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| Title |
When east meets west: the relationship between yin‐yang and antioxidation‐oxidation
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| Published in |
FASEB Journal, February 2003
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| DOI | 10.1096/fj.02-0527hyp |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Boxin Ou, Dejian Huang, Maureen Hampsch‐Woodill, Judith A. Flanagan |
| Abstract |
Ancient traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has effectively relied on the theory of yin-yang balance in diagnoses and treatments of diseases and disorders for more than 2000 years. However, in eastern society, yin-yang is regarded as an incomprehensible ideology without definite physical meaning. Consequently, the yin-yang balance in medicine has not been studied by modern scientific means. In the western world, yin-yang balance is often misunderstood as a religious belief or a principle of lifestyle. Herein, we attempted to define the physical meaning of yin-yang in TCM by correlating it with biochemical processes. We propose that yin-yang balance is antioxidation-oxidation balance with yin representing antioxidation and yang as oxidation. Our proposal is partially supported by the fact that the yin-tonic traditional Chinese herbs have, on average, about six times more antioxidant activity and polyphenolic contents than the yang-tonic herbs. Our hypothesis opens an avenue to systematically study the yin-yang balance and its health implications with the use of modern biochemical tools. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 63 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 1 | 2% |
| France | 1 | 2% |
| Brazil | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 60 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 13 | 21% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 8 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 7 | 11% |
| Student > Master | 6 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 6% |
| Other | 13 | 21% |
| Unknown | 12 | 19% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 19 | 30% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 10 | 16% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 4 | 6% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 4 | 6% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 8 | 13% |
| Unknown | 16 | 25% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 14. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 30 June 2018.
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#2,616,920
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Outputs from FASEB Journal
#1,032
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#5,631
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Outputs of similar age from FASEB Journal
#8
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