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| Analysis on theory of “liver governing smooth flow of Qi” in TCM |
| Hits 1888 Download times 4746 Received:March 01, 2012 |
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| DOI
10.11656/j.issn.1673-9043.2012.02.03 |
| Key Words
liver;liver regulating the smooth flow of Qi;physiological functions |
| Author Name | Affiliation | | XU Qiang | The Second Affiliated Hospital of Tianjin University of TCM, Tianjin 300150, China | | ZHANG Qiu-yue | The Second Affiliated Hospital of Tianjin University of TCM, Tianjin 300150, China | | WANG Yuan-yuan | The Second Affiliated Hospital of Tianjin University of TCM, Tianjin 300150, China | | WANG Bao-he | The Second Affiliated Hospital of Tianjin University of TCM, Tianjin 300150, China |
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| Abstract
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| The theory of "liver governing the smooth flow of qi" first found in Internal Canon was an essential concept in Zangxiang theory of traditional Chinese medicine. It highly summarized the physiological functions of liver, including regulating qi activity and improving the cycling of blood and Qi in the whole body etc. This study was aimed to clarify the concept and investigate the physiological functions of liver in traditional Chinese medicine and the related literatures to guide the clinical diagnosis and treatment. |
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