I am too old to go to school, and I am also interested in this. The reason is that I often get sick, and I was interested in Yin-Yang and Five Elements before.
First, buy some books and read them yourself. First of all, can you understand them? Second, are you still so interested in Chinese medicine after reading it?
I recommend "Fundamentals of Chinese Medicine" written by Qin Bo. 10 yuan.
I don't know if I can understand the Emperor's Internal Classic, so I spent 29.8 yuan in JD.COM to buy a book edited by Liu Yongsheng. 16 format, discount 14.9 yuan. The cover looks like a fortune-telling book sold on the street. When I bought it, I saw it was worth it. Much better than I expected. The book is very thick, with ancient prose and annotations. Compared with some formal teaching, the annotation is accurate. This book recommends reading the chapters on Yin and Yang, Five Elements and Dirty Images carefully. Other chapters can be skimmed, or even omitted, and read slowly later.
If you are still interested after reading these two books, you can read more detailed Fundamentals of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Like Li Dexin's lecture on the basic theory of TCM, there are also video tutorials available for download. At the same time, read Treatise on Febrile Diseases by Hao Wanshan, and you will understand it as soon as you listen, which shows that you have a very high talent and understanding. It doesn't matter if you don't understand, you can read it again and again in combination with other books.
Recommend a set of books at this time. Advanced series of traditional Chinese medicine published by People's Health Publishing House. There are basic theories of traditional Chinese medicine, diagnostics of traditional Chinese medicine, traditional Chinese medicine, pharmacology of traditional Chinese medicine, internal medicine of traditional Chinese medicine, surgery of traditional Chinese medicine, and some others, but I personally think it is good to read these first. I downloaded ~PDF format on the internet. If there is anything wrong with reading ancient Chinese prose, you can read the same series of ancient Chinese prose.
At the same time, you can prepare some books such as Shennong Herbal Classics at the bedside of the console table, and flip through them if you have nothing to do. I read Chen Xiuyuan's notes. Changsha medical equipment in Huang Yuanyu is also good.
If you are interested in books of different genres, you can also buy some or download and browse. I was originally interested in the Vulcan Sect in Zheng Qinan. Zheng Qinan used many yin-yang and five elements to explain his medical theory. If you don't know much about these things, it's easy to think at first glance that they are heresies and witch doctors, but they are not. As a Confucian scholar in Zheng Qinan, he is very proficient in the Book of Changes, so he uses these aspects to explain it.
Interest is the best teacher. Learning in practice is effective learning.
"I think it's an armchair strategist. I don't know if it should be done."
I am here to answer questions about Chinese medicine, and I am constantly learning and testing the truth in the book. According to the symptoms of the majority of netizens, you can read books repeatedly and judge carefully, which can deepen your study vividly. Sometimes it is found that the condition is simple and the symptoms are exactly the same as those recorded in the book. I really admire the observation and summary of the ancients. The ancients used words very carefully, and only by careful understanding can they know their vivid and accurate description. Take action if you are interested ~ There are many ways, each of which can achieve the ultimate goal. Take action and you will naturally find problems. When you have a problem, you will find a solution. This process is learning.
If you still want to practice medicine, there are only two ways to obtain Chinese medicine practice. One is to reach the assessment standard through school study. Second, the teacher-student relationship has reached the assessment standard.