Tao Te Ching
Internal Book of Medicine
By Huangdi
Huangdi Neijing
A major reference book for traditional Chinese medicine about the nature of health, disease, and treatment. Based on basic Taoist philosophy, it emphasizes balancing yin and yang influences, the five elements, and body organs. It describes methods like taking pulses, what they mean, and how they change based on gender, time of day, and season. Recommended treatments include acupuncture, diet, herbs, and following the Tao. Although ancient and much being scientifically out of date, it’s still used today and provides insight into understanding health and diseases as well as ensuring accurate diagnosis and the most effective treatment options.
Themes
Quotes from Internal Book of Medicine
“As surely as bandits hate their chief so do the people of a country resent whatever is over them… (the wise) knowing that a kingdom cannot be mounted get under it; knowing that the people cannot be led he keeps behind them.”
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48. Unlearning
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“The law of yin and yang is the natural order of the universe, the foundation of all things, the mother of all changes, the root of life and death.”
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“When the moon begins to grow, blood and breath are at their fullest, tendons and muscles are at their strongest. When the moon is completely empty, tendons and muscles are at their weakest.”
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