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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Mar 23.
Published in final edited form as: Biomed Pharmacother. 2005 Oct;59(Suppl 1):S132–S140. doi: 10.1016/s0753-3322(05)80021-6

Table 4.

Correspondence of Yin/Yang with the autonomic nervous system

Sympathetic nerve Parasympathetic nerve
Classification as Yin or Yang Yang Yin

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Hyperactivity Increased cell numbers

Time Day Night

Treatment Yang tonic(Qi tonic) Yin tonic(Blood tonic)