ABSTRACT
It is interesting to take note of an ancient tradition that the main components of traditional Chinese medicine originated in different geographical parts of the homeland. At least two chapters of the Nei Ching f enlarge on the theme that varying
a Cf. NCSW, ch. 8, (p. 142). b Contrary to a pneumatological emphasis often found in Western acupuncture literature, these two
should never be thought of separately. Gk. pneuma is, by and large, the nearest equivalent to chhi. See on p. 16.
