Understanding and Innovation of New Theory of TCM Syndrome Differentiation Based on Holism

VernacularTitle:基于整体观理解和创新中医病机辨证新理论
Author: Fang YE ¹ ; Xue-Ping ZHOU ; Hai-Bo CHENG ; Mian-Hua WU ; Zhong-Ying ZHOU
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1. 南京中医药大学第一临床医学院
Keywords: holism; theory of qi-monism; syndrome differentiation and treatment; pathogenesis
From: Journal of Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2017;33(5):436-439
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: It is believed that theory of qi-monism is the core of TCM theories,which guides the syndrome differentiation and treatment of TCM.The different differentiations methods of TCM,such as syndrome differentiation in accordance with eight principles,syndrome differentiation in accordance with five-zang organs,syndrome differentiation in accordance with qi,blood and body fluid and syndrome differentiation in accordance with six meridians,are all the methods used to understanding the pathogenesis of human body's yin-yang balance.In fact,TCM pathogenesis refers to understand the mechanism of health,oc-currence and development of disease from the perspective and thinking of Chinese medicine.While,theory of qi-monism com-bined with theories of yin and yang,visceral manifestations,qi,blood and body fluid,six meridians,constitutes the epistemo-logical basis of the holism of TCM.