Traditional Chinese medicine is a comprehensive science that focuses on the theory and practical experience of traditional Chinese medicine and studies the transformation law of health and disease in human life activities and its prevention, diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation and health care. Guided by the theory of Yin-Yang and Five Elements, TCM studies the physiological and pathological pharmacology of human body and its relationship with the natural environment from the perspective of dynamic whole, and seeks the most effective methods to prevent and treat diseases.
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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. In addition, it has a far-reaching influence on the countries in the cultural circle of Chinese characters, such as Japanese medicine, Korean medicine, Korean medicine and Vietnamese oriental medicine, which are all developed on the basis of Chinese medicine.
Traditional Chinese medicine bears the experience and theoretical knowledge of ancient people in China in fighting diseases. It is a medical theoretical system gradually formed and developed through long-term medical practice under the guidance of ancient naive materialism and spontaneous dialectics. ?
Based on the theory of Yin-Yang and Five Elements, TCM regards the human body as the unity of qi, shape and spirit, and explores the etiology, nature and location of diseases through the method of "looking, listening and asking", analyzes the changes of pathogenesis of viscera, meridians, joints, qi and blood, and body fluid, judges the rise and fall of evil, and then obtains the name and syndrome type of diseases, so as to treat them according to syndrome differentiation.