The interpretation of human body in traditional Chinese medicine and its influence on the characteristics of TCM theory. Issue 11 (11th June 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Liu, Shan; Zhu, Jia‐Jie; Li, Ji‐Cheng
• Is Part Of: Anatomical record. Volume 304:Issue 11(2021)
• Page Start: 2559
• Page End: 2565
• Publication Date: 2021-06-11
• Subjects: anatomy -- body view -- traditional Chinese medicine -- western medicine; 身体观 -- 解剖 -- 中医 -- 西医; Anatomy -- Periodicals; Evolution (Biology) -- Periodicals; Morphology -- Periodicals; 571.3
• DOI: 10.1002/ar.24643
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1932-8486

Abstract

Abstract: Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has a long history of serving the Chinese people's health since its birth, including playing an important role in treating and preventing COVID‐19 in 2020. The fact that TCM has been used in China for thousands of years shows the value and reason why it must exist. Although TCM has been or is being questioned, there is no doubt about its importance in terms of efficacy. This article focuses on how TCM understands the human body in comparison with anatomy knowledge in western medicine and discusses the development and advances of TCM in terms of the body view and the theory innovation. The purpose is to let foreign scholars get better understanding of TCM from this perspective. 摘要: 中医药历史悠久, 自诞生以来一直为中国人民的健康服务, 包括此次在抗击新冠肺炎疫情中也发挥着重要作用。中医在中国已经使用了数千年, 这一事实说明了中医存在的价值。尽管中医曾经或仍在受质疑, 但就疗效而言, 其重要性毋庸置疑。本文通过与西医解剖学知识的比较, 论述了中医对人体的认识, 并从人体观和理论创新两方面论述了中医的发展和进步, 旨在让国外学者从此角度更好地认识中医。