How to Understand Traditional Chinese Medicine and China Traditional Culture

In a sense, it can be said that TCM was born and developed on the basis of China traditional culture.

For example, the theory of yin-yang and five elements, which has the greatest influence on traditional Chinese medicine. Traditional Chinese medicine links the five zang-organs with the five elements. Chinese medicine believes that the heart belongs to fire, the liver belongs to wood, the spleen belongs to gold, the kidney belongs to water and the lung belongs to earth. Common diseases are divided into two aspects: yin and yang, which contain the traditional holistic system thought. For example, the kidney mentioned in Chinese medicine does not refer to the kidney, but refers to the whole system related to the kidney, including the urinary system and reproductive system. Wait a minute.

Generally speaking, TCM is a very extensive and profound theoretical system. It includes not only the factors of people's own food, clothing, housing and transportation, but also the factors of harmonious coexistence between people and nature. It takes more than a few words to make it clear.