Holism of human being and universe on TCM / 中华中医药杂志

ABSTRACT

The interlink,consistency and unity of all things is an important thought in traditional Chinese philosophy.Therefore,holism of human being and universe is the long-dominant thought in China.Traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)forms its theory based on this holism concept.From the perspect of history and philosophy,the difference between TCM and western medicine was discussed after retracting the influence of the holism of human being and universe on TCM.Holism of human being and universe has a profound impact on TCM,which also contributes to differences between TCM and western medicine.