Traditional Chinese medicine is an important part of traditional medicine in China, with a long history, which can be traced back to ancient China thousands of years ago. Based on the theory of Yin-Yang, Five Elements, Zang-Fu and Meridian, TCM regulates the internal environment balance of human body by means of traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture and massage, so as to achieve the purpose of treating diseases.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that there is a close relationship between various organs in the human body and between the human body and the external environment. When a disease occurs, health can be restored by adjusting the internal environment balance of the human body. Traditional Chinese medicine emphasizes the overall concept and dialectical treatment, pays attention to prevention and health care, emphasizes individualized treatment, and pays attention to solving problems from the root.
Traditional Chinese medicine has rich theoretical and practical experience, including a large number of classic prescriptions and acupoints. For example, Mahuang decoction, Guizhi decoction, Liuwei Dihuang pill, acupoint Zusanli, Hegu and so on. These experiences and knowledge have been proved to be scientific and effective by modern science.
Significance of traditional Chinese medicine
Chinese medicine is scientific. After thousands of years of inspection, Chinese medicine has experienced the inspection of SARS and COVID-19, which shows that Chinese medicine is scientific. Traditional Chinese medicine is practical medicine. Chinese medicine has accumulated for thousands of years, and the theory of Chinese medicine comes from the summary of practice. Under the guidance of theory, TCM treatment should be enriched and developed with the doctor's personal experience.
Traditional Chinese medicine attaches importance to the overall concept. Chinese medicine attaches great importance to the integrity and unity of the human body and regards the human body as an organic whole. At the same time, we attach importance to the unity of man and nature. The unity of the internal and external environment of the human body and the unity of the human body itself is the overall concept of traditional Chinese medicine.