Yin and Yang
Yin and Yang is an important and fundamental concept in TCM.
The Chinese character for Yin translates literally as the 'dark side of the mountain' and represents such qualities as cold, stillness, passive, dark, interior, below, front and so on.
The Chinese character for Yang translates literally as the 'bright side of the mountain' and represents such qualities as warmth, activity, light, exterior, above, back and so on.
TCM views the body in terms of Yin and Yang aspects. The healthy state is characterized by a dynamic balance between the Yin and Yang aspects of the body and, by implication, an unhealthy state is characterized by some imbalance between the Yin and Yang of the body.
Excess of Yin - will be characterized by extreme cold symptoms
Excess of Yang - will be characterized by very full heat symptoms
Relative Deficiency of Yin - will be characterized by internal heat and lethargy symptoms
Relative Deficiency of Yang - will be characterized by general coldness and lethargy symptoms.
Yin and Yang in dynamic equilibrium - ideal balance state of health.
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