The ''Huangdi Bashiyi Nanjing'' (), often referred to simply as the ''Nan Jing'', is one of the classics of

traditional Chinese medicine Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is an alternative medical practice drawn from traditional medicine in China. It has been described as "fraught with pseudoscience", with the majority of its treatments having no logical mechanism of action ...

(TCM). The Nan Jing was compiled in China during the first century C.E., the ''Nan Jing'' is so named because its 81 chapters seek to clarify enigmatic statements made in the

Huangdi Neijing ''Huangdi Neijing'' (), literally the ''Inner Canon of the Yellow Emperor'' or ''Esoteric Scripture of the Yellow Emperor'', is an ancient Chinese medical text or group of texts that has been treated as a fundamental doctrinal source for Chines ...

and is used extensively for study and reference in Japanese acupuncture and

traditional Japanese medicine , often known simply as , is the study of traditional Chinese medicine in Japan following its introduction, beginning in the 7th century. It was adapted and modified to suit Japanese culture and traditions. Traditional Japanese medicine use ...

(TJM).

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