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Traditional Chinese Cultivation of Health;Western medicine studies the human body according to its structure, trying to understand it accurately. Traditional Chinese Medicine doctors usually diagnose and treat diseases by differentiating syndromes, paying little attention to anatomy.;Man and nature correspond with, influence, and guide each other 天人相应 Internal organs Meridians → Yin and Yang collaterals;;;Yin and Yang are two concepts in classic Chinese philosophy. They are used to describe such opposite but correlated aspects. ;Yang: mobile, exterior, rising, warm and bright Yin: static, interior, descending, cold and dark ;The theory of Yin and Yang is used to explain the corresponding relationship between man and nature. The changes of Yin-Yang and the variations of the four seasons guide the growth and development of all things.;Five Zang-organs: liver, heart, spleen, lung and kidney ↓ Yin Six Fu-organs: gallbladder, stomach, large intestine, small intestine, bladder and Sanjiao ↓ Yang;;The occurrence and progress of diseases are solely due to imbalance between Yin and Yang. The occurrence of diseases is concerned with both the healthy Qi and pathogenic factors. The progress of a disease is in fact the course of struggle between healthy Qi and pathogenic factors. ;The five elements: Wood Fire Earth Metal Water ;The relationships among the five elements can be described as promotion, restriction, over-restriction and reverse restriction.;Wood is characterized by free growth and external development. So anything that bears such a property pertains to the category of Wood. ;Fire is characterized by flaming up and warmth, and anything that bears such a property pertains to the category of Fire.;Earth is characterized by growing crops and supporting all things on the earth， and anything that bears such a property pertains to the category of Earth. ;Metal is characterized by change and anything that bears su