How to learn Chinese medicine well-for those who are interested in Chinese medicine and are interested in mastering it in depth. ...

Many people have benefited from Chinese medicine, and after years of illness, they have finally recovered, so they have become interested in Chinese medicine and want to know more. So he asked me many questions, such as is Chinese medicine difficult to learn? How to learn Chinese medicine well? Where should I start? What books to read first and so on. I try to answer slowly, but sometimes I wonder if the simple Chinese medicine books I provide really meet the needs of others. Are those really Chinese medicine books? If others listen to me and read these books, will they waste time and energy instead of getting real results? After thinking for a long time, I feel it is necessary to write something seriously and systematically talk about how to learn Chinese medicine. It is also a comprehensive answer to the person who asked me questions.

In recent years, many people in the society advocate banning Chinese medicine, which makes people feel a lot worried and helpless about the future of Chinese medicine. What happened to Chinese medicine? How has the traditional Chinese medicine, which has been circulating in China and several neighboring countries for more than 2,000 years, become more and more unsuitable in modern times? Is the theory of traditional Chinese medicine itself flawed? Or are those who study Chinese medicine not really studying Chinese medicine? Can Chinese medicine really not cure diseases? Is it necessary for TCM to exist? I think this kind of problem has also troubled many people in society.

As we all know, Chinese medicine is an ancient natural medicine. It is the knowledge about nature summed up by the ancient people in China who observed the laws of natural changes for a long time. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is characterized by being traditional and natural, and has not been carved by modern science, so it has a simple atmosphere. Moreover, it is a science rooted in the traditional culture of China, closely intertwined with other traditional knowledge of China, such as arithmetic, astronomy, geography, astrology and prediction. The theoretical basis of TCM is exactly the same as the philosophical basis of China traditional culture, so TCM is destined to have its philosophical and medical attributes, and it is a kind of medicine mixed with ancient naive philosophical theories. So Chinese medicine is both philosophy and medicine.

Modern medicine is the product of the development of modern science and technology. We generally call it western medicine because it comes from the west. Modern science has its own set of standards. Everything that meets its standards is scientific and acceptable. If it does not meet its standards, it is unscientific, superstitious and rubbish and should be discarded. Although modern science is constantly developing, it will never accept unscientific things. In the view of modern science, TCM is purely empirical medicine, without scientific theoretical guidance (yin-yang and five elements are unscientific), mouse experiments and data support from modern statistics. So TCM is not a science. This has also created that in this era of modern science, Chinese medicine can only survive on the edge, and it is impossible to be elegant. Therefore, the status of traditional Chinese medicine in modern times can be imagined. With the development of modern science and technology, scientific modern medicine has developed rapidly, while traditional and natural Chinese medicine has gradually shrunk. As for Chinese medicine, fortunately, it still exists in the cracks of modern medicine and has not been extinct.

As for economic factors, modern medicine is the darling of market economy, which will create momentum, make money and develop. With deep pockets, it naturally dominates the medical market. Traditional Chinese medicine can neither publicize nor make money, and it is even more difficult to make greater progress in theory, so it can only shrink its tail. Therefore, the stronger western medicine is, the weaker Chinese medicine is. So far, it is natural for someone to jump out and ask for the ban on Chinese medicine. In modern society, whoever has money, who has power and who has the final say. Western medicine controls half of the medical market in China, but it is definitely not enough. At present, Chinese medicine is stumbling in the small medical market, but it is conceivable whose cheese it has touched.

First, the goal is to heal the world.

No matter being a man, doing things, doing research, and teaching people by sages, they all start with determination. Because "where there is a will, there is a way." Therefore, different aspirations determine the success or failure of academic research. The same is true of learning Chinese medicine. The ancients said, "If you are not a good doctor, you are a good doctor." It is said that scholars should have ambition, either continue to run the country and serve the country, or retire to learn to cure the world. This makes being a doctor a major event for the country and the people, and a career and pursuit of life. Not just a means of making a living. In my opinion, many modern Chinese medicine students do not have this condition. You can try to investigate the students who apply for Chinese medicine colleges. Why do they study Chinese medicine? I'm afraid most people want to mix Chinese medicine for a living. As for whether they want to learn the skill of treating people all over the world, I'm afraid they have no confidence. Since there is no spirit of "taking Tao as the purpose", there will be no behavior of "believing in learning and being good at Tao", so it is conceivable whether we can learn Chinese medicine well.

Second, smart and diligent people.

With ambition, we need several conditions. One is an extremely clever head, and he is diligent beyond ordinary people. Why? Because Chinese medicine is not easy to learn, there are too many things to learn, so you should be smart and willing to learn. Look at the famous doctors in history. They are all extremely intelligent and hardworking people. Therefore, to learn real Chinese medicine, we must be such a person. Neijing also pointed out that people can't be passed on, because Chinese medicine is a subtle knowledge, and those who need to learn Chinese medicine must be smart and willing to do it. In addition, learning Chinese medicine well is also manifested in having a strong back work, that is, reciting Chinese medicine classics. Chinese medicine has been reciting folk songs (that is, composing Chinese medicine prescriptions into songs), pulse prescriptions, medicinal properties and acupuncture songs. Students of Chinese medicine have to recite a long section of Neijing, Treatise on Febrile Diseases and wonderful expositions of past dynasties. Recitation is the foundation of clinical proficiency, and you must not be lazy. The famous old Chinese medicine practitioners of the previous generation have fully proved how important it is to recite when you are young.

Third, the foundation of Chinese studies.

In addition, learning Chinese medicine well needs to work hard on Chinese studies, which means that Chinese medicine needs to have the foundation of Chinese medicine culture. Learning Chinese classics requires learning ancient Chinese, which is like responding to the ancients and can be exchanged across the times. Moreover, learning ancient Chinese is the key to open the door to the treasure house of traditional Chinese medicine. As the ancients said, a scholar studies medicine and catches chickens in a cage. This means that it is really easy for a scholar to study medicine. Why do you say that? It is because the scholar has a cultural foundation, which is the real basis for learning Chinese medicine. Therefore, to cultivate the foundation of Chinese medicine, we should start with culture and learn what ancient scholars should learn, especially the pre-Qin culture, such as the Four Books and Five Classics, including The Great Learning, The Doctrine of the Mean, The Analects of Confucius, Mencius, The Book of Songs, Shangshu, Zhouyi and Chunqiu. These things are not dross, on the contrary, they are the essence of China culture, which is the foundation that Chinese medicine cannot but understand. Why can't Chinese medicine practitioners master the real knowledge of Chinese medicine now? I think this is the most lacking.

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is a knowledge summarized by ancient people in China through observing nature. It is related to the people in heaven, earth and the middle. Therefore, learning Chinese medicine should have environment and cultural environment. Just like learning a foreign language, you can't learn behind closed doors, you need a foreign language environment, so that you can get started faster and master the essence of a foreign language faster. Try to see the environment of learning Chinese medicine now. Listen to the teacher in class and don't bother to review after class. Moreover, the surrounding environment is all western medicine and modern knowledge and culture. How can we learn Chinese medicine profoundly? Therefore, in order to learn Chinese medicine well, we must first lay a solid foundation of Chinese studies. On this basis, it will take another three to five years to make a small progress in TCM theory.

In recent two years, after clinical work, I felt that I needed to improve my knowledge of Chinese studies, so I made great efforts in pre-Qin culture and read many classic works of China traditional culture. The more I learn, the more I feel that I understand Chinese medicine more thoroughly. This understanding has not affected my clinical skills. On the contrary, it helped me greatly improve my grasp of the bottom of Chinese medicine from the deepest level of theory. The study of traditional cultural classics has given me an insight into the origin and development of TCM theory, which is very important and practical. It makes it easier for me to understand Chinese medicine, practice Chinese medicine and innovate something.

Fourth, good, willing to be a doctor.

Furthermore, Chinese medicine should not only learn, but also enjoy it, and the more you learn, the more interesting it becomes. Confucius said, "Knowing is not as good as being kind, and being kind is not as good as being happy." Learning Chinese medicine is to learn this realm, and then you can realize something. Only by personal experience can we truly integrate Chinese medicine into the bone marrow. Going to the clinic at this time, I feel completely different, and the clinical effect is naturally extremely high.

As for how to learn well, from good to happy, you need to understand the beauty of Chinese medicine with your heart. Chinese medicine is beautiful, its theory is beautiful, its prescription is beautiful, and its clinic is beautiful, but only those who can immerse themselves in it can truly appreciate this beauty. Just as people who study Tang poetry and Song poetry can immerse themselves in the beauty of poetry and forget their troubles, so is the way of traditional Chinese medicine, even more beautiful than poetry. People who can appreciate this kind of beauty will naturally enjoy it and linger. Teachers can only teach the knowledge of Chinese medicine, but the beauty of Chinese medicine can't be taught. People who need to learn Chinese medicine need to experience and feel for themselves. When I realized the beauty of TCM, I entered the door of TCM. At that time, I couldn't get rid of it. I must be a hardcore Chinese medicine practitioner.

Fifth, attach importance to the classics of traditional Chinese medicine.

In addition, we should pay attention to the study of TCM classics. Dr Liu Lihong, the author of Thinking about Chinese Medicine, attaches great importance to classics. I think his words actually provide a shortcut for people who study Chinese medicine. People who don't understand this truth should read Thinking about Traditional Chinese Medicine and understand the importance of classics to the clinical practice of traditional Chinese medicine. Then you can start studying. Otherwise, we will waste a lot of time learning something from later generations. When we looked up the classic works, we had already written them there. I have read Chinese medicine books for more than ten years, and only in recent years have I understood this truth: the true meaning of Chinese medicine should be found in classics. I hope everyone will pay attention to the classics of Chinese medicine and don't take detours.

On this basis, we will read widely, learn from others' strengths, absorb the experience of modern people extensively, and do a lot of clinical work and positive thinking, so that we will become a master of Chinese medicine. The ancients said: "There are many clinical evidences, so it is better to read Wang Shuhe." Early clinical practice and multi-point clinical practice are another shortcut to cultivate and bring up hardcore Chinese medicine.

All the above are just general methods to learn Chinese medicine well. If people think that Chinese medicine is too complicated after reading it and give up the idea of learning Chinese medicine, it will be my sin. I don't want to stop everyone from studying medicine. The purpose of saying this is to let people who really want to master Chinese medicine know the general steps of studying medicine, and maybe they can train more good Chinese medicine practitioners for the society. There are not a few people who just hold one or two ancestral prescriptions and say that they are Chinese medicine practitioners. It's better to hurt people than to get burned. Traditional Chinese medicine doesn't make sense What's the use of asking for a prescription Studying medicine is to learn this principle. As I said, this principle must be studied like this.