The Application of the Theory of Yin and Yang in Traditional Chinese Medicine

The theory of yin and yang permeates through all aspects of the theoretical system of traditional Chinese medicine. ~t is used to explain the organic structure, physiological functions and pathological changes of the human body, and guides clinical diagnosis and treatment.Anatomically traditional Chinese medicine holds that the human body is an integrated whore due to the opposition and unity relationship between yin and yang. That is why it is said in Su Wen that "man has a physicaJ shape which is ~nseparable from yin and yang "All the tissues and structures in the human body are organically connected and inseparable They can be classified into two opposite aspects, namely yin and yang. There are detailed descriptions about the classification of yin and yang in the human body in Su Wen The following are some of the frequently quoted ones