Abstract
Abstract
The terms and theories applied in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) are interpreted in this article. Qi can be imagined as a universal measuring and comparison unit as well as a common managing parameter in a cybernetic sense; the terms Heat and Cold are suggested as an evaluation of heat production by the patient's body or his/her organs; the theory of stress designed by Selye is compared with Zhang's theory of 6 Channels. Finally, theories used in TCM are explained to be a mathematical model, showing the general physiological and pathological processes taking place in the human body.
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