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The basic principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine

(TCM) are rooted in the Taoist philosophy of

yin and yang. These two polar opposites organize

and explain the ongoing process of natural change

and transformation in the universe.

According to ancient lore, yang marks the sunny

side and yin the shady side of a hill. In the theory of

yin and yang, all things and phenomena of the

cosmos contain these two complementary

aspects. The traditional Taoist symbol for completeness

and harmony is the merging monad of

yin and yang.

The standard of TCM, the Huang Di Nei Jing, “The

Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Medicine,” dates as far

back as 500–300 BC. This 18-volume classic work

has two parts, Ling Shu and Su We. The Su Wen

explains the theoretical foundations of TCM in the

form of a dialogue between the legendary Yellow

Emperor Huan Di and his personal physician Shi

Po.

The Ling Shu, the practical part of the Nei Jing,

reports on therapies and their uses in TCM: acupuncture,

moxibustion, nutritional therapy, and

the use of medicinal herbs.

TCM is rooted in the Taoist worldview employed

by physicians and philosophers for centuries as a

guide for viewing and interpreting natural phenomena.

Tao means harmony–destination–way, the “all-inone,”

the origin of the world. The teachings of Taoism

are based on the work Tao te King (Tao te

Ching), “The Book of theWay and of Virtue,” by the

famous Chinese scholar Lao Tse (600 BC).

Guided by the Taoist perspective, “natural scientists”

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took the findings of these observations of

nature and applied them to humans. They

regarded the human being as a natural being, a

part of nature, subject to and dependent on

nature’s processes.

The main principle of Tao is represented by the

two polarities yin and yang, which, according to

Taoist belief, mirror all phenomena in the universe.

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