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aspects such as the contents of
the research,
the practical
foundation and
methodology.
In these wide ranging
ties,
the
most
important
and
most-
basic
tie
is the tie between
the theories of Chinese traditional
medicine
and
the somatic sciences theories concerning
the functional
states of
the
complex giant system of
the human
body.
Because of
the close ties between
the theories of
traditional Chinese medicine
and
the
theories of somatic
science concerning
the functional
states of
the complex giant system of
the human
body,
there has been
thorough research
and development
of
the
system theories
of Chinese traditional
medicine,
which
is the theoretical
basis of
the
common
development
of
traditional
Chinese
medicine and
somatic science.
What we
have called
traditional
Chinese medicine system theories are
not
in general
referring
to
traditional
meanings
of
the
theories of
traditional
Chinese
medicine,
but are the use of
the theories and methods
of system science,
the use of
the theories of
the functional states of
the
complex
giant
system
of
the
human
body
as
well
as
qualitative to
quantitative,
comprehensive
integration methodology,
to thoroughly study
the theoretical
system of China's traditional medicine to gradually forge
it into a system concept
of
traditional
Chinese
medicine
under modern
scientific
conditions.
As
for
the
description
of
macroscopic
characteristics of
the giant system of
the human
body,
use
the study of
the
laws
and
corresponding
principles and methods governing health and
disease prevention
and
cure
through
the
macroscopic
view
of overall
reactions
to analyze microscopic changes.
In this manner,
on
the basis of
continuing
to carry forward
all
reasonable
and outstanding
successes of
traditional Chinese
medicine,
we
will
fully
absorb and
digest the most
advanced and sharp edged
scientific achievements
of modern
science,
and
thus give rise to new ideas,
new principles and new methods
in traditional
Chinese medicines system theory.
The body
of
traditional Chinese
medicine
in
overall
view includes
three
levels.
The system of Chinese philosophical
thought,
the system of
the basic theories
of
traditional
Chinese
medicine,
and
the
body of
traditional Chinese
clinical
medicine.
Using
the theories and methods of
system science and using somatic science
theories and
methods concerning
the functional
states of
the complex,
giant system of
the human body
to
thoroughly research the body
of
traditional
Chinese medicine
will
allow
these
to
be tied together
at the three
levels to form and develop
a system
theory for traditional Chinese medicine.
.
In
the
historical
process
of
forming
and
developing
its
theoretical
system,
Chinese
traditional
medicine
continuously
widely
adopted
the excellent achievements Qf ancient
Chinese philosophy,
natural
science and
technology,
and
the humanities,
and focussed
them into the
crystallization
of China's ancient dialectical materialism
and theory and
practice of traditional Chinese medicine.
It gradually formed
the special
character of
traditional Chinese medicine and the philosophical
form of
a
unique dialectical
materialism,
traditional
Chinese medicine dialectics.
In
the past 2,000
plus
years,
it
has
accompanied
the
generation and
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development
of
the
system
of
traditional
Chinese
medicine,
with its
theoretical
system based on
the
basic
theories
and
clinical
system of
traditional
Chinese
medicine.
It
also
deeply penetrated
inside this
system,
and within
the system of
traditional Chinese
medicine,
it
was a
vital connection
and at
the same time an independent
level,
servinq as
a
guiding
ideology and
a philosophical
and theoretical
basis.
The
core and
outline of
the ideological
system of
traditional Chinese medicine is the
traditional
Chinese medicine theory
concerning
the
relationship between
man and
the universe^.
To use system sciences and
the theories of somatic
science to develop the system theories of
traditional
Chinese medicine,
it
is necessary
first of
all
to
use
the modern anthropic
theories,
conduct
thorough research,
to develop the theory
of
the
relationship between man
and
the
universe
in
the
system
of China's traditional
medicine.
The
anthropic
principle is
the
philosophical
basis
of
the
system of somatic
science,
just
as the
traditional Chinese
medicine idea of
theory of
the
relationship between man and
the universe
is the
philosophical
basis at
the center of the system of
traditional Chinese medicine.
The guiding ideology
of somatic science
is system theory which
is one
step above the
unification
of
the
integral
theory
and
the reduction
theory.
On
one
hand
it
makes
full
use of Western modern scientific
theories and technologies,
and
on
the
other
hand
also conscientiously
extracts oriental
and Chinese traditional
philosophical
ideas and medical
theories and techniques,
to
organically
and
creatively
develop somatic
science research.
The
forging of
modern anthropic
principles from the
ancient Chinese view of
the relationship between man and the universe came
out
of
just
this
sort
of
union.
Somatic
science
is guided
by the
anthropic
principles
in
its discussion of
the mutual
connections between
the complex
giant system
of
the human
body and the various levels of
the
universe.
Traditional Chinese medicine was guided
by
the concept
of
the
relationship between
man
and
the universe,
to primarily
discuss at the
macroscopic
level
the connections between man and nature.
Although there
are
large
differences between
the theories
and methods of
the
two,
they
are mutually intelligible.
The former does not deny or refute the
latter.
To the
contrary,
in
order
for
somatic science to know the human
body at
all
five levels of
the universe
in
an
overall,
systematic
and thorough
way,
it
must
conscientiously
absorb the philosophy,
medical
theory and
technical
accomplishments
of
traditional
Chinese medicine
over the
last
2,000 plus
years.
It must
make full
use of
the system of
traditional
Chinese medicine,
always maintaining the
use
of
the
basic
instruments,
which
are
the
use
of
the
human
system
of
senses
as
measurement
instruments.
"Real
actual
tools are the organs of sense that man
uses
to
understand
the
objective
world",
"Only
the
results
of
the
brain's
processing
of
the senses are
measurements
of
man's
understanding,
only
this
is
mans understanding of
the objective world.
Therefore,
a thorough
understanding
of quantum mechanics
measurement problems
requires the use
of man's system of senses as measurement instruments and
it
is not the use
of
the imagination as the instrument®.
The
health and
disease problems
medicine
wants
to
solve,
whether
it
is
Western
science
using
the
microscopic changes
in
the
cellular
tissue
of
organs
to
analyze the
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overall
reactions
to treat
the disease,
or
if
it
is Chinese traditional
medicine using
overall macroscopic
reactions to
analyze the microscopic
changes to
treat the disease,
or
if
is somatic science from the universal
view
to the expanded view,
from the microscopic view to the submicroscopic
view
to analyze
the human body at the macroscopic
level
,
none of
these can
divorce itself
from the human
body which exists as an
integral unit at the
macroscopic
level.
Therefore,
the
theories
and
practice of Chinese
traditional medicine is of
important
significance
for
the
creation and
development
of
somatic
science.
In
yet
another aspect,
traditional
Chinese medicine
is continuing
to develop
its view
of
the relationship
between man
and the universe,
its views of medicine and
its technological
basis
to further fully
utilize modern
science,
especially
the theories,
technologies and methods of somatic science and system science,
completely
absorbing
the scientific achievements of
the anthropic
principles.
Thus,
the system of philosophy and ideology of
traditional Chinese medicine must
be gradually enriched,
developed
and
enhanced,
completely
shedding
its
"simplistic"
forms
to become the guiding ideology for developing
a modern
system
theory
for
traditional
Chinese
medicine
and
to
become
the
philosophical
basis
for
a modern scientific system of
traditional Chinese
medicine
.
2.
Use of
the somatic science theories
on the
functional states of
the complex
qiant system
of
the human
body to thoroughly study the basic
theoretical
system of
traditional Chinese systems will
also,
at the points
of union
on the three system
levels,
form new principles and new ideas
in
the system theory of
traditional Chinese medicine such as the
Q1
,
Yin and
Yang
and
five
element
systems
of
the
functional
states,
the hidden
symptoms spirit
system functional
state theory
and the evidence—disease
system functional
state theory.
The
three systems
of
functional state
theories mentioned above are three basic
forms of
Chinese medicine system
theory summarizing
the understanding
and study
of
the human
body at the
macroscopic
level
,
from qiant systems
to
subsystems
and
from
the main
outline
to subbranches.
The
central
task
of
somatic
science
research
is
to
study the
functional
states of
the complex giant system of
the human
body,
which are
the
macroscopic
and
microscopic
functional
states
of
the
objective
environment of
the super giant system of
the universe
in
which man exists
and
the
laws governing
the control
and switching of
the functional
states
of
the human
body.
It must study the mechanisms of
the various functional
states of
the human
body.
It must study
the similarities and differences
of
the
various
functional
states
to
more
thoroughly
understand
the
charac teristics
of
the
various
functional
states
and
their
medical
significance.
It must study the process of
transition
from one functional
state to
another,
doing
exploratory research into the control
parameters
of altering
the functional states of
the human
body.
It must
study the
corresponding physical,
chemical,
biological
and somatic effects generated
by
the
various functional
states*.
Using these
theories of
functional
states,
it should probe the QI
,
Yin and Yang,
five element systems,
hidden
symptoms and spirit systems of
the
basic
theories
of
traditional Chinese
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medicine,
and
then probe further
to the evidence and disease system.
This
is the intimate union
of
traditional Chinese medicine and somatic science.
With
this
sort
of
union,
if
we
are
able
to
raise
to a new
level
traditional Chinese medicine which already has
a solid foundation of 2,000
years
of
practice,
and
also
has scientific theories which reflect the
highest
levels
of
modern
science,
this
will
undoubtedly
be
of very
important
significance
for
break throughs
in
somatic
science
and
the
theories of
traditional Chinese medicine.
The theories of
traditional
Chinese
medicine
are
not
summed
up
in
theories of
functional
states.
They
are not all
inclusive,
just as the
theories of
the functional states of
the complex giant system of
the human
body do
not include
all
research
in somatic science.
However,
the study
of
the macroscopic forms of
the operations,
transitions
and regulation
of
the
various
functional
states
of
the
human
body on
the basis of
the
theories of
QI ,
Yin and Yang
and the
five elements
is the
heart of
the
theoretical system
of
traditional
Chinese medicine.
The theories of
QI
,
Yin and Yang and five elements
in Chinese medicine are actually the use of
QI
as the basis of
the
giant
system
of
the
human
body,
the constant
evolving of
Yin
and
Yang
is
the core,
and
the five elements,
which are
five types of
QI
,
are the basis for the changes,
transition
and
regulation
of
the
various functional
states at the various
levels
in
the human
body.
The primary unigue
characteristic
of
the
theories
of traditional
Chinese
medicine
is
that
it
emphasizes QI
and deemphasizes the bodily
organs.
It
is precise concerning Qi and
imprecise concerning
the bodily
organs.
It
is precise on
the functional
states and imprecise on
the state
of
the
organs.
This
naturally
has
been
restricted
by
historical
conditions.
It
does
not
have
the
conditions and methods for modern
scientific experiments.
It
does
not
delve
down
into
the microscopic
levels
to
dissect and
analyze the
tissue and cells of
the organs
of
the
human
body.
However,
the basic reason
for this
lies
in
the
fact that the
basic
philosophy
of
the
theories
and
methods
of
traditional Chinese
medicine does not think this way.
It holds that the universe,
all
things,
and
the
human body
are all
made up
of
QI
.
To
further break down the
universe,
all
things,
and
the
human
body
into
its
smallest
parts
is
nothing more than the minute state of
QI
.
The most microscopic
form of
QI
and
QI which has been coalesced
into a certain
form of
QI
(organ)
are all
forms
in
which QI
exist.
Only certain types of
QI
form
"the changes of
the universe"
and form the organs
of
the
human
body,
to make
the human
body
an
entity
with
various
functional states and
their corresponding
activities
and
changes.
It
is
only
necessary
to
have
a thorough
understanding of
the
laws
governing
the changes of
the functional
states
of
the different kinds of
QI
through which
the universe,
all
things and
man are
mutually
limiting,
to have
a firm grasp of nature and man,
which
are the
laws of
the QI
of
the
heavens,
earth
and
man.
One
can
then
further have
a firm
grasp of
the
laws of
the growth and aging process of
man,
his health,
and
the prevention and cure
of disease.
Therefore,
the
theories of
traditional Chinese medicine place
a great deal
of emphasis on
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