Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) forms the foundation of traditional culture

Time: 2016-01-06

Source: China's traditional Chinese medicine

Author: GouTianLin

Since the scientific system of traditional Chinese medicine to form more than 2000 years, no matter how changes in the natural environment, social environment, who lived in ages past, east, west, north and south have a string healthyenterprise dedicated to the cause of Chinese medicine. According to professor jing-wei li, editor of the characters of traditional Chinese medicine dictionary included, from ancient first century, made outstanding contributions to the history of TCM development representative has more than 6200 people.

At the same time, such as huangdi neijing represented four classic, form the literature of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) system. Catalogue, according to the 2007 edition of Chinese ancient books of TCM, TCM ancient books 1949 years ago to 13455 species, combined with Taiwan's existing 690 species, 14145 kinds of combined. In an three large series of ancient Chinese civilization achievements "yongle" "integration of ancient and modern books" and "si ku", the literature of traditional Chinese medicine proportion is very big. Such a large system of literature of Chinese medicine, in the accumulation of each branch of the literature of human civilization, also do not have 2 see.

Moreover, in the development of thousands of years of history, traditional Chinese medicine science has formed from the palace to folk, from teacher and pupil inheritance to medical education, judicial management to a variety of pragmatic transfer mechanism of word of mouth.

These not only, more important, for thousands of years, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) adhere to the fundamental and constantly advancing with The Times; Its abundant accumulation, with the gene of the Chinese civilization and traditional culture, reveals the distinct Chinese characteristics. Of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in order to always be of medicine, vivid and effective method of medical skill, endless cure medicine, cure people governing the prominent function, all reflect the culture of the Chinese civilization genes and fundamental.

And the gene is to first of "group" represented by "the book of changes" view of the universe, world view, represented by "Lao zi" zhuangzi's view of nature, moral values, represented by Confucius "the analects" of world outlook, the outlook on life and represented by the huangdi neijing, the outlook on life, the life view. Although these classics, the author is different, different angles, time also have differences, but the core is consistent, like a single piece of steel, to form the gene of Chinese civilization, laid the foundation of the Chinese traditional culture.

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) concentrated embody the "heaven corresponding" "five elements of Yin and Yang", "dialectical thinking" "holistic concept" "' three governance function" "d for our dedicated" and ", communication, flat, and in the "main idea connotation, almost covers all aspects of the Chinese civilization and traditional culture. Moreover, in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), the thought connotation is closely combined with people's life, make the concept expression more vivid, more profound, more systems.

Huangdi neijing was quoted as saying in ancient classic "seeks to tian yuan copies" understanding of the universe, heaven, earth and nature: "too vast, ZhaoJi yuan, all materials, five yun forever, cloth true spirit gas, 揔 series of kun, nine star hanging lang, seven obsidian, Yin Yang, and soft just, and you show, both through relaxation, biochemical, raw taste salty chapter." (ask tian yuan ji big theory). Thus, "heaven and earth, life of the yue people", "method of aerial person with heaven and earth," (q, treasure life all form theory). Thus formed the nature and humanity, heaven corresponding basic understanding; Formed a unity of spirit and form, human essence, gas, god's influence on human health, is more important than form a basic understanding of; Form the human body organs are interconnected, inline body again at the same time, outside a basic understanding of nature. On the basis of these basic knowledge, and further form the person's life must adapt to the heavens and the earth natural avenue, shun zhi, the inverse of the dead; Of nature in the air in heaven and earth, is to save life, gas to life is dead; Further formed for the maintenance of healthy life of traditional Chinese medicine keeping in good health and disease treatment of the overall concept, the basic thinking mode such as treatment based on syndrome differentiation. Constitute the unique Chinese characteristics, the characteristics of traditional Chinese medicine viewpoint.

Xi jinping, hu said, "traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is the key to the treasure-house of Chinese civilization." Yuan Hangpei editor in chief of the Chinese civilization, a professor said: "in every branch of the Chinese civilization, the traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is the only thing remained distinct Chinese characteristics, Chinese style", and called it "the miracle", meaning is really deep. (the author GouTianLin guangming daily, former editor in chief, Beijing university of Chinese medicine, visiting scholar, this article in the second session of Chinese medicine science for its conference speech.