Unit11.1IntheWesternZhouDynasty(1046-771BC),doctorsbegantobeclassifiedintofourcategories--dietician,physician,doctorofdecoctionsandsurgery.(X)ShenNongBenCaoJing(Shennong'sClassicofMateriaMedica),amasterpieceofmedicalliteratureappearedinWesternHanDynasty,outlinesthetheoryofthecompatibilityofmedicinalingredients.(X)ZhenJiuJiaYiJing(ABCanonofAcupunctureandMoxibustion)byHuangfuMiduringtheWesternJintime(265-316)establishesthefoundationofmeridiansandcollateralstheory.(V)ZhangZhongjingproposedthatmastershipofmedicineliesinproficientmedicalskillsandloftymedicalethics,whicheventuallybecametheembodimentofamoralvalueoftheChinesenation.(X)BenCaoGangMu(CompendiumofMateriaMedica)compiledbyLiShizhenintheMingDynasty(1368-1644)wasthefirstbookintheworldthatscientificallycategorizedmedicinalherbs.(V)1.2TCMnotonlyvaluestheimpactsofnaturalandsocialenvironmentonhealthandillness,butalsoemphasizesthecoordinationofphysicalandmentalactivities,andtheirinteractionsintheconditionsofhealthandillness.(V)ThecoreconceptofprincipleofharmonyinTCMholdsthataperson'sphysicalhealthmostlydependsonharmonyinthefunctionsofthevariousbodyorgans.(X)TCMtherapiesfocusontheillnessthatthepatientcontractsratherthanthepersonwhoissick.(X)PrincipleofemphasisonindividualitymeansthephysiciansshouldtakefUllconsiderationoftheindividualconstitution.(V)PreventativetreatmentisacorebeliefofTCM,whichlaysgreatemphasisonpreventionbeforeadiseasearises,guardingagainstpathologicalchangeswhenfallingsick,andprotectingrecoveringpatientsfromrelapse.(V)Unit22.1Intheirorigintheconcepts,YinandYangwereverysimple.Theaspectthatfacedthesunwas(yang),andtheaspectthatfacedawayfromthesunwas(yin).Anythingpartakingofthecharacteristicsoftheheaven,thesun,warmth,brightness,daytime,fire,male,generation,etc.belongto(yang).Thebasiccontentsofyin-yangtheoryincludefourprinciples:(mutualoppositionandrestraintbetweenYinandYang)、(mutualdependenceandsupportbetweenYinandYang)、(equilibriumandwaning-waxingofYinandYang)、(mutualtransformationofYinandYang).Anyth...
