ZHU Ye, WANG Xiaoping. View of Nature in Tao Te Ching(《道德经》) and Construction of Traditional Chinese Medicine Theoretical Framework of Inner Canon of Yellow Emperor(《黄帝内经》)[J]. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine2019, 60(18): 1535-1538.
ZHU Ye, WANG Xiaoping. View of Nature in Tao Te Ching(《道德经》) and Construction of Traditional Chinese Medicine Theoretical Framework of Inner Canon of Yellow Emperor(《黄帝内经》)[J]. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine2019, 60(18): 1535-1538.DOI: 10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2019.18.002.
The construction of the theoretical system of traditional Chinese medicine( TCM) is deeply influenced by the ancient Chinese view of nature. As the most influential Taoist school in China
it adheres to the natural view of"nature comes naturally"and has the most far-reaching penetration into the theoretical system of TCM. According to the discussion in Tao Te Ching( 《道 德 经 》)
this paper summarized Taoist view of nature into four aspects
i. e. homologous nature
conforming to nature
advocating nature and returning to nature. It holds that Inner Canon of Yellow Emperor( 《黄帝内经》) uses Taoist view of nature to understand life
health and disease
to guide diagnosis and prevention
to form a unique theoretical system of TCM
and to further improve it. Therefore
TCM learning should attach importance to understanding and grasping the view of nature.