followAs one of the three quintessence of Chinese medicine, most of us are actually proud to mention it. It should be noted that traditional Chinese medicine has a history of nearly 5000 years of development

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As one of the three quintessence of Chinese medicine, most of us are actually proud to mention it. It should be noted that traditional Chinese medicine has a history of nearly 5000 years of development. Although some countries internationally still have doubts about traditional Chinese medicine, in 2018, the World Health Organization had already included traditional Chinese medicine in its globally influential medical outline.

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But in China, there are people who are unwilling to recognize traditional Chinese medicine, even shouting "Chinese medicine cannot be eradicated, it is difficult for nature to tolerate it", and demanding the abolition of traditional Chinese medicine.The person who said this was not an ordinary people, but Zhang Gongyao, a professor of philosophy from Central South University, an intellectual and scholar receiving higher education.

As soon as this statement was made, it sparked opposition from many people in the traditional Chinese medicine industry, including college students studying traditional Chinese medicine, traditional Chinese medicine doctors, and some patients who have received traditional Chinese medicine treatment. They all stood up to refute Zhang Gongyao's words, filled with indignation, and said that the value of traditional Chinese medicine could not be negated by his words.

Initiate 10000 signatures to "eliminate" traditional Chinese medicine

Zhang Gongyao, a professor of philosophy at Central South University, is a senior intellectual who is very familiar with China's 5000 year history, philosophy and culture.Who could have imagined that he would make such a strong criticism of traditional Chinese medicine and firmly believe that it is useless and would be best to abolish it.

To be honest, speaking such remarks from a professor at a well-known university is truly shocking. Furthermore, as a Chinese, it is even more chilling and infuriating to be so opposed to the traditional Chinese medicine of one's own country.

When did Zhang Gongyao begin to attack and oppose TCM?The entire incident began with an article he published on traditional Chinese medicine in 2006, and the situation has become increasingly intense since then.

The article he published was titled "Farewell to Traditional Chinese Medicine is easier than dispel superstition". Just from the title of the article, it can be seen that Zhang Gongyao believes that traditional Chinese medicine has no scientific basis, and it is much easier than dispelling superstition. In fact, it is an appeal to people not to believe in traditional Chinese medicine anymore.

Later, Zhang Gongyao became more and more convinced that his point of view was correct, because he published an article again "From Traditional Chinese Medicine to the National" Intangible cultural heritage "ten days later.So there was a lot of discussion, some people supported his viewpoint, but more people were extremely opposed to his statement.

At that time, the topic discussion voice caused by Zhang Gongyao was bubbling up on the Internet, and he took this opportunity to publish many related articles to prove the validity and correctness of his statements and views.

The event reached a higher breaking point when Zhang Gongyao unexpectedly launched the activity of "soliciting signatures to urge Chinese medicine to withdraw from the national medical system" on October 7, 2006.And the number of participants in signing unexpectedly reached tens of thousands in a short period of time.

In fact, many people think that Zhang Gongyao's opposition to traditional Chinese medicine coincides with their views. At that time, there were even two camps, the "pro Zhang faction" and the "anti Zhang faction", with the former represented by Wang Xinjun, a doctoral student at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and the latter represented by ordinary citizen Wang Minghua.

Whose statement is more persuasive and reasonable, with each party holding their own opinion, it seems that each party has their own reasons. Whether traditional Chinese medicine is useful or useless depends not only on their opinions, but also on the actual role played by traditional Chinese medicine itself.

Zhang Gongyao is undoubtedly denying the value of traditional Chinese medicine in medicine in his whole article. His view is somewhat one-sided or partial.It should be noted that traditional Chinese medicine has been able to develop in the historical trajectory for so long, and its value and significance have already been demonstrated through its strength.

But Zhang Gongyao is different from ordinary people because he is a university professor and a scholar specializing in a certain field of knowledge. He could still make such out of context remarks, and his scientific and rigorous attitude was not reflected in him at this time.

Not to mention whether his viewpoint is correct, his attitude towards professional knowledge judgment and research alone lacks rationality and rigor. For some ordinary people who do not understand the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, his articles can easily lead them astray and firmly believe in it.

In that case, Zhang Gongyao's comments are no longer just his own to some extent, but also take into account the social impact and social values.

But is Chinese medicine really as useless, without scientific basis, ineffective in treatment, or even as pseudo medicine as superstition, as some people like Zhang Gongyao said?

Is traditional Chinese medicine really worthless?

The actual effectiveness of traditional Chinese medicine in medical treatment is not determined by the publication of an article or the elaboration of a viewpoint by someone.

Looking at the development history of Chinese medicine, the theory of Chinese medicine has been basically formed in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States period Period, and has been further developed in various dynasties since then.It is not only used domestically, but also has a significant impact on the medicine of some Asian countries around it, such as Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, North Korea, and so on.

The reason why people nowadays do not recognize traditional Chinese medicine is largely due to the close connection between traditional Chinese medicine and ancient Chinese philosophy.They believe that traditional Chinese medicine is not supported by professional Scientific theory like western medicine, but more like a pseudo medicine with superstition.

Is it really like this? Is there no credibility or theoretical basis because it is related to philosophy? In fact, when we have a deep understanding of what Chinese medicine really is, we will find that it is not superstition, but there seems to be no exact basis for Scientific theory. In fact, every treatment method has its own reason and mystery.

Because there are significant differences in treatment concepts and methods between traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine, it can even be said that they are two opposite treatment directions, but they are only based on different levels of the human body's treatment methods.

Generally speaking, Western medicine treats patients directly for any disease they have, while traditional Chinese medicine emphasizes the systematic adjustment of other organs connected to the patient's disease, in order to find the root cause and cure it.

Simply put, Western medicine actually allows patients to see the treatment effect in the short term, while traditional Chinese medicine requires long-term conditioning and final treatment of several related diseases.But different treatment methods and concepts should not become an excuse for the lack of value of traditional Chinese medicine. On the contrary, sometimes traditional Chinese medicine is more effective than Western medicine in treating certain diseases.

Therefore, those who criticize traditional Chinese medicine to the fullest should not be so narrow-minded. Nowadays, medical treatment is mostly a combination of traditional Chinese and Western medicine, which can actually better overcome many difficult and complex diseases.

Traditional Chinese medicine is a medicine formed, inherited, and developed by the Chinese nation itself, and it is a unique existence in the medical field.What we need to do is to accept the essence of the Chinese medicine system, and the most important thing is to use innovative ideas to make it better and more long-term development in modern society.

The best choice is to stick to the essence, combine western medicine science and developed modern treatment, so that we do not lose our own national things, but also adapt to the development process of the times in continuous progress and progress.

It would be too radical and one-sided if they just focus on the difference between traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine, as Professor Zhang Gongyao did, and vigorously criticize traditional Chinese medicine, and appeal that if traditional Chinese medicine is not abolished, it will be natural.

Many people who do not agree with Zhang Gongyao say that he is still a Chinese and even wants to eliminate traditional Chinese medicine. There is no traditional Chinese medicine, and their surname Zhang is estimated to have no future generations, let alone his existence.

Although the tone of this statement is somewhat targeted, it is not unreasonable. It should be noted that in ancient times before China, as well as during the Republican period when Western medicine was not widely used in China, every Chinese relied on our own traditional Chinese medicine to treat diseases, and many diseases and body adjustments were cured and recovered under the treatment of traditional Chinese medicine.

What should Chinese people in those eras do if they fell ill without traditional Chinese medicine treatment? Who should I seek treatment and what methods should I use to treat it? When completely denying traditional Chinese medicine, these are all issues that should be considered first.

Everyone stands up and supports traditional Chinese medicine

Once Zhang Gongyao asked for the cancellation of traditional Chinese medicine, many people who support traditional Chinese medicine are speaking for it in their own ways.They are using their knowledge and treatment experience to prove the irreplaceable value of traditional Chinese medicine, and no one is allowed to denigrate it.

Among them are medical students, doctors of traditional Chinese medicine and patients treated by traditional Chinese medicine. They worry that Zhang Gongyao's remarks will affect some ordinary people who do not know much about traditional Chinese medicine, so they think that traditional Chinese medicine has no effect. So they are using their own strength to uphold traditional Chinese medicine.

For example, Wang Chun, a student from the School of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Central South University, disagreed with Professor Zhang Gongyao's remarks on traditional Chinese medicine, so he pulled up his banner with the words "traditional Chinese medicine is inherited forever, and should not be despised" and launched a passionate speech on the school square.

His call attracted many students in the school who, like him, love traditional Chinese medicine. Together, they formed a larger organization to convey the value and necessity of traditional Chinese medicine theory, hoping that traditional Chinese medicine can gain more and more recognition. Later, not only students, but also many doctors and patients joined in.

Moreover, in a symposium that gathered experts from various fields such as philosophy, history, medicine, and art, the experts each explained their understanding and views on traditional Chinese medicine from their own research fields, and they all highly recognized the system of traditional Chinese medicine.

When Zhang Gongyao returned to Central South University a few years later, he found that the students were so motivated to learn Chinese medicine.And he was deeply influenced by the attitude and enthusiasm of his students towards traditional Chinese medicine, feeling that his understanding back then may have been somewhat one-sided, and that traditional Chinese medicine is not entirely useless.

Traditional Chinese medicine has a profound and extensive theoretical system. Learning and studying it should not only use Western medicine thinking, but should have the knowledge of Chinese culture as the basis. It establishes a close connection between traditional Chinese medicine doctors and patients, which is more like a harmonious relationship between traditional Chinese medicine and patients.

Its long history of development has actually proven its irreplaceable value in medicine. It may not be possible to abolish traditional Chinese medicine, just like some people once proposed to abolish Chinese characters, which is fundamentally one-sided, because reality will silently or soundly prove the necessity of the existence of traditional Chinese medicine.

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