Part 1 - general theory Flashcards
There are 3 pillars to the general theory of Chinese Medicine…
- theory of Yin-Yang
- theory of the Five Elements
- theory of Qi
“Book of changes”
“Yi Jing”
700 BC.
Yin line =
broken line
_ _
Yang line =
unbroken
__
Combinations of the ‘8 Triagrams’ (each made up of 3 lines)
form the_
which represent the _
form the 64 Hexagrams
which represent the myriad phenomena of the Universe
The theory of Yin-Yang was developed systematically by one of the many schools of thought that arose during _
the Warring States period
(476-221 BC)
The School of thought that developed the theory of Yin-Yang_
‘School of Yin-Yang’
The main representative thinker of the ‘School of Yin-Yang’ was_
Zou Yan
(c. 350-270 BC)
The application of Yin-Yang to medicine was developed_
after this school
The first recorded reference to the Five Elements (Wu xing) dates back to the_
Zhou dynasty
(c. 1000-770 BC)
why was the theory of the Five elements not applied to chinese medicine throughout its historical development?
because the theory’s popularity waxed and waned over the centuries
During the Warring states period, the theory of the Five Elements became_
immensely popular and was applied to medicine, astrology, the natural sciences, the calendar, music and even politics.
from what dynasty onwards did the influence of the theory of the Five elements in chinese medicine begin to wane?
Han dynasty
even thought the theory of the Five Elements influence begin to wane, this theory remained one of the main pillars of chinese medicine in many aspects, such as_
- Five pathological colours of the face
- Five flavours of herbs
- Five emotions
- Five Yin organs
etc
What concept is absolutly central to the core of Chinese medical thinking?
Qi
