Chinese medicine can reflect the value of health

2017-01-18

Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine

  In 1989 the World Health Organization (WHO) made a new definition of health, "health is not only the absence of disease, but also physical health, mental health, social well-being and moral health." Highlighting the relationship between man and body, man and psychology, man and society, man and others. This concept, more than ever before the concept of health, but also reflects the value of health. However, health actually includes individuals and groups of external pressure on the ability to reconcile the ability to adapt to the uncertain future of two aspects, known as the "big health"

Chinese medicine is precisely the "big health" of the six characteristics of Chinese medicine can better reflect the value of health.

  First of all, the study of Chinese medicine and the relationship between the body. Meridian theory of Chinese medicine, affirmed the people as a kind of all things, the body can be investigated, tangible and visible. Because of the internal organs, have acupuncture and moxibustion, soup mash sweet wine role, we have today called the narrow branch of medicine. We are now discussing medicine or Chinese medicine, most of it is limited to this, this is a narrow sense of traditional Chinese medicine.

  Second, the study of Chinese medicine and psychological interaction. This point, the ancient and contemporary medical scientists have studied a lot, but also very in-depth. Seven emotions of illness, emotional damage, emotional sleep, memory thinking are areas of research. Psychoanalysis, psychoanalysis, psychoanalysis and so on have been explored. Although physical and mental medicine is still in its infancy, the rapid development of medicine has attracted more attention to the value orientation of medicine.

  Third, human and social health is one of the key considerations. We study the medical problems from the sociological point of view, explore the social factors on the individual and group health, the role of disease and its laws, the development of social measures to protect and enhance people's physical and mental health and social activities, improve quality of life. Chinese medicine has made contributions in this regard, found in the ruins of Hemudu 5700 years ago, drinking water wells in Henan Huaiyang excavated 4300 years ago Pinglutai city drainage pipes, are the ancient Chinese medicine public health field Of the outstanding representatives. At present, Chinese medicine emphasizes the public health and disease treatment project, it is also the focus of Chinese medicine and social medicine.

  Fourth, moral health is the core of common concern of Chinese and foreign medicine. Chinese medicine emphasizes the moral requirements of both doctors and patients, for patients, disturbed lead to the chaos, in addition to external causes of disease, the off-channel errors can lead to chaos. Executive in the first one, self-cultivation Matilda, is a cure. From the patient's pain, "the same general, are as close to the thought." Doctor-patient hand in hand, can cast the guardian of the Great Wall of Health. Western medicine is also very concerned about the relationship between morality and health, Hippocrates stressed that doctors for the benefit of patients, accurate interpretation of the sacred medical, but the moral self-cultivation of patients concerned about their own personal health and moral impact study is Later gradually developed.

  Fifth, Chinese medicine is also concerned about the ability to reconcile the external pressure. The corresponding thought of man and man stressed that man should adapt to the pressure of nature. Chinese medicine is more concerned about the relationship between people and the world of things, more emphasis on people's natural attributes, so that it is different from the simple medicine, and more close to the "big health".

Sixth, grasp the uncertainties of the future, is the focus of Chinese medicine. People fear, anxiety, depression is the root cause of poor grasp of the future uncertainties. Chinese medicine is full of joy and admiration for the endless life, and with tangible "surgery" and invisible "Road" to help the poor help, rescue the wounded, which is where love.

  It is precisely because of the above six characteristics, the scope of traditional Chinese medicine research far beyond the scope of medicine, but with a broader significance of the "big health science." It is to safeguard human health and happiness as their responsibility, while concerned about the individual, groups and society, while studying the body, spirit and life and death. Chinese medicine is the representative of Chinese culture, but also a model of human civilization.