Is the theory of Chinese medicine, which was the theory of the ancients 2,000 years ago, still applicable now? What do you think?
Is the theory of Chinese medicine, which was the theory of the ancients 2,000 years ago, still applicable now? What do you think?
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The footsteps of human beings exploring everything in Zeus never stop.
This includes space, the earth, and of course, humanity itself, which is medicine.
Advances in science and technology
Humans have gone up to the sky and into the sea, seemingly omnipotent, with basic science research down to atoms, particles and quarks, and medical research down to the microscopic world of biomolecules and genes, to the extent that modern medicine has achieved rapid advances, but there are still many problems that remain unresolved.
Characteristics of modern medicine
It is very intuitive and microscopic, everything is based on data and facts, assertions are made, and the principles of treatment are unified and standardized, which is generally easy for people to accept.
Theoretical characteristics of Chinese medicine
Very macroscopic, relatively abstract, for those who have not systematically studied the theory, it is difficult to understand, if you have studied the theory of Chinese medicine, everything is so natural, in a sense, the concept of Chinese medicine is a large, guiding principles, while the details of the problem vary from person to person (including the patient, the doctor), and ultimately based on the effectiveness of treatment.
So, personal opinion.
(Putting aside such factors as patriotic feelings and respect for ancestors). No matter how far modern medicine advances, Chinese medicine will be around for a long time.
Although the theory of Chinese medicine has a history of 2,000 years, it is a process of gradual improvement, and not all the theories of Chinese medicine come from 2,000 years ago. For example, the now popular "Fuyang school" of thought, only from the Qing Dynasty onwards gradually appeared and practiced in the clinical application of Chinese medicine.
The process of the development of Chinese medicine is a process in which mankind has continued to understand nature, understand itself, transform nature and fight against diseases. There have been many twists and turns during this period, such as the witch-doctor dispute during the Zhou Dynasty; and there have also been many detours, such as the controversy over the abolition of Chinese medicine in modern times. But until today, Chinese medicine can still be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and applied in clinical practice, which must have its rationality, scientificity and efficacy.
In the process of purification by removing the essentials, the theories of Chinese medicine have gradually become clearer and clearer. What is wrong with certain ideas from two thousand years ago as long as they are in line with the characteristics of Chinese medicine and can be used as a guide for clinical treatment of diseases? In studying the writings of the ancients, as long as we can take the essence and remove the dross, inheriting in carrying forward and perfecting in inheriting, it will be fine.
Time really isn't an issue, not to mention that in some ways, our current generation just may not be much smarter than our ancestors. 😊
Chinese medicine is the Chinese nation up and down five thousand years, in symbiosis with nature in the accumulation of the theory of strong health, its main theme is the unity of heaven and man, people's illnesses from the external cold, heat and dampness; also from the human body is not adapted to the external environment of the internal evils, that is, what we call a variety of diseases.
The means of treatment, mainly to regulate the ability of people to adapt to the external environment, according to modern language is the human immune system, through the Chinese herbal medicine to restore your own resistance to disease, so that you can deal with the invasion of bacteria and viruses, that is, our human defense system, once the invasion of the external evils, your own defense immediately self-defense, when your defense out of the question, traditional Chinese medicine is to supplement your ability to defend themselves through traditional Chinese medicine.
The theories of Chinese medicine are never outdated, and their advancement is incomparable to that of Western medicine. Any major infectious diseases, many people died, why some people live well, proving that people's immune system is very strong, Chinese medicine is to emphasize the improvement of people's own immune system, which is the Chinese medicine advanced, Chinese medicine is not always headache, foot, emphasize the overall resistance of the human body, which is the essence of Chinese medicine, so Chinese medicine is never out of date, and will always be in the forefront of other medical theories.
Although Chinese medicine has its own advancement, it should also keep abreast of the times and incorporate advanced scientific and technological means into its own profound medical principles, so as to carry forward the motherland's ancient and advanced Chinese medicine.
Western medicine is the study of viruses and bacteria, bacterial mutation, resulting in the research of new drugs can not catch up with the speed of bacterial mutation, and in the long run, will certainly produce problems. Chinese medicine is the study of the human body, foreign evil (bacteria) into the human body, relying on the human body to open some of the "door", to let the foreign evil out of the body, so as to achieve the purpose of the disease, such as sweating, spit method, under the method, and so on. Chinese medicine theory, there are probably the following kinds, yin and yang theory, dirty image theory, six meridians theory, qi, blood and fluid theory, San Jiao theory, etc., which, Zhang Zhongjing master created six meridians identification theory, viscera dialectic theory is the classic theory of Chinese medicine. Among them, the six meridians identification theory is based on the basis of five movements and six qi, and five movements and six qi is based on the sun, the moon, the five stars (gold, wood, water, fire, earth and the twenty-eight stars of the star) on the earth's influence on the basis of these theories are ancient and sophisticated, in the ancient people of the senior staff to be preserved by the transmission of the down. Therefore, as long as the system of the sun, moon and five stars remains unchanged, the theories established under their structural system will never become obsolete. The system of dialectic theory of internal organs is based on the operation of the five elements, the five elements remain unchanged, its theoretical system will not change, under the guidance of the sub-system of the medical system will not change.
Chinese medicine has basically hovered between masturbation and deception since ancient times. At this stage, Chinese medicine is still unable to prove to itself that it is effective, and science can also confirm the basic ineffectiveness of Chinese medicine theories. Since there is no obvious difference in the physiological structure of the body of modern people compared to that of the ancients, the conclusions drawn by TCM theories should be the same for both the ancients and the modern people. Therefore, there is no question of ancient people applying Chinese medicine while modern people do not. Rather, from the very beginning, the theory of Chinese medicine has been a sophistry that pretends to be correct.
It's always been a cure, so why doesn't it apply?
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