Therapeutic Procedure Based on "Sho" Concept: Its Foresight in The Future
10.3937/kampomed.56.879
- VernacularTitle:随証治療・その将来の展望
- Author:
Katsutoshi TERASAWA
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Kampo;
Sho;
review
- From:Kampo Medicine
2005;56(6):879-892
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
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Abstract:
Historically, modern Western medicine has developed with the natural science which is based on element reduction theory. On the other hand, Kampo medicine recognizes human beings as a whole, which has cumulated empirical knowledge based on the “Sho” concept. This lecture intends to make clear both the meaning of the “Sho” concept in the field of medicine, problems which we have to overcome in the future, and then propose ways to develop the “Sho” concept as a holistic medical system.
