XING Yurui. On Research Methodology of Concepts in Chinese Medicine[J]. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine2017, 58(9): 721-723.DOI: 10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2017.09.001.
Concepts are cells of theory construction. Theory might be the network of concepts. To construct Chinese theoretical system with reasonable structure
clear level and self consistent logic
understanding the connotation and extension of basic concepts in Chinese medicine clearly and standardizing the explanation are needed first.Logical methods
genetic methods and hermeneutics methods play an irreplaceable role in research of concepts in Chinese medicine.