Plain questions《素问》
Miraculous Pivot 《灵枢经》
Classic on Medical Problems 《难经》
Shen Nong’s Herbal《神农本草经》
Treatise on Febrile Diseases《伤寒论》
Synopsis of Prescriptions of Golden Cabinet《金匮要略》
A-B Classic of Acupuncture and Moxibustion《针灸甲乙经》
General Treatise on the Etiology and Symptomsology《诸病源候论》
整体观念
The holistic concept or the concept of the organism as a whole
辨证论治
Syndrome differentiation and treatment
同病异治
Treating the same disease with different therapies
异病同治
Treating different disease with the same therapy
阴阳学说
Theory of yin and yang or doctrine of yin and yang
阴阳互根
Yin and yang are rooted in each other
阴阳转化
Yin-yang conversion
阴阳消长
Growth and decline between yin and yang
阴平阳秘
Yang steadies while yin calms or calm yin and sound yang
阴阳两虚
Simultaneous asthenia of yin and yang,国外译作dual vacuity of yin and yang
阴阳离绝
Dissociation or separation of yin and yang
阴胜则寒
Excessive of yin causing cold or predominance of yin leads to cold syndrome
阳虚则外寒
Yang deficiency causing external cold
阳盛则热
Excessive yang leading to heat
热极生风
Over-heat generating wind
阴虚阳亢
Deficiency of yin inducing hyperactivity of yang
实者泄之
Treating excess syndrome with purgation
虚者补之
Treating deficiency syndrome with invigoration (or invigorating deficiency)
寒者热之
Treating cold syndrome with hot-natured drugs (or heating the cold)
热者寒之
Treating heat syndrome with cold-natured drugs (or cooling the heat)