The divination mechanism of prescription in Treatise on Febrile Diseases（ 伤寒论） is a field that is very attractive but difficult to get the essentials in Chinese medicine theory and clinical research. From the following 5aspects of the essence of human intelligence and the concept of perceptual object

image thinking and its status in Chinese medicine

significance

development and problems of Treatise on Febrile Diseases prescription rules researches

machine learning application in Chinese medicine

as well as divination research in Treatise on Febrile Diseases

the author thinks that research prescription divination mechanism in Treatise on Febrile Diseases has the meaning of cognitive method

accords with the objective reality of the development of Chinese medicine

is an urgent need for clinical practice and is a slim chance of survival of Chinese medicine innovation. This article may provide scientific basis for guiding Chinese medicine clinic return from the source of classical prescriptions and restoring the qualities of Chinese medicine traditional theories.