Cold environments and human metabolism:A traditional chinese medicine perspective
Tengyu Zhao1
Yifu Ma1
Jian Zhang1
Xiaojie Zhou1
Yanyan Zhou1
Jingdong Yan2
1.Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine,Harbin 150040,China2.The First Clinical Hospital affiliated to Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine,Harbin 150040,China
摘要：The concept of Traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM)emphasizes the intrinsic connection between human beings and nature,positing that the human body undergoes distinct physiological changes in response to various natural environments.Cold,as a primary external factor in cold areas,necessitates the body's autonomous adaptation to uphold optimal living conditions.The repercussions of cold on the body are both far-reaching and profound,with metabolic equilibrium adjustments playing a pivotal role.This article,rooted in the TCM principle of Yin-Yang balance,delves into the metabolic intricacies and adaptive responses to the human body in cold environments.The effects manifest in heat-producing tissues,systemic substance consumption,the blood substance concentrations,liver function,and metabolic rhythms.The article subsequently presents TCM recommendations for maintaining health in cold climates.It concludes by advocating the exploration of metabolic homeostasis changes as a key avenue for investigating the metabolic traits s of populations in cold regions.We posit that such insights will enhance comprehension of the metabolic shifts in cold region populations and advance the evolution of regional medicine.
机标关键词：medicinechinesehumancoldenvironmentsmetabolismperspectivetraditional
论文发表日期：2024-04-30
在线出版日期：2025-08-15（本平台首次上网日期，不代表文献的发表时间）
页数：18( 78-95 )
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