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Application and significance of yin-yang theory in traditional Chinese medicine
The application of yin-yang theory in traditional Chinese medicine and its significance are: explaining the organizational structure of human body, summarizing the physiological functions of human body, explaining the pathological changes of human body and guiding health preservation.

Explain the tissue structure of the human body:

The human body is an organic whole, and the inside of the human body is full of the relationship of the unity of opposites of Yin and Yang. Traditional Chinese medicine "dissects" the human body structure according to the theory of Yin and Yang, which is simple and practical. From the human body part, the upper part is yang and the lower part is yin; The body surface is yang and the body is yin; The back belongs to yang and the abdomen belongs to yin; The outside of the limbs is yang, and the inside of the limbs is yin.

According to the zang-fu organs, the five internal organs (heart, liver, spleen, lung and kidney) belong to yin; Six fu organs (gallbladder, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, bladder and triple energizer) belong to Yang. According to their positions, the five internal organs can be divided into yang (heart and lung) and yin (liver, spleen and kidney), and their functions can be classified as yang, while substances can be classified as yin. In addition, meridians can also be divided into yang meridians and yin meridians.

Summarize the physiological functions of the human body:

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the normal life activities of human body are the result of harmony between yin and yang. The so-called health is a state of balance between yin and yang. The material basis of human body belongs to Yin, and the physiological function belongs to Yang, and they are interdependent.

Physiological activities are based on substances, and the results of physiological activities constantly promote the metabolism (gasification) of substances. If the yin and yang of the human body can't depend on each other and use each other, human life will end.

Explain human pathological changes;

Traditional Chinese medicine also uses the theory of yin and yang to explain the pathological changes of human body, and thinks that the occurrence of diseases is caused by the imbalance of yin and yang in human body. There are many manifestations of yin-yang imbalance, which can be summarized as excessive yin or yang, and one side abnormally involves the other. These can be collectively referred to as "disharmony between Yin and Yang".

Many times, the process of disease occurrence and development is the process of struggle between good and evil, and each has its own outcome. This process can generally be explained by the win of Yin and Yang, the decline of Yin and Yang, the mutual loss of Yin and Yang, and the transformation of Yin and Yang.

Health guide:

The balance of yin and yang is the basis of health preservation. And people between heaven and earth, in nature, should be coordinated and unified with heaven and earth yin and yang, spring, summer, autumn and winter yin and yang, in order to prolong life. "Su Wen's Four Qi Tunes the Spirit" points out: "Sages nourish yang in spring and summer, and yin in autumn and winter to take their roots." It is of great significance to clarify the way of health preservation, which lies in the coordination between yin and yang nourishment of the human body and yin and yang in the four seasons.