"Tradition" and "modern" is not with the division of advanced behind

GaoYongLI Shandong university of traditional Chinese medicine

China's traditional Chinese medicine reported

        Because the custom of traditional Chinese medicine will be known as the "traditional medicine, western medicine called" modern medicine ", as time passes, then at the idea of people formed in an ingrained know: is the traditional Chinese medicine, western medicine is modern. Because of this understanding was the development of traditional Chinese medicine in treating's "is the return or modern" in the question, there has been a major differences. Or even someone put forward: TCM modernization of traditional Chinese medicine is westernized, is a the ways of death. Therefore, the traditional Chinese and western medicine "traditional" and "modern" cent and understanding, related to the development of traditional Chinese medicine direction, can not be ignored.

        "Tradition" and "modern" can't completely separate

        Traditional Chinese medicine is a traditional, say western medicine is modern, according to two basic roughly: one is the historical comparison, that is happening and mature of traditional Chinese medicine is ages ago, has two thousand years of history, more ancient; To establish a symbol of human anatomy, from experience to western medical experimental science, but hundreds of years history. Two of the traditional Chinese medicine is the mode of thinking, the theories and clinical method and the ancient Chinese science and sentiments, basically be to the continuation of the ancient Chinese medicine, no fundamental change; And produced in western science of western medicine, the mode of thinking, the theories and methods of modern science and clinical are same, its development and modern science basic synchronization. This is only relative to character, because although not as traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine that cozy modern science, but also in modern science, absorb to move forward, modern Chinese some important achievements of modern science is also to get for support. Such as the recent in the world and foreign winning artemisinin, arsenic agent, it can explain the problem.

        The traditional and modern can't completely separate. Traditional is a historical continuance, it is a kind of thought, studied the pulse undertake, embodies a kind of cultural characteristics. Traditional Chinese medicine is the said, because Chinese medicine changed to culture matrix, that Confucianism, Buddhism, etc from many culture soul is full load of traditional Chinese medicine, Chinese traditional culture with the basic characteristics. And the conventional stuff can live in the present moment that she and suitable for modern, and incorporate the modern, the rationality of the existence of the modern society is to her needs. Because of this, with more than two thousand years later, the Chinese medicine has showed fresh and vigorous vitality. Also, molding of western medicine though only a few hundred years history, but must also have their own tradition, not traditional could not and the Chinese medicine form is made manifest. Can say, any age, all is the traditional and modern exist, both interdependence and mutual promotion and common sustains the social development and the features of The Times, and can not completely separate. Modern sentimentally attached to the traditional, traditional support the modern; Traditional is the past modern, modern is the future of tradition.

        So, is the traditional Chinese medicine said, with western medicine is relatively, longitudinal comparison, traditional Chinese medicine also has its own traditional and modern of points. Admit that the development of medical science is the history, there the division of traditional and modern, western medicine as such.

        "Tradition" and "modern" is not a time of partition

        Traditional just because before the modern and occurs, it is time and modern of partition, not behind and advanced different. That is, "traditional" not because of her long history and weak, the same "modern" is not because it's in the later on. Backward and advanced, can only from social contribution and social demand up evaluation. Western medicine although showed a strong modern features, but, from the medical point of view, it also began to show some obviously deficiencies, especially too mechanical understanding life and treat life, more and more is not suitable for modern society to the requirements of the humanistic medicine. And although in theory of traditional Chinese medicine knowledge are not completely beyond the level of ancient science, but it's the overall concept of man and nature, and contact view, the dynamic balance view, and thought, etc., still has strong vitality, become the direction of the development of modern medicine. The traditional Chinese medicine in the world still has a lot of demand, first shows as a kind of traditional Chinese medicine on the science, which contain is rich in advanced ideas and advanced method, can solve a lot of western medicine can not be solved by medical problem, if not the world of traditional Chinese medicine, medicine will be incomplete, not perfect. No Chinese medicine will not have the artemisinin, no artesunate world human will continue to suffer the violation of malaria, there will be more took his life.

        Traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine is not static

        Thought is the traditional Chinese medicine, they may not need and modern standards, do not need to modernization, this is wrong. Traditional Chinese medicine in today's society have needs, do not show without the development of traditional Chinese medicine; Chinese medicine theory has a wealth of advanced ideas, also do not indicate that traditional Chinese medicine in the tool that technology is advanced. Traditional Chinese medicine to fully meet the needs of modern society in it, keep progress, and constantly improve, continuous development. Western medicine is the same, not because it is modern, can stop to a standstill. As long as the social needs in changes, including traditional Chinese and western medicine, medical won't stop have all forward steps. To modern Chinese medicine, western medicine VIP culture, is the modern society puts forward new requirements.

        So, in traditional Chinese medicine on the problems should pay attention to two aspects, one is to keep its convention, 2 it is to reflect its changes of The Times. Keep the convention, is to strengthen its features and advantages of the traditional Chinese medicine, highlight its existence value; Emphasize The Times, is really into the modern society of traditional Chinese medicine, continuously improve its ability to adapt to of the modern society and service ability, and constantly improve the contribution to society. If they think is the traditional Chinese medicine, and given to return to traditional, back to the past, the only and the modern social needs more and more far, Chinese medicine and widening of modern society distance.