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| Explanation and analysis about connotation of promotion and restriction among Five elements |
| Hits 2078 Download times 1906 Received:May 14, 2014 |
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| DOI
10.11656/j.issn.1673-9043.2014.05.01 |
| Key Words
the theory of Five elements;inter-promotion of Five elements;inter-restriction of Five elements;continuation and extending;separation and treating |
| Author Name | Affiliation | E-mail | | WANG Zheng-shan | Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China | | | ZHANG Qi-cheng | Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China | zhangqicheng96@163.com |
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| Abstract
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| The promotion and restriction among Five elements is a very important content in theory of Five elements. Currently, the main branch of knowledge of TCM considered that the inter-promotion among Five elements tends to defined as mutual generation and the inter-restriction as mutual holding. This definition is not entirely reasonable. The meaning of inter-promotion had two layers: the first is the mutual continuation of time, space and attributing and the second is promotion barely. The meaning of inter-restriction has also two layers: the first is mutual separation and treating of the time, space and attributing and the second is the suppression and obstruction barely. The first meaning is essential and absolute and the second meaning is derived and relative. The inter-promotion has paid attention to mutual continuation and assimilation, while inter-restriction to separation and difference. Giving a correct understanding of the meaning of inter-promotion and inter-restriction has a significant effects on avoiding logical confusion and improving the basic theory of TCM. |
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