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In Vietnam, traditional medicine comprises Thuoc Bac (Northern Medicine) and Thuoc Nam (Southern Medicine). Only those who can understand Chinese characters could diagnose and prescribe remedies in Northern Medicine. The theory of Northern Medicine is based on the Yin-Yang interactions and the eight trigrams, as used in Chinese Medicine.
Epimedium, also known as barrenwort, bishop's hat, fairy wings, horny goat weed, or yin yang huo (Chinese: 淫羊藿; pinyin: Yínyánghùo; Wade–Giles: Yin²-yang²-huo⁴), is a genus of flowering plants in the family Berberidaceae.
Zi Yin Jiang Huo Tang Nourish Yin and Descend the Fire Decoction 滋阴降火汤 滋陰降火湯 Zī Yīn Jiàng Huŏ Tāng Zuo Jin Wan: Left Side Gold Pill 左金丸 左金丸 zuǒ jīn wán Zuo Gui Wan Bolus for Tonifying Kidney-yin 左归丸 左歸丸 zuǒ guī wán
Yin and yang (English: / j ɪ n /, / j æ ŋ /), also yinyang [1] [2] or yin-yang, [3] [2] is a concept that originated in Chinese philosophy, describing an opposite but interconnected, self-perpetuating cycle. Yin and yang can be thought of as complementary and at the same time opposing forces that interact to form a dynamic system in which ...
Corydalis yanhusuo is a plant species in the genus Corydalis.The Chinese name for Corydalis yanhusuo is yan hu suo (Chinese: 延胡索; pinyin: yán hú suǒ; lit. 'extended barbarian rope').
The Three Treasures or Three Jewels (Chinese: 三 寶; pinyin: sānbǎo; Wade–Giles: san-pao) are theoretical cornerstones in traditional Chinese medicine and Taoist cultivation practices such as neidan, qigong and tai chi.
The idea of yang (養, "nourishing") is prominent in Chinese thought. There is a semantic field that includes yangsheng (養生, "nourish life"), yangxing (養形, "nourish the body"), yangshen (養身, "nourish the whole person"), yangxing (養性, "nourish the inner nature"), yangzhi (養志, "nourish the will"), and yangxin (養心, "nourish ...
The concept of yin and yang is important in Taoism and consequently also holds special importance in sex. Yang usually referred to the male sex, whereas yin could refer to the female sex. Man and woman were the equivalent of heaven and earth, but became disconnected.