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Chapter two Basic theory of TCM How is the initiation of TCM? From practice and experience A long history Huangdi Neijing (Huangdi’s Classic of Internal Medicine) The book summarizes the therapeutic experiences and medical theories of that time period. One of the classical books The celebrated ancient Chinese doctors Hua Tuo Late Eastern Han Dynasty Mafei San His prescriptions were astonishingly effective. He had prescribed different medicines to treat the same illness. Causes of illness roots internally ,so the purgative works. Zhang Zhongjing The Chinese medical sage “医圣” He specialized in the study of typhoid fever. Contagions ;Contagious typhoid The so-called typhoid at that time includes cholera霍乱, dysentery痢疾, pneumonia肺炎, flu and some other acute contagious diseases. A complete system of theories on pathology, diagnosis, therapy and prescriptions for typhoid fevers was founded by Zhang Zhongjing. “Treatise on febrile and miscellaneous diseases” Sun Simiao “One needle saved two lives.”( a tale) Pregnant woman “Prescriptions worth a thousand gold for emergencies” “A supplement to prescriptions worth a thousand gold” Li Shizhen A great physician and pharmacologist “An outline of herbal medicine” The book, known as a brilliant achievement in TCM development, but also a momentous contribution to the world’s medicine and biology. The essential characteristics of TCM The concept of holism The human body as an organic whole. The human body is composed of a number of viscera, organs and tissues, which have their own respective functions. Every functions is a component of the general activity, and inter-influence pathologically. Treatment determination based on syndrome differentiation Syndrome differentiation and treatment determination are inseparable in the process of diagnosis and treatment of disease, and embody the combination of theory and practice. Syndromes differentiation 整体观念 Concept of holism/entirety; Holistic concept; H