Initiating Hehe see text medical system of traditional Chinese medicine and biomedicine to realize health cycle of human beings.

Author: Jie-Hua WANG ^{1
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Author Information

1. Foreign Languages School, Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, China. wangtcm@
2. com
Publication Type:Journal Article
MeSH: Cognition; Health; Humans; Integrative Medicine; Medicine; Medicine, Chinese Traditional
From: Chinese journal of integrative medicine 2011;17(12):945-949
CountryChina
Language:English
Abstract: This paper suggests a novel approach concerning the medical treatment of human beings, which appears to be economically and practically superior to either biomedicine or traditional medicine. A brand new medical system-Hehe [see text] medicine, has been proposed based on a preventive-biomedical-psycho-social treatment model. This is characterized by a dual approach in which life nurturing is consistently practised and medical treatment is applied when necessary in order to maintain a healthy life. Its core value would facilitate the self-restoration to health and self-adaptation to nature through health cultivation and medical means. Medical services would be firstly provided to the prevention of potential disease germinating in the human body, and clinical medical treatment would be the last resort of systematic medical practice. This paper discusses not only this new concept but also the advantages of traditional Chinese medicine and biomedicine, especially how both medical systems compare in cognitive style, on a cultural level, and on a technical level.