The basic theory of traditional Chinese medicine is a theoretical summary of human life activities and diseases, which mainly includes the theories of yin and yang, five elements, luck, dirty images, meridians and so on, as well as etiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, syndrome differentiation, treatment, prevention and health preservation. Speaking of China's medical culture, it has a long history of thousands of years, so it is very rich. However, both China people and foreigners lack a comprehensive and profound understanding of its rich cultural connotation, which leads to some misunderstandings. The fundamental reason is that for a long time, we have not studied and publicized the medical culture enough. In the long run, it is undoubtedly very unfavorable to the inheritance, development and promotion of Chinese medicine. Traditional Chinese medicine is commonly known as "materia medica" in China ancient books. The earliest monograph on traditional Chinese medicine in China is Shennong's Herbal Classic in Han Dynasty, and the Newly Revised Materia Medica promulgated by the government in Tang Dynasty is the earliest pharmacopoeia in the world. Sun Simiao's Prescription for Emergency Use and A Thousand Women in the Tang Dynasty collected the experience of diagnosis and treatment before the Tang Dynasty, which had a great influence on later physicians. Li Shizhen's Compendium of Materia Medica in Ming Dynasty summarized the experience of drug use before16th century, and made great contributions to the development of pharmacology in later generations. Traditional Chinese medicine is divided into Chinese patent medicine and Chinese herbal medicine according to the processing technology.
Nowadays, with the development and research of traditional Chinese medicine resources, many folk medicines also belong to the category of traditional Chinese medicine. Therefore, Chinese medicine is based on the theory of Chinese medicine and is used to prevent and treat diseases. Plants, animal minerals and their processed products, whether produced in China or abroad, are called traditional Chinese medicine. Traditional Chinese medicine has a unique theoretical system and application forms, which fully embodies the characteristics of natural resources, history and culture in China.
Traditional Chinese medicine has the saying that there are four qi and five flavors.
The four qi in TCM refers to the four qi of "heat", "temperature", "cold" and "cool". There is a saying that "the cold is hot, and the heat is cold", which means that if you have a cold, take medicine with hot air, and if you have a warm disease, take medicine with cold air. That is, yin and yang are combined.
The five flavors of traditional Chinese medicine refer to pungent, sweet, sour, bitter and salty. Each drug can deal with more than one symptom. For example, the drug "Xin", which is specially used to treat symptoms such as vascular obstruction, can play the role of dispersing stagnation, promoting qi circulation and promoting blood circulation. This representative Chinese herbal medicine includes mint, safflower and so on. There is also "Gan", which is most suitable for people who are weak or in urgent need of tonic, and has the functions of tonic, emergency and reconciliation. Representative Chinese herbal medicines are ginseng and angelica.
With the implementation of the new medical reform, the state has begun to pay attention to the public welfare of medical and health undertakings, and at the same time, its support for medical and health undertakings is also increasing. Under this premise, we should confidently publicize the "simplicity, convenience, experience and cheapness" of Chinese medicine treatment, and provide practical methods for the people to solve the problem of "expensive medical treatment". The use of traditional Chinese medicine is equivalent to reducing the economic burden from the perspective of patients; From the perspective of the hospital, it is equivalent to improving social benefits.