中医原创思维源于中国传统文化和古代哲学思想,具有独特的认识论和方法论特点。在认识论上,中医学以整体关联的视角,以虚实互见、多态模式的思维,以关系求衡的思维认知自然生命。在方法论上,中医学主要包括司外揣内、活体取象,实体求证以及内求体悟的认知方法,它告诉人们用什么理论和方法来解决中医的理论和实践问题,从而形成了中医学独特的自然观、生命观和健康观。
The original thought of TCM originates from Chinese traditional culture and ancient philosophy, has the unique characteristics of epistemology and methodology. TCM cognitives natural life with the whole associated perspective, the thinking of shown deficiency syndrome and excess syndrome, polymorphic mode, and dynamic equilibrium relationship in epistemology. TCM mainly has some cognitive methods such as estimating interior by taking charge of exterior, absorbing image in vivo, entity verification and internal understanding, which tell people what theory and methods to solve the theory and practical problems of TCM, then formed the unique nature, life and health views.