Introduction of Tiya, traditional Chinese classic in Japan and its significance for acupoint research.
10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240517-k0002
- Author:
Yanan ZHANG
1
;
Shujian ZHANG
2
Author Information
1. College of TCM, Tianjin University of TCM, Tianjin 301617, China.
2. Institute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences.
- Publication Type:English Abstract
- Keywords:
Tiya;
acupoints;
terms of anatomic parts on the body surface;
textology
- MeSH:
Humans;
Acupuncture Points;
Books/history*;
China;
History, Ancient;
Japan;
Medicine, Chinese Traditional/history*
- From:
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
2025;45(11):1661-1666
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Tiya was authored by Japanese medical master, Tanba Mototane. Tiya is the medical work interpreting the terminology of anatomical parts of the body surface in ancient China, by imitating the style of dictionary monograph. Nowadays, this book has received little attention. The book was written during the late Edo period, it focuses on the interpretation of the terms for anatomical parts of the body surface in ancient Chinese medical classics, in which, the textual research of the interpretation was by the citation of a large number of relevant acupuncture literature. The names and locations of acupoints can be reflected from the philological examination of the terms of body surface though the book does not explicitly identify the meaning of acupoints. The paper introduces that the terms of the anatomic parts on the body surface are significant for acupoint research by taking the relevant interpretation as examples through the investigation of Tiya. The research of this book provides the references for interpreting classic texts, re-examining the expression of acupoint localization in modern time, and understanding the meaning of acupoints.
