从中医存废的百年之争探讨中医的继承与创新

Discussion on the Inheritance and Innovation of TCM through Discussing the Century-Debate of Preservation and Abolition of TCM

自19世纪末以来,对于中医的质疑主要集中在中医是否科学的问题上。中医的首要任务是医疗实践,应以历史发展的视角来看待中医的现状,应从百年间中医存废之争的代表论断中反思中医目前的境遇以及探索中医今后发展要面临的机遇和挑战,不能简单以科学与否的标准来评价、决定中医的未来。阴阳五行统摄下的中医学的本原是被生存实践证实的朴素系统论,当代中医发展应提高中医临床疗效和保持中医特色学术研究。

Since the late nineteenth century, questions about TCM have been focused on whether it is scientific. The primary task of TCM is medical practice. The status quo of TCM should be looked upon from the perspective of historical development. We should reflect on the current situation of TCM and explore the opportunities and challenges for its future development from the representative judgments of the dispute over the preservation and abolition of TCM in the past century, instead of simply evaluating and deciding the future of TCM by the criteria of whether it is scientific or not. TCM origin, dominated by the theory of yin and yang , as well as by five elements, is confirmed by the survival practice. The development of modern Chinese medicine should enhance the clinical efficacy and maintain the characteristics of TCM academic research.