[Probing the cause on Wang Qingrens idea of "Fallacious theory, effective prescription" of Wang Qingren].

Abstract

The theory of human body in Yilin Gaicuo (Correction on Errors in Medical Classics) by Wang Qingren in late Qing Dynasty is different from that of traditional Chinese Medicine and that of anatomy of western medicine. However, the prescriptions recorded in Yilin Gaicuo (Correction on Errors in Medical Classics) are indeed effective clinically. The paradox of "Fallacious theory, effective prescription" suggests that the theories of Wang Qingren are not superficial in anatomy. By carefully analyzing the concept of zang-fu organs and concept of qi and blood as well as the theory of human body in Yilin Gaicuo (Correction on Errors in Medical Classics), although many viewpoints of theories of Wang Qingren deviates from that of traditional Chinese Medicine, they inherits the qi and blood concept, the core theory of Chinese Medicine. Therefore, the theories belong to the theoretical scope of Chinese Medicine. The root of "Fallacious theory, effective prescription" is in the heritage of the qi and blood concept. The set view of Wang Qingren in criticizing the theories of traditional Chinese Medicine and establishing new theories revealed in this process possesses the significance of revelation to the contemporary Chinese Medicine.