Exploring the Connotation of Induction of Doctor-Patient Relationship in Traditional Chinese MedicineBased on the Theory of Congruence Between Manifestation and Root Cause from The Inner Canon of YellowEmperor （《黄帝内经》）
10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2024.20.002
- VernacularTitle:基于《黄帝内经》标本相得理论探析中医医患关系的感应内涵
- Author:
Mengfei LYU
1
;
Qicheng ZHANG
1
Author Information
1. School of Chinese Classics，Beijing University of Chinese Medicine，Beijing，100029
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
doctor-patient relationship;
congruence between manifestation and root cause;
The Inner Canon of Yellow Emperor （《黄帝内经》）;
induction;
philosophy of traditional Chinese medicine
- From:
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2024;65(20):2070-2074
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Under the understanding of qi monism and the unity of body and spirit， the doctor-patient relationship in traditional Chinese medicine is subordinate to the induction relationship of the natural holism， which has profound philosophical connotations in traditional Chinese medicine. Based on the theory of congruence between manifestation and root cause from The Inner Canon of Yellow Emperor （《黄帝内经》）， we analysed the inductive connotation of the doctor-patient relationship from three levels： at the level of natural root， doctors and patients， as individuals in the qi world， have a deep and broad pattern to reach the root of cosmic generation and transformation； at the level of individual life， doctors are relatively harmonious internally and externally and are quiet and sensitive， and they have the potential ability to assist the patients who deviate from the healthy state to return to their own yin and yang balance； at the level of specific treatment， doctors and patients sense each other， forming a space-time field where spirit and qi are connected， so that the patient's qi and blood can be easily regulated and returned to the healthy state by calming mind and spirit， and at the same time， in the positive change of the qi， both sides will be converted to neutral and harmonious state together. This kind of induction relationship is based on the principle of spirit governing qi， with "inaction" as the root， which is the source of vitality of "nothingness" in the process of Chinese medicine treatment as "the generation cycle of the Being and the Nothingness".
