中國傳統文化 第9期:中藥

Chinese Medicine

中藥

With a history of 2000 to 3000 years, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has formed a unique system to diagnose and cure illness.

中醫在二千至三千年的歷史中，已經形成了一整套獨特的診斷和治療體系。

The TCM approach is fundamentally different from that of Western medicine.

中醫從根本上與西醫不同。

The theory of TCM is based on jing, qi, shen, yin-yang, five elements principle etc.

中醫的理論基本上是以精、氣、神、陰 陽、五行學說等來說明爲何人會生病，

to diagnose illness and to cure it according to the well-known Bencaogangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica) written by Li Shizhen.

而對疾病的治療，主要依據世人所熟知的李時珍所總結而著的《本草綱目》開具處方。