I Ching and Traditional Chinese Medicine (Third Edition)

Author: Yang Li
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Publish Date: 2003-09-01
Features: The Book of Changes (Zhou Yi) represents Chinese culture and is a monumental work that combines Chinese philosophy, natural science, and social science. It is the foundational text of Chinese culture and has a profound influence on all disciplines within China. Its relationship with Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is particularly close. The Book of Changes and TCM is not only an outstanding scientific treatise but also an exceptional work on health preservation. The book provides high-level explanations of the Book of Changes, TCM, and Tai Chi science. Centered on medical-I Ching science, it offers significant insights into life science, qigong science, health science, predictive medicine, nutritional medicine, and chronomedicine, marking a new milestone in the study of medical-I Ching science. It particularly pioneered a new field in life science, opening a new page for the development of medicine. The book not only fills the gap between the Book of Changes and TCM but also opens up new areas for studying TCM theory. Furthermore, its discussions on philosophical thinking, psychological ethics, astronomy and meteorology, genetics and ecology, biomimetic chronobiology, and vocal and temperamental sciences are "profound and incisive," all holding significant value for exploration. Due to its major theoretical breakthroughs and academic innovations, the book has become the foundational work of medical-I Ching science, ranking as a high-level scientific treatise. The book's major value also lies in the author's conclusion, drawn from the study of the Book of Changes and TCM: that the path to exploring natural science is not singular. The exploration of natural science not only involves Western-dominated, analytical, localized, and experimental methods but also features the holistic, integrated, and holographic Eastern research approach characterized by the methodology of the Book of Changes. These two approaches should complement and coexist rather than replace each other. Today, the emphasis on and integration of both Chinese and Western medicine have proven this truth. Through the study of the Book of Changes and natural science, the author draws inspiration from the famous assertion in the Book of Changes that "one yin and one yang constitute the Way," discovering that the movement of yin and yang is the fundamental law governing all things, holding great significance for the exploration of natural science. As the study of the Book of Changes and TCM deepens, medical-I Ching science will become a breakthrough point for philosophical and natural science research and will inevitably become an expanding discipline in the exploration of natural science.