阴升阳降是达到阴平阳秘的必然运行形式

Yin ascending and yang descending is an essential working pattern to achieve relative equilibrium of yin-yang

"阴阳者,天地之道也,万物之纲纪,变化之父母,生杀之本始,神明之府也"。阴阳乃万物之根本,阳升阴降,阴升阳降方可达到阴阳平衡。文章分别从天地阴阳、人体气血、易经卦象、脏腑经络等方面阐述"阴升阳降"理论,从济卦、脾胃升降、肝肾互用、心肾相交、任督二脉等方面具体阐述"阴升阳降"发生机理,并且通过例举阴升阳降的常用方和名老中医临证应用阴升阳降理论治疗疾病的经验,说明阴升阳降是达到阴平阳秘的必然运行形式。

Yin and yang is the foundation of all things. The movement of yang-ascending and yin-descending and yinascending and yang-descending can achieve a balance of yin and yang.This article expounds the theory of yin-ascending and yang-descending from the aspects of the yin and yang, qi and blood in the body, divinatory symbols, visceras and meridians and elaborates its mechanism from the divinatory symbol of Ji, the spleen and stomach’s ascending and descending, the hepatorenal interoperability, the coordination between the heart and kidney and ren-du meridians. By showing us the commonly used prescriptions and clinical experiences of how aged doctors of traditional Chinese medicine use the theory to cure diseases, it exemplifies that yin-ascending and yang-descending is an inevitable operation form to achieve the balance of ying and yang.