thetheoryofTCM..doc

Basic theory of TCM Huangdi Neijing (Huangdi’s Classic of Internal Medicine) The book summarizes the therapeutic experiences and medical theories of that time period. One of the classical books The celebrated ancient Chinese doctors Hua Tuo Late Eastern Han Dynasty Mafei San His prescriptions were astonishingly effective. He had prescribed different medicines to treat the same illness. Causes of illness roots internally ,so the purgative works. Zhang Zhongjing The Chinese medical sage “医圣” He specialized in the study of typhoid fever. Contagions ;Contagious typhoid The so-called typhoid at that time includes cholera霍乱, dysentery痢疾, pneumonia肺炎, flu and some other acute contagious diseases. A complete system of theories on pathology, diagnosis, therapy and prescriptions for typhoid fevers was founded by Zhang Zhongjing. “Treatise on febrile and miscellaneous diseases” Sun Simiao “One needle saved two lives.”( a tale) Pregnant woman “Prescriptions worth a thousand gold for emergencies” “A supplement to prescriptions worth a thousand gold” Li Shizhen A great physician and pharmacologist “An outline of herb medicine” （本草纲目） The book, known as a brilliant achievement in TCM development, but also a momentous contribution to the world’s medicine and biology. The essential characteristics of TCM 整体观念 Concept of holism/entirety; Holistic concept; Holistic philosophy 辨证论治Determination of treatment based in pathogenesis obtained through differentiation of symptoms and signs 同病异治 treating the same disease with different therapies 异病同治 treating different diseases with the same therapy) 经络系统 system of meridians and collaterals 表里关系 exterior and interior relationship 整体观念贯穿于中医生理、病理、诊断、辩证和治疗的各个方面。 治疗的基本原则是补其不足，泻其有余。 The concept of holism runs through every aspect of traditional Chinese medicine including physiology, pathology, diagnosis, syndrome differentiation and treatment. 补其不足，泻其有余 Basic therapeutic principle in TCM is to reinforce insufficiency/defic