金匮要略
金
金匮要略
📅 东汉👤 Zhang Zhongjing
5 excerpts
Original (Classical Chinese)
夫人禀五常，因风气而生长，风气虽能生万物，亦能害万物。
Pinyin
Fū rén bǐng wǔ cháng, yīn fēng qì ér shēng zhǎng, fēng qì suī néng shēng wàn wù, yì néng hài wàn wù.
English Translation
People are endowed with the Five Constants and grow through the influence of wind and qi. Although wind and qi can give life to all things, they can also harm all things.
📝 Commentary
This passage emphasizes that the same environmental forces that sustain life can also cause disease. It reflects the holistic TCM view that human health is closely tied to nature's balance.