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Research on the Mathematical Principles of Chinese Philosophy from the Body Dimension in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Many scholars believe that the Yi Jing 易經 (the Book of Changes) and traditional Chinese medicine share common mathematical principles, which are both predicated on the ontological of qi 氣 and the cosmological of correlative between nature and human. Traditional Chinese medicine emphasizes the systemic organization of organs, meridians, qi, and blood as central components by incorporating the mathematical principles, including the theory of “Chaos-Crack”, the infinite classification methods of yinyang 陰陽, the generative and restrictive interactions of wuxing 五行, and the metaphysical significance of special numbers such as one, two, three, etc. Traditional Chinese medicine also formulates many theories and methodologies by integrating these mathematical principles with the schemata of luoshu 洛書 and jiugong 九宮, as well as the special combination numbers such as tianliu diwu 天六地五. This research tries to explain the mathematical principles and applications from the body dimension in traditional Chinese medicine.

Source: Philosophies

DOI: 10.3390/philosophies10050111

Authors: Haijin Xie, Ruifeng Yan

Institutions: Chinese Academy of Governance, Beijing University of Technology

Language: English

Topic: Traditional Chinese Medicine Studies

Subfield: Complementary and alternative medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,689

Funders: China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, National Office for Philosophy and Social Sciences, National Social Science Fund of China