Study On The Thinking Method Of Following Nature In Traditional Chinese Medicine And Its Specific Application In Health Preserving

The thinking of Following Nature,a kind thinking method to researching and resolving problems by following the development trend of things and the law of natural change,is one of the commonly used methods of thinking for theoretical and clinical treatment and prevention of diseases.At present,the population aging in our China has reached its peak,while sub health problem all over the world is becoming more and more serious,and the disease spectrum has turned to chronic diseases.Principle of treatment and regimen method are important to handle these problems,which are based on Following Nature.So,the study about Following Nature is full of both theoretical and practical value,which includes four aspects.First,the study traced the cultural origin of Following Nature,which is a methodology under the holistic view,originating in ancient Chinese philosophy.Zhouyi,as a representative work as the source of Chinese traditional culture,holds that Nature,Earth and Human-being three elements are in a harmonious unity.It is named Human Being Syncretising Nature because the three have consistency in the operation and development,which operates specifically in the thinking model of Following Nature embodying in the two aspects of methods and contents of Zhouyi;Taoism,an important part of Chinese traditional culture,has a prominent role in the formation and development of Traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM)culture,especially Health Preserving culture of TCM.Therein,Taoistic Thought Emulates Nature of Lao Tzu and descriptions about "Tao" of Chuang-tzu,Xunzi and other philosophers are the direct source of Following Nature?And Lao Tzu's thought of Inaction is the same as Following Nature.After the period of the Spring and Autumn and the Warring states,some other Taoist philosophers put forward the thinking of Temporization on the basis of Taoistic Thought Emulates Nature.They all emphasizes that all things including natural changes,social development and oneself' s growth have to obey their laws and follow the trends.Thatis also the direct source of Following Nature.Second,the study discussed the concrete theory of Following Nature in TCM.It has a long history for the application of TCM to Following Nature by ancient TCM practitioners who promoted the construction of the theory of TCM.From the literature of TCM,Inner Canon of Yellow Emperor had made a detailed discussion on the application of Following Nature in clinical diagnosis and health care the earliest.Abidance by Triple Pathogens,a frequently-used principle of disease prevention and control in TCM,is from the thinking of Following Nature with Syndrome Differentiation and Treatment.What is more,the therapeutic principle and method of Following Nature in TCM,are produced by the theories of vital Qi,and Yin and Yang under the guidance of this thinking method,aiming at keeping healthy by following the trend of confliction between vital-qi and pathogens to strengthen the body resistance to eliminate pathogenic factors,and following the trend of transformation between Yin and Yang to adjust both them to be balanced so as to cure the disease;In addition,another common principle of TCM treatment,Making Best Use of Situation and Counter Potential Therapy also derived from this thinking,aiming at exploiting the subjective initiative of human-beings on the base of following natural laws.Finally,the study researched application of TCM Following Nature in Health Preserving theoretically.Considering the connotation of “Nature”,it is explored from the three aspects of natural temporal change,geographical environment difference and human growth characteristics.As the saying goes,“Static Yin and stable Yang make full energy and good spirit ”,the essence of human health is the balance of Yin and Yang,both of which change with alternation of four seasons and the diurnal cycle.So,preserving health should conform to the natural temporal changes to regulate Yin and Yang;Furthermore,the different geographical environments cause different ways of life and habits in different regions,and these factors influence human health including physique and emotion.So preserving health is supposed to follow the environmental differences to adjust diet,work and rest routine;Besides,in different periods of growth and development,human-beings show their own characteristics in all aspects of physiology and psychology.Even on the same period,different people getgreat discrepancies in physiology and psychology.So,preserving health has to conform to the physical differences and developmental trend characteristics,regulating diet,emotion,sports and entertainment to achieve health,longevity purposes.