Chapter 141: Chinese Medicine and Philosophy (2)

"In Chinese philosophy, all things in heaven and earth are a whole, and things and things are parts of a whole, and each part is interrelated and inseparable, not an isolated individual without a relationship, and the mutual relationship between the whole is relative, and it is mutually restrained and promoted. Our five internal organs and six internal organs are mutually reinforcing relative to the five elements, and the balance of yin and yang in the human body will be healthy, and the imbalance of yin and yang will go wrong. This theory of yin and yang is actually to use the law of opposites, unity, and complementarity between things to judge and analyze people's physiological and pathological conditions, and then carry out corresponding treatment. Wang Ming saw that the other party's attitude had changed a lot, nodded with satisfaction, and replied.

"Teacher, these theories seem to many people to be very mysterious and unclear. For example, the so-called meridians in Chinese medicine cannot actually be found. Nowadays, many Western doctors are using these to attack Chinese medicine and belittle Chinese medicine!" said a somewhat radical student to Wang Ming, who could not prove this in theory.

Wang Ming also knows that these students and even old professors can't prove these problems theoretically. He nodded and continued:

"Actually, it's very clear. For example, according to the doctrine of the five elements of yin and yang, what the liver belongs to and what the stomach belongs to seems to have no basis, this is because you are not based on the anatomy of life. So I make a point, which is vipassana anatomy. Vipassana is a Buddhist term in China, which is used to contemplate the relationship between the internal organs and qi and blood. Nowadays, the dissection of Western medicine is done on the corpse, and what kind of organ can be seen clearly, but it does not mean that this is the case in the living body. Weishenme said that the meridians can't be found? The meridians are the flow of qi and blood, which can only be reflected in a living body, and cannot be found on a corpse. This is our own life science, which has long had its own set of scientific theories. ”

"Now I will talk about the three major directions of Western medicine, which are actually the concepts of Chinese medicine!"

"I don't know if you've observed it, but I think you know a lot more about Western medicine than Chinese medicine. After all, most of you are here to get that certificate, and now I will say this: the first is to change from focusing on the diseases of life to focusing on life and people. In the past, we paid too much attention to people's diseases, and the more we looked for them, the more we looked for them. There are more and more medicines, but the effect is not very obvious. If you don't pay attention to the sick and just go for the sick, you are putting the cart before the horse. In fact, people are more important. This transformation contains a very important concept of Chinese medicine, which is to see people as a whole rather than just a part.

The second is to emphasize that preventive medicine is more important than curative medicine, and that health preservation is more important than curing diseases. "The Yellow Emperor's Neijing: Su Wen" said that "the disease of mortals is not sick but not sick", therefore. The theory of Chinese medicine is not to implement the treatment of diseases, but to implement the treatment of people in Chinese medicine, and not to treat the existing diseases and cure the diseases.

The third is to mobilize the self-healing ability of the human organism as much as possible, rather than relying on external forces such as medication and surgery to solve the problem. Nowadays, many homeopathic remedies and natural remedies have emerged in the West, which basically adopt the concept of traditional Chinese medicine, such as using physiotherapy methods such as massage, massage and acupuncture, etc., to try to find the cause of the disease and not stay on the surface symptoms of the disease. ”

When Wang Ming finished speaking, there was a silence below. Wang Ming also gave them a little time to think.

"I was taught what the teacher said just now. Now the students are asking the teacher, there is a saying that "if you are sick, you often get Chinese medicine", how to understand this?" After a while, a person stood up and asked Wang Ming. …,

"Traditional Chinese medicine, weishenme is called traditional Chinese medicine. Modern people understand that it is named because it is the medical skill of the Chinese nation, and of course I have no objection. But you should understand it fundamentally! What this student said is the words in the "Hanshu Yiwen Zhi Fang Technique Strategy", which is mentioned in this part of the scriptures. "If you are sick and not cured, you often get Chinese medicine". Traditional Chinese medicine is not here to treat diseases, but to maintain health and treat people, the first is to treat people, and the second is to treat diseases. Qian Dazhao of the Qing Dynasty also mentioned that "not taking medicine is traditional Chinese medicine". The "Chinese medicine" mentioned here is not traditional Chinese medicine in the current sense, but the concept of traditional Chinese medicine in the traditional sense, which is one of the "upper medicine to govern the country, Chinese medicine to treat people, and lower medicine to cure diseases". This Chinese medicine is the middle way, which is to maintain a state of moderation and peace. Our health preservation is also to seek a middle way, that is, to be neutral and peaceful. ”

Wang Ming deeply feels the state of these students studying Chinese medicine, and knows a lot of knowledge, but because of education, there are very few people who can really understand medical science, and now Wang Ming seems to be increasing the solidity of their foundation!

"Did I hear what you just said that Chinese medicine is more about practicing some concepts, not just healing?" It was a professor in the front row who asked this.

Wang Ming didn't look at the other party, he knew that such a person might be the first batch of people to receive Westernized education, and he was already a little Westernized in his bones. But Wang Ming still said:

"I don't know if you have heard that Chinese medicine is the 'study of life' in traditional Chinese culture?"

Hearing Wang Ming's rhetorical question, the professor nodded, he was not embarrassed by Wang Ming, he was indeed a little confused, "I've heard it." ”

"Teacher, explain it to us!" the students below asked curiously.

When Wang Ming heard the professor say this, he knew that the other party did not immediately say what this sentence contained, so he nodded and prepared to explain: "All the theories I mentioned just now are talking about it, that is, Chinese medicine is the "science of life" in traditional Chinese culture. The latter "sheng" is life, and the first "sheng" is a verb, which is used to strengthen the later "sheng", that is, how to continue life and make people live healthier and longer. !

Regarding the positioning of traditional Chinese medicine, it is defined as "the tool of life" in traditional Chinese culture, and it is a variety of tools and methods to maintain life, health and beauty. It is mentioned in the "Hanshu Art and Literature Chronicles and Fang Technique Strategy" that "those who are skilled are all born with tools". Many things, including the scriptures, that is, the medical scriptures, are a method and means to make life more enjoyable. There is a "tool for life", there will be "life and life", and many ancient Chinese books have also talked about the truth of life, including respecting life, noble life, health preservation, hygiene, and rebirth. First of all, we must respect and cherish life, how to better maintain our life, we need to maintain health, defend life, and control our life. ”

ps:I originally wanted to make a chapter.,But I can't stand it when I write about this brain.,Wash and sleep first.,Forgive me (to be continued...... …… ,