[Analysis on pulse diagram characteristics of subjects with subhealth state].

Objective: To study the pulse diagram parameters of subjects with subhealth state and to find the pulse parameters for subhealth state evaluation.

Methods: A total of 1 275 subjects without diagnosed diseases were recruited and their health conditions were assessed with Health Evaluating Questionnaire H20 V2009. The subjects were assigned to health group or subhealth group according to the scale score.

[About "Xiang" in traditional Chinese medicine].

The "Xiang" in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) contains various meanings such as phenomena, image and symbols. When we consider it as a thinking mode, "Xiang" permeates into all TCM aspects from natural phenomena, anatomical structures of human tissues to physiological functions as well as pathological manifestations of zang-fu organs. In addition, it may have profound but different connotations.