中医“精”之质、量

Quality And Quantity Of Essence in TCM

人体之"精"是质和量的统一,精之质的特点是其具有"纯粹性、醇厚性、坚实性、藏守性"的基本特性,是区别于其他范畴的内在规定性;而"精"的量则需"充足盈满而有度施泄",则是区别于其他范畴的外在规定性。中医学"精"之质、量基本特性的认识产生之源,在于中国古代哲学思想精气学说的渗透,以及"取象"的观察思维方式的运用。古人的思维认识方式有一定"或然性",但基本遵循了"物质"和"物质具体形态"的关系辨证法认识原理:物质是从物质的具体形态中抽象和概括出来的;没有物质的具体形态,就没有物质。

Essence in TCM is the unity of quality and quantity. The quality is characterized by pure,mellow,solid and conserved. Its an intrinsic nature different from other categories. While the quantity needs to be sufficient,abundant and releasing properly,which is a exterior nature. This theory originates from theory of essence qi in ancient Chinese philosophy and the thinking mode of analogism. The ancient thinking mode was of probability but basically followed the acquaintance principle of relation dialectics between ＂ substances＂ and ＂ concrete forms of substances＂ ： Substances are abstracted and generalized from the concrete forms of substances. There is no substance without concrete form of substance.