中医 英语简介概要1.ppt

Traditional Chinese Medicine 1. Philosophical background: principles human body is a self-regulating universe with a set of sophisticated closely-related subsystems. Philosophically, human body is operated on the movement of ① yin and yang (阴阳) and ② five elements (五行). Subsystems include ① qi (气) ② xu? (血) ③ body fluid (津液) ④ zàng-fǔ(脏腑 body organs) ⑤ meridians (经络 circulation channels) etc.?Health is perceived as harmonious interaction of entities of these subsystems and the outside world; disease is interpreted as a disharmony or imbalance in interaction between the human body a