory of "yin-yang five-state people" in The Inner Canon of Yellow Emperor （《黄帝内经》） is based on the different forms， personality， psychology and behavioural characteristics of the crowd for typing the "five-state people"， which embodies the ideas of traditional Chinese medicine （TCM） of the correspondence between human beings and nature， the unity of body and spirit， and tailored to suit the needs of the individual， and has important guiding significance for modern clinical application and scientific research. Elderly people are prone to mental and physical illnesses due to original qi deficiency， easy injury of emotions， and different personalities. According to the physiological and pathological characteristics of the elderly， the prevention and treatment of psychosomatic diseases in the elderly are guided by the theory of "yin-yang five-state people"， which analyses the corresponding personality and psychological characteristics of typical "five-state people" （i.e.， taiyang， shaoyang， taiyin， shaoyin， and yin-yang balance） under the conditions of emotional stimulation. This study explored the close relationship with the pathogenesis and disease tendency of psychosomatic diseases in the elderly， and put forward the corresponding ideas of prevention and treatment， stressing the importance of the psychological factors， regulating body and spirit， providing a new perspective for the prevention and treatment of psychosomatic diseases of the elderly in clinic.
