"Relationship between Yin And Yang from The Viewpoint of ""Conscious Spirit"" And""Primordial Spirit"" Is ""Up"" and ""Down"" Relationship" / 世界科学技术-中医药现代化

ABSTRACT

With that general outlook, the relationship between Y in and Y ang is left and right relationship. Con-scious spirit and primordial spirit are a couple of important concepts in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). Firstly, Conscious spirit is the function of the highest part of brain while primordial spirit is the function of the lower-level part of the brain. The function of highest part of brain is represented by the frontal lobe and cerebral cortex. In conclusion, from the development and evolution point of view, conscious spirit is corresponded with post-natal aspects while primordial spirit is corresponded with prenatal aspects. Secondly, conscious spirit is Y ang while primordial spirit is Y in . Motion is Y ang while stillness is Y in . Daytime is Y ang while nighttime is Y in .Conscious spirit is mainly appeared in reaction and daytime. Primordial spirit is mainly appeared in the rest and nighttime. Hot is Y ang while cold is Y in. Primordial spirit is mainly appeared in the sleep and rest when the en-ergy metabolism degrades. Therefore, from the viewpoint of conscious spirit and primordial spirit, the relationship between Y in and Y ang is up and down relationship.