Development of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Author : Coach Date : 5/15/2022 10:47:56 PM

Chinese medicine was born in a primitive society, and the theory of Chinese medicine in the Spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period has been basically formed, and has been summarized and developed in successive generations. In addition, it has a far-reaching influence on the countries of the Chinese cultural circle, such as Japanese medicine, Korean Medicine, Korean Koryo Medicine, Vietnamese Eastern Medicine, etc. are all developed on the basis of traditional Chinese medicine.

Chinese medicine carries the experience and theoretical knowledge of the ancient Chinese people in fighting against diseases, and is a medical theoretical system that has been gradually formed and developed through long-term medical practice under the guidance of ancient simple materialism and spontaneous dialectical thought.

Traditional Chinese medicine takes the five elements of yin and yang as the theoretical basis, regards the human body as the unity of qi, form and god, and explores the cause, pathogenesis and disease position through the method of "looking, hearing, asking and cutting" four diagnosis and combination of reference, analyzes the disease mechanism and the changes in the internal organs, meridian joints, qi and blood, and fluid in the human body, judges the evil and the right and the long, and then derives the name of the disease, summarizes the evidence type, and formulates the treatment methods of "sweat, vomiting, descending, and, warm, clear, supplementing, and eliminating" through the method of "looking, hearing, asking, and cutting", using various treatment methods such as traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture, tuina, massage, cupping, qigong, dietary therapy, etc. Enable the human body to achieve the harmony of yin and yang and recover.

TCM theory comes from the summary of medical experience and the ancient Chinese idea of the Five Elements of Yin and Yang. Its contents include the theory of jingqi, the theory of the five elements of yin and yang, the qi, blood, and liquid, the Tibetan elephant, the meridians, the physique, the etiology, the pathogenesis, the mechanism of illness, the treatment rules, and the health maintenance. As early as 2,000 years ago, the Chinese medicine monograph "The Yellow Emperor's Inner Classic" came out, laying the foundation of Chinese medicine. To this day, theories, diagnostic methods, and treatment methods related to traditional Chinese medicine can be found in this book.

The theoretical system of Traditional Chinese medicine is gradually formed after long-term clinical practice and under the guidance of materialism and dialectical thought, which originates from practice and in turn guides practice. Through the analysis of phenomena, in order to explore its internal mechanism. Therefore, the unique theoretical system of Traditional Chinese medicine has two basic characteristics, one is the overall concept, and the other is dialectical treatment. The basic theory of Chinese medicine is a theoretical summary of human life activities and disease changes, which mainly includes theories of yin and yang, five elements, qi, blood, fluid, dirty elephants, meridians, luck, etc., as well as etiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, dialectics, treatment, prevention, health and other contents.

On 1 October 2018, the World Health Organization (WHO) for the first time included TCM in its medical compendium with global reach.