Historical events of integrated traditional Chinese and western medicine

As early as the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, western medicine had spread in China, and some western medical knowledge was brought to China from the west by Jesuits, such as Brief Introduction to People and Portrait of People edited by Deng. At this time, some doctors in the field of traditional Chinese medicine began to accept the theory of western medicine, such as Bi and Jin-Hee Kim, and they accepted the memory theory in the brain. Wang thinks that the four elements of water, wind, fire and earth in the west are similar to China's theory of five elements, so he uses them to connect with the theory of Taiji Yin and Yang in traditional Chinese medicine, and also uses the theory of viviparous to elaborate the theory of Mingmen. Wang Xuequan, on the other hand, thinks that the anatomical knowledge introduced in "An Introduction to the Human Body" and "A Picture of the Human Body" can make up for the shortcomings of traditional Chinese medicine, but there are also some shortcomings, so we should "believe its credibility without suspecting its suspicion".

/kloc-After the middle of the 9th century, western medicine was introduced into China in large quantities, and the arrival of missionaries, the translation of western medicine books, the establishment of western medicine schools and hospitals, and the absorption of foreign students quickly impacted the traditional medicine in China. Faced with this grim situation, there has been a split in the field of Chinese medicine. Some people think that Chinese medicine is perfect and there is no need to learn from others. Some people think that Chinese medicine is useless and should accept the contents of western medicine in its entirety. On the other hand, the school of Chinese and western medicine thinks that Chinese and western medicine have their own strengths, and they should absorb the strengths of western medicine and use them for Chinese medicine. However, there are also great differences in specific understanding and methods between Chinese and Western Huitong School.