The most important ancient book of Chinese medicine as well as a major book of Daoist theory and lifestyle is the Yellow Emperor's Classic of Medicine<unk> , 黃帝內經), said to have been compiled by the mythical Yellow Emperor 黃帝. It consists of two parts, the Suwen 素問 "questions of fundamental nature" and the Lingshu 靈樞 "spiritual pivot" ( a book also called Zhenjing 針經 "Classic of Acupuncture" because the latter is its main content). The book is structured as a dialog between the Yellow Emperor and His advisors.<unk>  and His advisors should be considered fictional—they are needed for the question and answer format predominant in the<unk> .  This format links together otherwise disjointed texts and is possibly useful for the (anonymous) authors to avoid attribution and blame.  (See pages 8-14 in Unschuld for more on these topics.)
The<unk>  departs from the old shamanistic beliefs that disease was caused by other worldly influences.  Instead the natural effects of diet, lifestyle, emotions, environment, age and heredity are the reason diseases develop. The universe is composed of various forces and principles, such as Yin and Yang, Qi and the Five Elements (or phases).  These forces can be understood via rational means and man can stay in balance or return to balance and health by understanding the laws of these natural forces.  Man as is a microcosm that mirrors the larger macrocosm.  The principles of yin and yang, the five elements, the environmental factors of wind, damp, hot and cold and so on that are part of the macrocosm equally apply to the microcosm that is man.
Huangdi Neijing
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Bedwetting medical therapy
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