Philosophical basis of original thinking in Chinese medicine

Abstract

Chinese Medicine, being one of the most creative disciplines, with the superiority of its disciplinary theory and thinking pattern closely related to the studies of Sinology.Chinese Medicine has taken on its great aspect with good favorable prospects of timing, geographical and unity and coordination of human relationship, hence, the development of CM needs the recognition of its original advantage, making clear of its sources of original thought.The XIANG thought (iconic thinking) is the basic connotation and basic features of traditional Chinese thinking. The imported western culture depresses the XIANG (iconic) thinking of original thought, and, as a result, conceptual thinking of scientism and western medicine became the mainstream. Actually, conceptual thinking shouldn't be rejected, whereas the original thinking and original superiority characterized by our own nation should also be manifested. The knowledge, both oriental and occidental, are to be accepted simultaneously, while Chinese medicine and western medicine should be all mastered thoroughly and integrated as a whole so as to further proceed together.