Retrospection and Reflection - Twenty Lectures on Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine

Author: Zhao Hongjun
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: Integration of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, a topic very familiar to the medical community in China, as well as the general intellectual circles. It has long been a subject of widespread attention. However, in recent years, many theorists have expressed deep skepticism toward it. The skepticism of theorists has left many practitioners in this field confused. As a result, research on this topic has relatively quieted down in recent years. From a common sense and practical perspective, the integration of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine is always a good thing. So, why have some theorists recently doubted or even opposed the integration of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine? Is the integration of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine like water without a source or a tree without roots? What are its original intentions, purposes, and meanings? How does it relate to inheriting and developing Traditional Chinese Medicine? What are the main theoretical issues involved in the internal integration of the Traditional Chinese and Western medical systems? What achievements and shortcomings have there been in research on this topic so far? What is the future prospect of the integration of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine? To address these questions, the main text of this book analyzes 20 major theoretical issues related to the integration of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, but it is not a popular explanation of these issues.