Traditional Chinese medicine regards the human body as the unity of qi, shape and spirit based on the theory of Yin-Yang and Five Elements, and explores the cause, nature, location, pathogenesis and changes of internal organs, meridians, joints, qi, blood and body fluid through the method of "observing, hearing and inquiring".
judging the growth and decline of pathogenic factors, and then getting the name of the disease, and summarizing the syndrome types. Based on the principle of syndrome differentiation and treatment, the treatment methods of "sweating, vomiting, purgation, harmony, warming, clearing, tonifying and eliminating" are formulated, and various treatment methods such as traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture, massage, cupping, qigong and dietotherapy are used to make the human body achieve the harmony of yin and yang and recover.
On October 1, 218, the World Health Organization first included Chinese medicine in its globally influential medical program.
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Traditional Chinese medicine is based on traditional medicine created by working people of Han nationality in China, so it is also called Chinese medicine. It is a subject that studies human physiology, pathology, diagnosis and prevention of diseases.
Chinese medicine was born in primitive society, and the theory of Chinese medicine was basically formed in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and it was summarized and developed in all previous dynasties. In addition, it has a far-reaching influence on countries in the Chinese character cultural circle, such as Japanese medicine, Korean medicine, Korean medicine, and Vietnamese eastern medicine, which are all developed on the basis of Chinese medicine.
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) bears the experience and theoretical knowledge of the ancient people in China in fighting diseases. It is a medical theoretical system gradually formed and developed through long-term medical practice under the guidance of ancient simple materialism and spontaneous dialectical thinking.
Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Traditional Chinese Medicine