The TCM approach treats Zang--fu organs as the core of the human body. Tissue and organs are connected through a network ofchannels and blood vessels inside human body. Qi acts as some kind of carrier of information that is expressed externally throughJing-Luo system. Pathologically, a dysfunction of the zang-fu organs may be reflected on the body surface through the network,and meanwhile, diseases of body surface tissues may also affect their related zang or fu organs. Affected zang or fu organs may alsoinfluence each other through internal connections more... See more text