Traditional Chinese Medicine is a comprehensive medical system originating in China with over two millennia of continuous practice. It conceptualizes the human body as a microcosm governed by the same principles as the natural world — Yin-Yang polarity, Five Phase transformations, and the circulation of Qi through meridian networks.
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Conditions
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Treatments
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Evidence Records
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Sources Used
Foundation of TCM theory — Yin-Yang, meridians, diagnostics
First systematic clinical formulary — six-stage pattern differentiation
Comprehensive pharmacopoeia — 1,892 substances classified
Palpation at three positions on each wrist (cun, guan, chi), assessing 28 pulse qualities
Observation of tongue body color, shape, coating, moisture — reflects internal organ states
Differential diagnosis via four polarities: Yin/Yang, Interior/Exterior, Cold/Heat, Deficiency/Excess