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General Introduction

Huang Di Nei Jing

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• What is Yellow Emperor's Classic of Medicine?– Earliest– Exist– Medical classics

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• When was Huang Di Nei Jing completed?– Warring States Period (403-221 B.C.) – Han Dynasty (206-220 B.C.)

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The Yellow Emperor

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• Su Wen & Ling Shu– Su Wen- Simple Questions (81)– Ling Shu- Spiritual Pivot (81)

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• Academic theories of Huang Di Nei Jing– Qi is the origin of all universe– Relationship between human and universe– Human is a unity of yin & yang– Human is a harmony unit of five Zang Organ sy

stem– The View of Life– Unity of shape and Shen

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Theory structure of Huang Di Nei Jing

• Yin Yang & Five elements– Su Wen Chapter 4, 5, 6

• Zang Xiang Theory– Zang Fu: Su Wen chapter 8, 9, 11; Ling Shu Chapter 2, 17, 21, 29,

33, 54, 56, 80– Jing Qi Shen: Ling Shu Chapter 8, 18, 30, 36, 47, 71

• Meridian and collaterals– Ling Shu Chapter 10, 16, 17, 21, 38, 51, 78; Su Wen Chapter 60

• Causes and Mechanism of Diseases– Su Wen Chapter 3,19, 39, 74; Ling Shu Chapter 44, 46, 58, 66,

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• Disease and Syndrome– Heat Disease: Su Wen Chapter 31, 33; Ling Shu Chapter 61 – Cough: Su Wen Chapter 38– Pain: Su Wen Chapter 39; Ling Shu Chapter 53– Wind: Su Wen Chapter 42– Bi Syndrome: Su Wen Chapter 43, Ling Shu Chapter 27– Atrophy: Su Wen Chapter 44– Jue: Su Wen 45– Swollen and Edema: Ling Shu Chapter 57, Su Wen Chapter 14, 61– Dan: Su Wen Chapter 47– Mania: Ling Shu Chapter 22, Su Wen Chapter 46, 47– Carbuncles and gangrene : Ling Shu Chapter 60, 81

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• Diagnostic Methods– Su Wen Chapter 11, 17, 18,19, 77; Ling Shu Ch

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• Treatment Principles and methods– Treatment principles and methods: Su Wen Cha

pter 5, 12, 65, 74– Formulation: Su Wen Chapter 70, 74

• Healthy Lifestyle– Su Wen Chapter 1, 2

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13 Formulas

• Tang Ye Lao Li• Sheng Tie Luo Yin• Zuo Jiao Fa Jiu• Ze Xie Yin• Ji Shi Li• Wu Zei Gu Lu Ru Wan• Lan Cao Tang• Zhu Gao• Ling Qiao Yin• Ban Xia Shu Mi Tang• Mao Gao Gao Fa• Han Bi Yun Fa• Xiao Jin Dan

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Zhang Zhongjing & Huang Di Nei Jing

• Development of Treatment principles– harmonizing yin & yang; protecting ST qi; treat

ment according to time, area and individual– early treatment– tonify, purgation, warming, clearing and inventi

ng of harmonizing – contrary treatment & routine treatment– treatment of Biao & Ben– improve the occasion

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• “大毒治病 ,十去其六 ;常毒治病 ,十去其七 ;小毒治病 ,十去其八 ;无毒治病 ,十去其九”

--素问 . 五常政大论• When administering medicine, once the health is sixt

y percent recovered, withdraw the extreme toxic herbal; once health is seventy percent recovered, withdraw the moderate toxic herbal; once the health is eighty percent recovered, withdraw the mildly toxic herbal; once the health is ninety percent recovered, withdraw the nontoxic herbal. Follow up with special food herbs and dietetic remedies for regeneration. Following this principle, a physician will be successful in patients’ care.

--RULES OF PHASE ENERGETICS

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• Development of treatment methods– application of improve the occasion– development of herbal treatment– development of Acupuncture & other treatment

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• Development of herbal modification– modification according to disease– modification according to individual– modification according to time