Chapter 19 Section 12 Medical Classic "Huangdi Neijing"

According to legend, Chinese medicine was founded by the Yellow Emperor and his minister Qibo, so later generations respected Huangdi and Qibo as the ancestors of medicine, and even called Chinese medicine the art of Qihuang. The "Huangdi Neijing" was written in the form of questions and answers between Huangdi and Qibo, and it was written in the late Warring States period (one said the Han Dynasty). "Huangdi Neijing" includes two parts: "Plain Questions" and "Lingshu". It focuses on the discussion of human anatomy, physiology, pathology, etiology, and diagnosis. famous classics.It laid the theoretical foundation of Chinese medicine and is still one of the must-read books for those who study Chinese medicine.

"Huangdi Neijing" introduced the theory of yin and yang and five elements into medicine, making it the basic theory of medicine.The book says: "Yin and Yang are the fundamental laws of heaven and earth, the discipline of all things, the parents of change, the origin of life and death, and the abode of spiritual storage. Therefore, the root of yin and yang must be explored in the treatment of diseases. Therefore, the book proposes that for human health, the most fundamental thing is to maintain the balance of yin and yang. If the balance of yin and yang is out of balance, people will get sick.The purpose of treating diseases and diseases is to use various methods to restore the damaged balance.At the same time, the "Huangdi Neijing" regards the human body as a complete whole, and the organs of each part are organically connected.Lesions in a certain part will affect the whole body and other organs, and the state of the whole body may also affect local pathological changes.The five elements are also fully used in the book. The mutual generation, restraint, multiplication (meaning of taking advantage of the weak to attack), and mutual insult (meaning of bullying the weak) of the five elements are used to discuss various causes of human diseases.The book says: "The five elements, gold, wood, water, fire, and earth, are nobler and humbler, so as to know life and death."

"Huangdi Neijing" also attaches great importance to the relationship between the human body and the external environment.It emphasizes that a person's physical condition is closely related to changes in seasons, day and night, geography, water and soil, social life, and mental state. Therefore, these factors must also be considered in diagnosis and treatment, depending on time, place, and person. Treat them separately.The guiding ideology of this diagnosis and treatment has been confirmed by modern medicine and biology.