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Encyclopedia > Large Intestine (Fu)

As distinct from the Western medical concept of Large Intestine, this concept from Traditional Chinese Medicine is more a way of describing a set of interrelated parts than an anatomical organ. (See Zang Fu theory) In anatomy of the digestive system, the colon, also called the large intestine or large bowel, is the part of the intestine from the cecum to the rectum. ... TCM shop in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong. ... Zang-Fu theory is a concept within traditional Chinese medicine, part of the TCM model of the body. ...


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Zang Fu theory - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (486 words)
The association between the zangfu and particular souls or spirits is a later accretion and has been largely absent from the discourse of traditional Chinese medicine for at least the past 200 years.
Zang organs are also known as yin organs, and each has a Fu partner, a yang organ (see Yin Yang).
Fu organs can be viewed as hollow organs that aid in digestion.
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