Exploration on the time-space dual meaning of'Yangming'in theory of traditional Chinese medicine from five elements'relationship
The theory of three yin and three yang is a further propulsion of the theory of yin and yang in traditional Chinese medicine.As one of the three yang,'Yangming'not only expresses the state of yang qi,but also has dual attributes of time and space.'Yangming'refers to earth and gold in five elements.The phenomenon which Yangming belonging to different five elements caused by explaining the medical theory at different dimension.There is a natural and close relationship between the different five elements and original meaning and their spatiotemporal duality.For aspect of time,the combination of'Yangming'and'gold'corresponds to the nature of dryness in autumn.For aspect of space,'Yangming'occupies the position of middle,representing the gateway between the inside and outside of the human body,and as the intersection of qi between heaven and earth.'Yangming'establishes a new relation between organs and five elements through itself from the connection between organs and five elements originally.Under the dual meaning of time and space,'Yangming'not only constructs the connections with five elements,but also returns to its inherent meaning of'being in the center'.
Three yin and three yangMovement of qiKai-He-ShuYangmingTime-space dualityFive elements