1. Different origins and inheritance
Taoist doctors were formed in ancient times. From Taoism to Guan Gong's virtue, it is the accumulation of daily life experience. Taoist medicine is a "Daoism" school based on Daoism and Huangdi Neijing, with the theory of Yin-Yang and Five Elements as dialectical means, and with both form and spirit. Taoist doctor is a set of psychosomatic medical system with religious color or folk cultural nature, which is formed through Taoism's knowledge and understanding of life, health and disease in religious activities and its pursuit of immortality.
Traditional Chinese medicine, on the other hand, is based on Huangdi Neijing and the theory of Yin-Yang and Five Elements in the process of historical development.
2. The purpose of medical treatment is different.
The main purpose of Taoist doctors is to purify the body and mind and return to the true nature; Help practitioners to better complete the process of cultivating immortality.
The purpose of Chinese medicine is more to help patients avoid pain and enjoy life.
3. Different methods of studying medicine
There are many true and secret biographies of Taoist doctors, and what they have learned will generally be handed down by a master or metaphysical teacher, and the content will not be made public casually;
Traditional Chinese medicine can learn and improve from popular medical books, generally without profound parts.
4. Different diagnosis and treatment methods
Traditional Chinese medicine treatment is generally based on physique and organic. Such as meridians, blood gas and viscera, are all visible and tangible substances.
Taoist doctors' treatment of diseases will be comprehensively considered on the basis of metaphysical essence and profound meaning. In the diagnosis of diseases, in addition to exogenous internal injuries, emotional disorders, diet and daily life, fate, ghosts and gods, geomantic omen and other reasons will also be considered.
(that is to say, it depends on the cause of the patient's illness. Is there a bad time that doomed this disaster? Is the enemy creditor coming to collect debts? Or is it caused by evil spirits Or is it caused by the bad feng shui of the house and the house? These need to be considered in the specific judgment process. For example, from the perspective of geomantic omen, lying on the bed under the beam will make you dream more, be frightened and have great mental stress. In terms of specific treatment methods, besides acupuncture, decoction, epigraphy, massage and massage, Taoist doctors should also consider longevity, exorcism, feng shui conditioning and charm. )
5. The results of treatment are different.
Taoist doctor is a religious activity that Taoism preaches with medicine and a practitioner's understanding of life, health and disease in the process of pursuing immortality. Taoist doctors usually have a certain level of special perception, so they can often diagnose accurately, but they can't directly tell patients the diagnosis method;