Editing Traditional Chinese medicine (section)

===''Jinye''===
Closely related to xuě are the ''jinye'' ({{lang-zh|c=津液 |p=jīnyè |labels=no}}, usually translated as "body fluids"), and just like xuě they are considered to be yin in nature, and defined first and foremost by the functions of nurturing and moisturizing the different structures of the body.<ref name="sacredlotus">{{cite web |url=http://www.sacredlotus.com/theory/substances/jinye.cfm |title=Body Fluids (Yin Ye) |publisher=2001–2010 by Sacred Lotus Arts |access-date=9 December 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101127132141/http://sacredlotus.com/theory/substances/jinye.cfm |archive-date=27 November 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref> Their other functions are to harmonize yin and yang, and to help with the secretion of waste products.<ref name="NJxjg">"{{lang|zh|三、津液的功能 ...（三）调节阴阳 ...（四）排泄废物 ..."}} &#91;3.) Functions of the Jinye: ... 3.3.)Harmonizing yin and yang ... 3.4.)Secretion of waste products ...&#93; As seen at: {{cite web |url=http://www.zysj.com.cn/lilunshuji/jichulilun/44-4-4.html |script-title=zh:《中医基础理论》第四章 精、气、血、津液. 第四节 津液 |access-date=9 December 2010 |language=zh |trans-title=Basics of TCM theory. Chapter 4: Essence, qi, blood, jinye. Section 4: jinye |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101113053828/http://www.zysj.com.cn/lilunshuji/jichulilun/44-4-4.html |archive-date=13 November 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref>

''Jinye'' are ultimately extracted from food and drink, and constitute the raw material for the production of xuě; conversely, xuě can also be transformed into ''jinye''.<ref name="sacredlotus" /> Their palpable manifestations are all bodily fluids: [[tears]], [[sputum]], [[Salivary gland|saliva]], [[gastric acid]], [[Synovial fluid|joint fluid]], [[Perspiration|sweat]], [[urine]], etc.<ref name="XOqR0">"{{lang|zh|津液包括各脏腑组织的正常体液和正常的分泌物，胃液、肠液、唾液、关节液等。习惯上也包括代谢产物中的尿、汗、泪等。}}" [The (term) ''jinye'' comprises all physiological bodily fluids of the zang-fu and tissues, and physiological secretions, gastric juice, intestinal juice, saliva, joint fluid, etc. Customarily, this also includes metabolic products like urine, sweat, tears, etc.] As seen at: {{cite web |url=http://www.zysj.com.cn/lilunshuji/jichulilun/44-4-4.html |script-title=zh:《中医基础理论》第四章 精、气、血、津液. 第四节 津液 |access-date=9 December 2010 |language=zh |trans-title=Basics of TCM theory. Chapter 4: Essence, qi, blood, jinye. Section 4: jinye |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101113053828/http://www.zysj.com.cn/lilunshuji/jichulilun/44-4-4.html |archive-date=13 November 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref>