Foundational Theories
In Chinese Medicine
The paradigms of Chinese medicine are substantially different from those of Western medicine. The best way to begin to understand those differences is by examining the foundational concepts that underlie them. While each concept is equally important and all are mutually supportive, arising as an interdependent whole, the sequence in which they are presented here allows each to build on the one that came before, and this may be the easiest way to learn about them.