Research on the Mental Model of Modern Traditional Chinese Medicine and Its Reshaping Strategies Under the Theoretical Paradigm of The Inner Canon of Yellow Emperor （《黄帝内经》）
10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2025.07.002
- VernacularTitle:《黄帝内经》理论构建范式下的现代中医心智模式研究及重塑策略
- Author:
Yaoyao HUANG
1
;
Jie LI
1
;
Junlong SHEN
1
Author Information
1. School of Health Economics and Management，Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine，Nanjing，210023
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
mental model;
theoretical paradigm;
The Inner Canon of Yellow Emperor （《黄帝内经》）;
theory construction
- From:
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2025;66(7):663-668
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
The Inner Canon of Yellow Emperor （《黄帝内经》） constructs its theoretical system under the influence of the holistic， symbolic， and holographic mental models of traditional Chinese medicine （TCM）. It lays the theoretical foundation of TCM and provides a paradigm for TCM theory construction， serving as an original academic gene and theoretical source for the inheritance and innovation of modern TCM. Based on the theoretical paradigms derived from The Inner Canon of Yellow Emperor， the holistic mental model， the symbolic mental model， and the holographic mental model in shaping nature-human medicine theory， imagery-based theory， and fractal theory， this study revealed that TCM theory relies on the cognitive framework of traditional cultural mental models. On this basis， we proposed that the modern TCM mental model should return to its roots while fostering innovation， integrating tradition with modernity by combining macroscopic with microscopic perspectives， scientific with humanistic cognition， as well as evidence-based research with digital and artificial intelligence technologies. Furthermore， with a future-oriented approach， this paper discussed on the strategies for reshaping the modern TCM mental model from three dimensions of TCM diagnosis and treatment， TCM education， and TCM research， which could not only preserve the traditional clinical thinking characteristics of TCM， but also innovate modern TCM practice.
