Shared Wisdom about Health Preservation in Traditional Maltese and Chinese Proverbs

摘要

Introduction Health preservation plays a vital role in traditional Chinese medicine(TCM),and it is dealt with several times in the TCM classic Huang Di Nei Jing(《黄帝内经》Huangdi’s Internal Classic)compiled thousands of years ago.For example,the chapter Discourse on the True Qi Endowed by Heaven in High Antiquity contains the following description:The sages in ancient times who knew the tenets for cultivating health followed the rules of yin and yang and adjusted the ways to cultivate health.