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自宋代以来，儒家思想逐渐渗透并影响着中医学的发展，“儒医”一词更是沿用至今。在儒家思想的影响下，不论是医学典籍的整理，还是医学理论的阐发总结，以及医学教育、伦理等都有了长足的发展。但儒家思想的介入也对医学发展产生了一些负面影响。如苏东坡以“圣散子”治疫获效，遂夸大其效而记述之，后人不加辨析，盲目师法，误人甚多。再如受“事亲”、“济众”思想的影响，子女“割股事亲”，甚至更甚，士绅之辈不加辨析，盲目施药。

Confucianism gradually permeated and influenced the development of TCM from the Song dynasty, and the term ＂Confucian physician＂ is still in use today. With the impact of Confucianism, whether in the compilation of the medical classics or the explanation and conclusion of the medical theories as well as in medical education and ethics, all developed dramatically. But the Confucianism had also a negative effect on the development of medicine. For example, SU Dong-po cured the epidemics with ＂Sheng san zi＂, but he exaggerated its action and recorded it. The later intellectuals learnt from him without differentiation and many people suffered. Another example is, with the influence of ideas of ＂serve the parents＂ and ＂help the public＂, adult children treated their parents by cutting their own thigh. Even some wealthy and intelligent people blindly applied the prescription without differentiation.