TCM model of the body 642608 201353817 2008-03-27T16:35:11Z SmackBot 433328 Date the maintenance tags or general fixes {{Unreferenced|date=March 2008}} The '''model of the body in [[traditional Chinese medicine]]''' has the following elements: * the Fundamental Substances; * [[Qi]], Blood, [[Jing (TCM)|Jing]] (Essence), [[Shen]] (Mind) that nourish and protect the [[Zang Fu theory|Zang-Fu organs]]; * and the [[Meridian (Chinese medicine)|meridians]] (''jing-luo'') which connect and unify the body. Every diagnosis is a "Pattern of disharmony" that affects one or more organs, such as "Spleen Qi Deficiency" or "Liver Fire Blazing" or "Invasion of the Stomach by Cold", and every treatment is centered on correcting the disharmony. The traditional Chinese model is concerned with function. Thus, the TCM Spleen is not a specific piece of flesh, but an aspect of function related to transformation and transportation within the body, and of the mental functions of thinking and studying. Indeed, the [[San Jiao]] or Triple Burner has no anatomical correspondent at all, and is said to be completely a functional entity. <!--INFOBOX -- SCROLL DOWN SEVERAL LINES FOR TEXT OF ARTICLE --> <div style="float:right;width:275px;margin:0 0 1em 1em;"> <table border=1><tr><th bgcolor="#ffcc99"> '''TCM model of the body'''<tr><td> <tr><td align="center">This article is part of the philosophy of CAM and [[Terms and concepts in alternative medicine#Traditional Chinese medicine|Traditional Chinese medicine]] series of articles. <tr><td> <tr><td> </table> </div> <!--//END OF INFOBOX--> [[Category:Traditional Chinese medicine]] [[Category:Chinese thought]] {{china-stub}} {{alt-med-stub}}