By "the holistic concept" is meant a general idea of, on the one hand, the unity and integrity within the human body and, on the other, its close relationship with the outer world. The human body is composed of various organs and tisues, each having its own distinct function, which is a component part of the life activities of the whole body. And in TCM thc human body is regarded as an organic wbole in which its constituent parts are inseparable in structure, interrelated and interdependent in physology, and mutually influential in pathology. 

Meanwhile, man lives in nature, and nature provides the conditions indispensible to man's survival. So it follows that the humạn body is bound to be affected directly or indirectly by the changes of nature, to which the human body, in turn, makes corresponding responses. TCM says: "Physicians have to know the law of nature and geographical conditions when diagnosing and treating discases." That's why TCM not only stresses the unity of the human body itself but also attaches great importance to the interrelationship between the body and nature in diagnosing and treating diseases.

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