中医体质学原理是基于对人体复杂性存在的合理性解释之上,凝练出体质过程论、心身构成论、环境制约论和禀赋遗传论的“四个基本原理”,成为中医体质学研究的出发点和理论基础。这些基本原理隐含着人体体质具有的耗散性、整体性、开放性、非线性和涌现性等复杂性特征,显示了注重个体差异和个体化诊疗的观点,从而充实和完善着中医学的发展。
Based on the reasonable interpretation of complexity of human body, TCM constitutional theory is to summarize and abstract Four Basic Principles viz. the theory of physical process, of body - spirit syncretism, of environmental constraint and of genetic endowment. Regarded as the starting points and theoretical basis of studies in TCM constitution, the basic principles mentioned above impling the characteristic complexities of dissipation, integrity, openness, nonlinearity and emergence indicates that they exactly focus on the individual differences and individual diagnosis and treatment, which leads to enrich and improve the development of TCM.