title: [The influence of conception of time - space - orientation in pre - Qin society on traditional Chinese medicine theories].
abstract: The article discusses the views of the time - space - orientation of Wuxing (Five - Evolutive Phase), Yin - yang and Sifeng (Four - Wind), and its influence on traditional Chinese medical theories. It is shown that traditional Chinese medical theories are developed and established on the basis of the science and technology and social thought of the pre - Qin period, with some contents to be further discussed, and bias would be resulted if the issue is interpreted by concepts of post - Qin period.
authors.affiliation: Shaanxi College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xianyang 713083.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hao
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Qiao
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dong
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D049690:History, Ancient; D049692:History, Early Modern 1451-1600; D049691:History, Medieval; D049711:History, Modern 1601-; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional / Q000266:history*; D010686:Philosophy, Medical / Q000266:history*