Table 1.

The table summarizes the understanding of each of the six main concepts from the point of view of Yang Qi (left) and mitochondria (right)

Six aspects	Yang Qi	Mitochondria
Body temperature	Yang Qi deficiency → body temperature reduction	Mitochondria maintaining body temperature
Aging	Yang Qi exhaustion → aging and geriatric diseases	Mitochondrial dysfunction in age-related diseases
Newborns	Insufficient Yang Qi → poor oocyte quality	Mitochondrial defects linked to poor eggs
Circadian rhythm	Rhythm of Yang Qi → human biological clock	Mitochondria related to the circadian rhythm
Immunity	Lack of Yang Qi → immune reduction and pathogenicity	Mitochondria regulating human immunity
Meridian	Yang Qi circulation → in meridians	Mitochondria shuttling and transferring between cells