陈意教授中西医六异解析

The Six Differences between TCM and Western Medicine Analyzed by Professor Chen Yi

[目的]解析陈意教授所论的中西医六大差异,回归中医本源,呼吁继承。[方法]从理论、思维、文化、治法、药物、疾病认知这六方面解析陈意教授所提出的中西医差异,归纳总结陈意教授对中医继承、发展与创新的独到见解。[结果]陈意教授的中西医六异观点认为中医的理论以原则为基础,采用宏观调控思维,扎根在中华文化之中,注重辨证,以一方治一证,以药性理论驾驭中药,并认为健康的标准是和谐;西医的理论以现实为基础,采用微观因果思维,建立在西方文化之上,注重辨病,以一药治一病,用分子式说明西药,对抗病原或病灶。[结论]陈意教授解析中西医六大差异,强调中医当在继承的基础上发展创新,这在方法论上具有启示意义。

[Objective] Analyze six differences between TCM and western medicine, which are raised by professor Chen Yi, in order to return the origin of TCM and cal on inheritance. [Methods] This article summarizes insightful views on the inheritance, development and innovation of TCM by professor Chen Yi from fol owing six differences between TCM and western medicine, as theory, thinking, culture, therapy, medication and disease cognition. [Re-sults] TCM, whose theory is based on principle, uses macro-control thinking, roots in Chinese culture, pays attention to syndrome differentiation, chooses one formula for one TCM type, masters herbs by drug properties theory and regards the healthy standard as harmony. While, western medicine, whose theory is based on reality, adopts the micro causal thinking, establishes on western culture, pays attention to disease diagnosing, uses one drug to treat one kind of disease, il ustrates western medicine by molecular formula and copes with causes or lesions of diseases. [Conclusion] Professor Chen Yi analyzes the six differences between TCM and western medicine and emphasizes TCM should be developed and innovated on the basis of inheritance, which is ful of enlightenment in methodology.