[The essence of the aponeurotic in Huangdi 's Internal Classic is nerves].
By comparison and analysis of anatomy, location, symptoms, clinic and theory of five elements, the article negates the later generations' wrong knowledge about the aponeurotic system. It also demonstrates that the essence of the aponeurotic system in the Huangdi's Internal Classic is mainly the somatic nerve of the peripheral nerves, with a less functions of the central nerve and vegetative nerve. The clarifying and turning back of this con cept is of very important significance for inheritance and development of TCM, and integrated Chinese medicine and western medicine, and scientific research and clinic of TCM.
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D006801:Humans; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D016740:Meridians