title: ["Opening-closing-pivoting" theory on six meridians in Shang Han Lun and the space and time differentiation of three-yin and three-yang].
abstract: The "opening-closing-pivoting" theory on the six meridians is one of the difficult points in the study of Shang Han Lun (Treatise on Cold Diseases). The authors give an explanation on the space and time differentiation of three-yin and three-yang as well as the "opening-closing-pivoting" theory based on the predecessor's experience, and then analyze the physiological and pathological characteristics of the six-meridian disorders.
authors.affiliation: Department of Classics, School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China. yuexiaoqiang@163.com
authors.forename: Xiao-qiang
authors.initials: XQ
authors.lastname: Yue
authors.forename: Xue
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D016740:Meridians