Inner Canon of Huangdi establishing fundamental theoretical category of TCM: body and spirit / 中华中医药杂志

ABSTRACT

‘Body and spirit’ is a pair of category that indicates the relationship between body and spirit.The categogy of ‘body and spirit’ of Inner Canon of Huangdi shapes the theory of ‘somatic and spiritual harmony’.It makes the TCM grasp the relationship between body and spirit exactly,and introduce the cognitive method of ‘mind’ from pre-qin philosophy,master the method of discovering the essence of things from observing the phenomenon.Therefore,in the era of low productivity and limited technique,TCM can recognize the essence of life by study the vital phenomena of human body.