Huangdi Neijing 黃帝內經

ambito cinese

1801 - 1900 - XIX

MTPC3

Unità di misura: cm; Altezza: 20; Larghezza: 13; Profondità: 3

Cina

carta- inchiostro

Constructed in the form of a dialogue between the mythical Emperor Huangdi (2698 - 2596 B.C.) and his Prime Minister Qi Bo, the text introduces the fundamental philosophical themes of the classical Chinese tradition, the symbolic vision of nature and the body, the dynamic relationship between the elements for the harmony of health, the correspondence between the natural ‘Five Movements’ and the theory of Yin and Yang, the pathway to wholeness of body and mind, the analysis of Qi, the main elements of physiology and basic diagnostic and curative models such as phytotherapy and acupuncture.
In the central part of the text, the body is described as a ‘natural landscape’, organised in the form of a state governed by a ruler assisted by officials, ministers and assistants who must act in constant harmony and interrelation for the protection and promotion of health.
For good care of the integrity and quality of life, it is necessary to ‘know the Dao’, to know how to ‘adjust according to Yin and Yang’, to be able to see ‘the complete body and mind’, to take care of health ‘before the disease germinates’; of the doctor who begins his work when the disease has already developed, ‘it is said of him that he is ignorant’. Annotated edition of the Huangdi Neijng 黃帝內經, the Inner Canon of the Yellow Emperor, cultural foundation of Traditional Chinese Medicine.