Traditional Chinese medicine refers to the traditional medicine created by the working people of Han nationality in China. It is a subject that studies the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of human physiology, pathology and diseases. 20 18 was listed in its globally influential medical syllabus by the world health organization.
Chinese medicine was born in primitive society, and the theory of Chinese medicine was basically formed in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and was summarized and developed in past dynasties. The theory of traditional Chinese medicine has a far-reaching influence on the countries in the cultural circle of Chinese characters, such as Japanese traditional Chinese medicine, Korean medicine and Korean medicine, which are all developed on the basis of traditional Chinese medicine.
Medical theory:
The theory of TCM comes from the summary of medical experience and China's ancient thought of Yin-Yang and Five Elements. Its contents include the theory of essence and qi, the theory of yin and yang and five elements, qi and blood, body fluid, viscera and meridians, constitution, etiology and pathogenesis, treatment principles, health preservation and so on.
As early as more than two thousand years ago, the monograph Huangdi Neijing came out, which laid the foundation of traditional Chinese medicine. Today, China's theories, diagnosis methods and treatment methods related to traditional medicine can be found in this book.
The theoretical system of TCM is gradually formed under the guidance of materialism and dialectics after long-term clinical practice, which comes from practice and in turn guides practice. Through the analysis of the phenomenon, explore its internal mechanism.
Therefore, this unique theoretical system of traditional Chinese medicine has two basic characteristics, one is the overall concept, and the other is syndrome differentiation and treatment. The basic theory of traditional Chinese medicine is a theoretical summary of human life activities and disease changes, which mainly includes the theories of yin and yang, five elements, qi and blood, body fluid, viscera, meridians and luck, as well as the theories of etiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, syndrome differentiation, treatment, prevention and health preservation.