The term"yang"in Treatise on Cold Damage and Miscellaneous Diseases has a rich array of meanings.It can refer to pulse condition,pulse position,pulse technique,body fluid,yang qi,defense qi,disease location,disease pathogen,disease nature,or treatment principle.When referring to pulse condition,"yang"denotes yang pathogens;when referring to pulse position,"yang"indicates the cun pulse,while"yin"refers to the chi pulse.In terms of pulse technique,yin and yang describe the floating and sinking of the pulse,there-by indicating the exterior or interior,and the internal or external aspects of the disease.In the context of fluid,"yang"represents body fluid,while"yin"refers to blood.When discussing yang qi,the term"yang"emphasizes pathological conditions arising from abnormal yang qi in the body.Regarding defense qi,"yin"represents nutrient qi,while"yang"denotes defense qi,clarifying the relationship be-tween nutrient qi and defense qi.In terms of disease location,"yang"points to diseases located in the greater yang or lesser yang re-gions.For disease pathogen,"yang"signifies exterior pathogens or yang pathogens.When addressing disease nature,"yang"indicates symptoms of deficiency heat.As for treatment principle,it is based on the principle of"treating yang diseases with yin and yin diseases with yang,"aiming for the balance of yin and yang.
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"阳"/脉象/脉位/脉法/津液/阳气/卫气/病位/病邪/病性/治则/《伤寒杂病论》/张仲景
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"yang"/pulse condition/pulse position/pulse technique/body fluid/yang qi/defense qi/disease location/disease pathogen/disease nature/treatment principle/Treatise on Cold Damage and Miscellaneous Diseases/Zhang Zhongjing