Investigation on in in (), the bamboo slips of Han Dynasty in Zhangjiashan / 中国针灸

ABSTRACT

( change) in (（）, pulse change indicates the abnormal changes inside body) in the (), the Bamboo Slips of Han Dynasty in Zhangjiashan is related to the classical thought on and the theory on meridians at early era. The connotation of was explored in views of interdisciplinary perspectives, such as Chinese medicine, philology and philosophy in the ancient time. It refers to the pulse changes as mentioned in ancient medical books, indicating the abnormal changes in the body. Before the ancient medical canonization marked as sphygmology, the ancient medical scholar focused on monism. Based on the thinking mode as analogy and detecting the root from the phenomenon, it is believed that refers to the imbalance of activity inside the body, manifested with the abnormal pulse change at relevant pulse region on the body surface. Accordingly, the disorders inside the body are detected by palpation.