How to learn Chinese medicine

Generally speaking, there are three conditions for learning Chinese medicine well:

First, according to the classics.

In ancient times, everyone who became a great doctor did not study classics. For example, some students may be familiar with Jin Yuan Si. These are the founders, but how did they learn it first? Classic! Then, in the Qing Dynasty, there were new ways to learn Chinese medicine, starting with the medicinal fu, the tangtou song and the three-character classic. That is, the bottom-up learning method, starting from the classics, is top-down learning. Have a little foundation, and then learn classics. This has an advantage: it is simple and easy to use. One disadvantage is that you are not tall enough, and your future achievements may not be high. Another disadvantage of top-down learning is that it is difficult to learn. But there is also an advantage, condescending. When you master the classic essence of God one day, you will find that you are on the same level as the ancients. Later Chinese medicine books were all too simple.

Let's talk about the second condition first: learn from the teacher.

A teacher is a teacher who teaches and puzzles. If a classmate, without a teacher, is completely self-taught and reads classics, can he come out? The answer is, of course. But there will be twists and turns, confusion and pain among you. For example, if someone has a problem with the teacher, the teacher will understand it as soon as he teaches, and you may have to grope for it for a long time. In other words, I began to feel lonely, hahaha. It used to be said that from small to large, under the door, the hand is stronger than three points. That's the truth. With the same efforts, there is a difference between having a mentor and not having a mentor. Such as acupuncture. The first choice is to choose a point. If the teacher is by your side, I will teach you that this place is an acupoint. You'll know soon enough. Then, inject the needle. With the teacher around, you have the confidence to plunge into it at once. But self-study is even worse. You have to find someone who will give it to you first. Moreover, you should be bold and dare to prepare for acupuncture accidents.

This is the pain of being a teacher.

But what are the benefits? Of course there is. There is no portal view, which is more open. One day, when you are enlightened, you can also start a school. There used to be an old gentleman in Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine who was also a Confucian scholar. Li Keshao. He used to be a primary school teacher, and later he studied Chinese medicine. He has a book called Treatise on Febrile Diseases. You must watch typhoid fever in the future. His contemporary typhoid doctor, Mr. Liu Duzhou, has an inheritance. Since primary school, it has been a "medical Sect". When two people compare, they can see the difference. It's not that anyone who is taller gets off. It's the feeling that one is an air Sect and the other is a sword Sect. The key is whether you can endure loneliness and get through it. I have a friend, six generations of Chinese medicine. At the age of seven, I was able to recite the whole book Pulse Sutra. When you go to see a doctor, the atmosphere of family studies is very strong. What disease and medicine are used, and the effect is exact. These are the benefits of inheritance. So everything has advantages and disadvantages. For example, the eternal dispute between cold and warm. What exactly is epidemic febrile disease? There are many books in the past dynasties, and the more you talk, the more confused you become. If the teacher has the inside information, he can speak thoroughly in one sentence. Sometimes, the true story is just a sentence. But you realize it's extremely painful. For another example, Vulcan school is popular now. Compared with eating aconite. Whoever dares to prescribe aconite is a famous doctor. Is that so? If there is inheritance, it will not be used like this. Why study classics? Learning classics means having a high level. Let you know what is right and wrong at a glance. In this way, there are fewer detours. This is the classic meaning. If there is no teacher, you can learn from classics. It used to be ok for sages to be teachers.

There is a third condition: love.

Interest is the best teacher. Are you interested? This is actually the most important point. Not interested, there are classics, and the teacher can't force you. You really want to learn. You really think this is a good thing. So you will work hard. Willing to read books, ask people and find information. Sometimes, a word from a teacher and a word from a colleague will benefit you for life. Why do many people like Chinese medicine? It is the initial love for traditional culture. Finally, Chinese medicine is very interesting. Learn with this mentality. This is the way to start.

These are three conditions.

Also, if you study Chinese medicine, can you go to by going up one flight of stairs, and to what level? It depends on your understanding. Unlike western medicine, Chinese medicine is industrialized. Traditional Chinese medicine is a manual work of art, and a good traditional Chinese medicine is a master of arts and crafts. Western medicine is an assembly line worker in a handicraft factory. The two cannot be mentioned in the same breath. So some people say, you see, now that western medicine is better, there are more people, more hospitals and more patients, but Chinese medicine is not. Isn't it? In fact, Chinese medicine may not surpass this "prosperity" of western medicine for a long time.

Traditional Chinese medicine is a very vague medicine. What is fuzziness? Art is vague. Two people play the piano with the same tune. One plays well and the other plays badly. How to judge? Feeling. How does it feel? Something that cannot be quantified. I can't learn Chinese medicine. In the final analysis, it is above this unquantifiable level. Quantifiable, all inferior, the level of work. What cannot be quantified, you will feel incredible, but it exists objectively. This is the "sacred" level in Chinese medicine. When you hear a person coughing. A prescription will come out and you can cure the disease. Don't think it's mysterious. I did it. That makes sense. And the truth is in Neijing. I can also say it. Some people study hard, but they may not be able to go online. Some people laugh and laugh, but they can reach the top. This is understanding.