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| Type (prevalence) | Tae-Yang (太陽) (<0.1%) | So-Yang (少陽) (20%) | Tae-Eum (太陰) (50%) | So-Eum (少陰) (30%) |
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| Natural temperament | Sorrow (哀) by benevolence (仁) | Anger (怒) by righteousness (義) | Gladness (喜) by courtesy (禮) | Enjoyment (樂) by wisdom (智) |
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| Organ system | Developed lung and undeveloped liver | Developed spleen and undeveloped kidney | Developed liver and undeveloped lung | Developed kidney and undeveloped spleen |
| Developed consumption and catabolism | Developed intake and digestion | Developed accumulation and anabolism | Developed waste discharge |
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| Representative features | Masculine, forward moved, and originative | Active, external-oriented, talented for business, short, and small | Feminine, stay retracted, conservative, tall, and big | Still, internal-oriented, self-directed, short, and small |
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| Character | Creative, positive, progressive, charismatic, heroic, and rash mind | Unstable, easily get bored, sacrificing, righteous, easily acceptable, hot-tempered, and anxious mind | Gentle, commercial, endurable, humorous, look foolish, coward, and fearful mind | Neat, mild, negative, intelligent, organized, selfish, jealous, persistent, and nervous mind |
| High extraversion and low neuroticism (NEO-PI)high novelty seeking and low harm avoidance (TCI) | | Low extraversion and high neuroticism, low novelty seeking, and high harm avoidance |
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| Body shape | Developed nape of the neck and slender waist | Developed chest and small hips | Thick waist, weak nape of the neck | Developed hip and weak chest |
| Low BMI and waist-hip ratio, low width-height ratio of face, and smaller neck circumference | High BMI and waist-hip ratio. High width-height ratio of face. Bigger neck circumference | Same as So-Yang type, but more smaller and slimmer |
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| Sign for healthy and unhealthy condition | Good urination, | Good bowel movement | Good perspiration | Good digestion |
| bubbles in mouth, and emesis | Constipation | No perspiration | Indigestion |
| | Prone to diabetes and high-insulin resistance. More perspiration than others | Frequent indigestion and upper respiratory infection |
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| Type-specific useful medical herbs | Chaenomelis Fructus, Acanthopanacis Cortex, and Phragmitis Rhizoma | Rehmanniae Radix, Corni Fructus, Hoelen, Alismatis Rhizoma, Osterici Radix, and Angelicae Pubescentis Radix | Ephedrae Herba, Liriopis Tuber, Schisandrae Fructus, Dioscoreae Rhizoma, Platycodi Radix, Coicis Semen, and Puerariae Radix | Ginseng Radix, Atractylodis Rhizoma Alba, Glycyrrhizae Radix, Cinnamomi Cortex, Citri Pericarpium, Zingiberis, and Rhizoma Crudus |
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| Type-specific acupuncture use | Diagnosis with HT8 Treatment with LR3(+)/LU9(−) | Diagnosis with HT3 Treatment with KI3(+)/SP3(−) | Diagnosis with HT4 Treatment with LU9(+)/LR3(−) | Diagnosis with HT7 Treatment with SP3(+)/LI4(−) |
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