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the changes of
QI
in
the
universe,
all
things and
the human
body.
It
looks at
the changes
in the
activities of
the entity of
the human
body
from the viewpoint
of
changing
and
regulating
the
activities
of
the
functional
states.
In
the
system theories
of
traditional Chinese medicine,
the QI
,
Yin
and Yang
and
five
element
system
functional
state
theories
are the
outline.
They
run
throughout
the
entire
philosophy and
ideology of
traditional Chinese
medicine,
the
basic
theories
of
traditional
Chinese
medicine
and
the
clinical
practice
of
traditional
Chinese medicine.
Furthermore,
the theory that the QI
of
essence
is
form
and
the
QI
of
spirit
is change,
or which is also called
the functional
state theory that
the
QI
of essence
is form and
the
QI
of
spirit
is
change,
is
the basic
theory of
traditional Chinese medicine concerning physiology.
Based
to the theory of
the
QI
of essence
is form and
the Qtb©f spirit
is change,
traditional
Chinese
medicine
generalizes
the
state
of
the
organs of
the human
body into the system of
hidden symptoms and spirits.
The hidden symptoms system is
an
whole
concept.
The
hidden symptoms
concept
thoroughly
and
briefly
summarizes
the
special
nature of
the
theories of
traditional
Chinese medicine.
It takes
the material
structure
of
the
human
body
to be
a model
such as this:
the five viscera
- hearts,
lungs,
liver,
kidneys
and
stomach
and
the
six
bowels,
the channels,
networks
and
points,
and
the
essence,
QI
,
spirits,
blood,
saliva and
liguids.
All
of
these
are
hidden
inside
the
human
body,
but their
symptoms
can
bee
seen
from
the
outside.
It
is very obvious that the
theories of
traditional Chinese
medicine do
not think
in
the
manner of
constantly analyzing and dissecting this material
structure of
the body
to
find out
just what they
are
made
of.
They
emphasize
the
aspect of
functional
state,
analyzing and
studying
the external
charac teristics of
the various functional
states between
the hidden symptom
systems,
between
the various
viscera and
bowels,
between
the essence,
QI
,
spirit,
blood,
saliva and
liguids,
between
the viscera
and
bowel
essence,
QI
,
spirit,
blood,
saliva
and
liguids,
and
the transportation routes of
the channels
and
networks
in
order
to
analyze
and
become
familiar
with
the
charac teristics of
the biological
structures of
the organs hidden inside
the body and their operational
mechanisms.
An intelligent doctor would
be
familiar
with
the
operation
and
transition mechanisms of these bodily
functional
states,
and
would
recognize
the
characteristics
of
these
functional states
and their
physiological
and pathological
significance,
and would know the
control
parameters
for
regulating
these functional
states,
and would
be able to determine
if someone were
to
live or die.
The theories of
traditional
Chinese medicine hold
that
the human
body
L s not only
a
living organism,
and not
only possesses
a material
hidden
symptom
structure,
but
man
also possessed highly complex spiritual
and
emotional
activities.
There are
not
only
pathological
factors
of
the
material
form,
but there were also unique psychological
factors of special
forms of consciousness.
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What
is most prominent
is that
from the
time of
the "Neijing"
,
the
theories of
traditional Chinese
medicine accurately viewed
the entity of
the human body as existing
in
a subjective and objective environment where
he interacted with the universe,
and the hidden symptoms and
the spirit of
man were united.
It also united
the
state of
the organs
and functional
states
based
on
the
material
form
of
the
hidden
symptoms with the
emotional
state
of
the spirit
form.
Therefore,
the hidden
symptoms and
spirits systems
of
the
human
body were united.
This united
the state of
the organs,
the functional
state and the spiritual
state of
the body.
The
"Neijing” outlined
the uniting
of
these three states very clearly.
"The
blood
,
hidden
pulse,
organs
nutrition,
QI
,
essence and
spirits are
’
,
and
"The
kidneys conceal
hidden
by
the five
the blood and
the blood houses
the soul,
the spleen conceals the nutrition and
the nutrition
houses the
thoughts”,
the
heart conceals
the pulse and
the pulse houses the spirit,
the
lungs conceal
the QI
and
the QI
houses the animal
spirits,
the kidneys
conceal
the
essence
and
the
essence houses will".
The
liver,
spleen,
heart,
lungs and kidneys are the five viscera and
blood,
pulse,
nutrition,
QI
and
essence are
the five
forces arising out of
the five viscera,
and
they are also the material
forms of
the human
body.
They arise out of
the
five viscera
of
the
human
body
and also
move back
and forth among
the
viscera
and
connect
the
five
viscera,
thus
forming
activities
and
transition
of
the various functional
states of
the human
body.
Ihe soul,
animal
spirits,
thoughts,
spirits,
and
the
will
are
the five
states of
consciousness.
The emotional
states of
these five states of consciousness
do not exist independently,
but are always closely
tied
in
with the state
of
the
five viscera
and
the functional
states of
the five forces arising
from the five viscera,
moving
back
and
forth,
and
changing.
"Liver-
spleen
- nutrition
- thoughts,
heart
- pulse - spirit,
lungs
soul
blood
QI
— animal
symptoms
and
medicine.
It
organ states.
essence
will",
this
is the concealed
spirits,
kidneys
spirits
system
of
the
human
body
of
traditional Chinese
is an exceptionally simple and
precise model
for the human
functional states and emotional
states^.
The basic special
characteristics and superiority of
the
body
of
theories
of traditional
Chinese
medicine
lie
in
the
thorough
and
detailed
analysis
and
understanding of
the macroscopic entity reactions
to the
various complex
functional states and
the analysis and regulation
of changes
in
the states
of
the bodily organs and emotional states to
maintain health
and prevent
and cure diseases,
to
a
level
where one
is able
to determine
if someone
is
to
live or die.
Because evidence and disease are used
by the
theories of
traditional
Chinese medicine
to describe the range of abnormalities and imbalances
in
the giant system of
the human body as
well
as
the appearance
of various
pathological
states,
and
because
it
is
the evidence which guides the
clinical diagnosis and treatment
of
traditional
Chinese
medicine,
this
theory crosses over
from the body of
basic
theories of
traditional Chinese
medicine
to
its clinical
practice.
It
is also part
of
the clinical system
of
traditional
Chinese
medicine.
It
is
the
core of diagnostic and
treatment theory and methods.
We will discuss
the theory
of evidence and
disease system functional
states
in
the next section.
hi
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3 .
The
central
theory,
basic
principle
and method
of
the body
of
traditional Chinese medicine
clinical
practice
is
dialectic
treatment.
Ihe
basic
and
central
theory
of
dialectic
treatment
is the theory of
evidence and disease system functional
state.
Evidence
generally
refers
to
the
comprehensive
range
of
the
pathological states
of
the
giant system
of
the
human
body.
It
is the
macroscopic parameters of
this type of
functional
state.
It signifies the
overall
reaction
of
the
body
being
in
this sort of
functional
state.
Chinese medicine
is not only dialectic,
it also diagnoses diseases.
Zhang
Zhongjing systematically established
the principle of
"Examination,
Pulse,
Diagnosis and Cure”
based on
the
three Yins
and the
three Yangs.
ihis
basically established
the theory
of dialectic
treatment and
the body of
clinical
practice,
which
has
been
continually
enriched
and
further
developed
by
those who
followed
him.
It
is very obvious that whether
it
is based on
the dialectics of
the
six
channels
or
viscera
and bowels
channels,
both
are
theories
of
the
functional
state of
the evidence-
disease
system
centered
around
dialectics
to
deeply
analyze various
pathological
functional
states of
the human
body,
to thoroughly understand
the operational
mechanisms of
these functional
states and
to understand
their
differences
and
similarities,
their
special characteristics and
their pathological significance,
their transition and evolutionary process
and
how to be able
to regulate and improve the control
parameters of
these
functional
states,
thus
achieving
the
reguirement
for
treatment
of
"careful
examination
of
the
Yin and Yang states and regulate
it
in order
to put
it
in balance".
The theory of
the functional states of
the evidence —
disease system
xs
another
important
connection
between
the
theories
of
traditional
Chinese medicine and
the theories of
the functional states of
the complex
giant system
of
the human body
in somatic science.
On
this connection
is
based
the
special
character
and
superiority
of
traditional
Chinese
medicine which
is built
on
the foundation of
traditional Chines medicine
theories and clinical
practice,
as
well
as
system
science
and somatic
science
which
are
built
on
the
foundation
of
the
theories
of
the
functional states of
the
complex giant
system of
the human
body.
With
these
foundations,
we
must
fully
absorb
modern scientific
theory and
achievements,
thoroughly study
this open,
conscious,
complex giant system
of
the
human
body,
and
the various complex pathological
functional
states
manifest
at the macroscopic
entity reaction
level,
and
thoroughly study
the
laws
governing
the
activities,
transition
and regulation
of
these
functional
states.
We must make
full use
of
and
categorize the abundant
scientific
contents
of
Chinese
traditional medicine clinical dialectic
treatment theories and methods,
and gradually
elevate
it
to the
leading
edge at the forefront of modern science.
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III.
THE DIRECTION OF GROWTH FOR TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE SYSTEM
THEORY
I he
direction
of
strategic
development
for
China's
traditional
medicine
is
the modernization
of
its
theories and
its clinical
system.
Its
primary
avenues
of
development
are
through
the
development
of
traditional Chinese
medicine
system
theories
or
through
the intimate
combination
of
traditional
Chinese
medicine
and
somatic
science,
especially the intimate combination
of
the theories of
traditional Chinese
medicine
and
the
theory
of
the functional
states of
the complex giant
system of
the human
body
to
spur
on
the
modernization
of
traditional
Chinese medicine
to achieve
major advances
in
its body of
theories,
and
thus
launch major breakthroughs
in
the
clinical
system
of
traditional
Chinese medicine,
gradually making
the transition
from traditional Chinese
medicine
to modern Chinese medicine.
Since the founding
of
the
Peoples'
Republic
of
China,
traditional
Chinese medicine
and
herbs
have,
on
one hand,
seen more vigorous growth
than at any other time
in history,
yet on
the other hand,
it seems
to
be
more and
more
in
danger
of
fading out.
In
the modern era,
traditional
Chinese medicine has been subjected
to
more critical
examination
than
at
any other
time
in history.
In modern
times,
traditional Chinese medicine
is
facing
three
major
challenges,
which
are
the
four
medicines,
international
Chinese
medicine and
the new
scientific and technological
revolution7 .
In modern
times,
there
have also
been pregnant
possibilities
for major
developments
in
traditional Chinese
medicine.
It is
worth noting
that
some of
the problems
in
the forefront which modern physical
science,
life
sciences and
system sciences
are attempting
to solve
are exactly those
areas where somatic science research is
concentrated,
forming
a new area
for growth
with extremely
good hopes for breakthroughs.
Somatic science
research has initially disclosed
the very
deep inherent
connection which
exists
between
traditional
Chinese
medicine,
QIGONG,
and ESP.
It has
united
these three into
one
as
a
complete
field
of
research,
making
traditional Chinese medicine the key
to gradually more deeply disclose the
mysteries of
the complex giant system of
the human
body.
In
this manner,
the combining
of
traditional Chinese medicine and somatic science research
has been propelled
to
the forefront
of modern
science,
and
it may very
possibly
become
a
new
science
which
will
achieve major developmental
breakthroughs
in new areas of growth.
This
is necessary
for the modern
development
of
traditional
Chinese
medicine,
and
it
is
also
an
opportunity.
If
traditional
Chines medicine
can grasp
the opportunities
of
this
period,
it
will
make
progress that could
be of
history changing
significance
.
I he linking of
traditional Chinese medicine
and somatic
science and
their
common
development
can
allow the theories of
traditional Chinese
medicine and
the theories of
the
functional states
of
the
complex giant
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