Concept

Healthy person (ping ren)

平人ping ren
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In Chinese medicine, the ping ren: the balanced, healthy person taken as the diagnostic baseline. The Neijing defines the ping ren as one who is not ill (平人者，不病也), whose respiration and pulse keep an even rhythm. The physician compares a patient against this norm to judge the presence and degree of disease.

Source

Huangdi Neijing (Inner Canon of the Yellow Emperor)《素问·平人气象论》（内经选读下篇·诊法·诊法规范·原文6312）

References
  • 《内经》六微旨大论/玉机真藏论/平人气象论/四气调神大论/至真要大论/五常政大论等综合理解
Full definition

Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.

平人者，不病也

Citations
  • Huangdi Neijing (Inner Canon of the Yellow Emperor) · 托名黄帝/岐伯（先秦—西汉医家辑） · 《素问·平人气象论》（内经选读下篇·诊法·诊法规范·原文6312）Cited from Huangdi Neijing (Inner Canon of the Yellow Emperor) for its definition.