1、中西文化对比个案一种：中西文化对比个案一种：VS中医西医Time:March 2003Place:The Fourth Space in The UniverseFigure:People on the earthWhat happened:A weird disease is spreadingPatients are increasing day by day,consistently having a high feverTo everyones surprise X rays shows their lung have big shadowsThe Cover StoryUnfortu
2、nately,none of the antibiotics works.Doctor Anderson asked people to formed formulas including strict sterilization,mask on the face,isolation of patients,and especially request people not to share dishes with each other.WHO experts are deeply worried.Just at that time,2 figures arrived by their spa
3、ceshipLouis Pasteur(1822-1895),the founder of microbiology,remind doctors to be careful when finding the pathogen.He consumed it might be a new virus of high infections.Louis Pasteur(1822-1895)They are famous medical figures in Ancient China:Huo Tuo(145-208AD)and Lee Shizhen(1518-1593AD)Hua Tuo told
4、 Pasteur,“His pulse is chaotic and weak,so his body qi must be out of balance,he must be getting cold inside and getting heat outside.”After ,Lee Shizhen looked at antibiotic in a injection,sighed and said,“to clear away the plague febris,he should take the verbal medicine of:Sun Simao(581-682AD)Whe
5、n everyone is busy on their job,three Chinese figures came down from the sky on three red-crowned cranes 蒲公英十五克、芦根十五克、鱼腥草十五克、金银花十克、连翘十克、大青叶十克、野菊花六两、防风三钱 Just on that nights newspaper,people was told that a famous female journalist Liu Hairuo,who was declared death by British doctors after a train ac
6、cident,is now recovering under the treatment of Chinese style medicine.But their opinions are beingquestioned by western doctors immediately,for their medicine theory is not widely acceptedWhat are the big differences between Chinese and Western MedicineAnd why it would have been that?SoHere it come
7、s.Medicinea component of culturewith different style accompanied Step1.To REALSIE the gap between thoughts Step1.To REALSIE the gap between thoughts and recognitionand recognitionStep2.To LOOK INSIDE the well-known Step2.To LOOK INSIDE the well-known“Cultural Differences”“Cultural Differences”From w
8、hich,we could西方医学是西方文化的一西方医学是西方文化的一部分，是西方人的机械唯部分，是西方人的机械唯物论、西方宗教传统以及物论、西方宗教传统以及诸如自由、民主、崇尚制诸如自由、民主、崇尚制度的一部分。度的一部分。中医是中国古人对人体和疾中医是中国古人对人体和疾病认识的思想产物，是中国病认识的思想产物，是中国的天人合一、中庸之道、阴的天人合一、中庸之道、阴阳学说等思想和文化传统在阳学说等思想和文化传统在医学领域的延伸。医学领域的延伸。Different Conceptions of Organ是为“五脏”肾肾kidney心心heart肺肺lungs肝肝 liver脾脾spleen
9、These words stand for simply original organs in modern style medicine,which based on anatomy while they are appointed some complex meanings and functions in Chinese style medicine Keywords For HeartW：Blood circles,four chambersC：“Qi”from heart,Emotions Keywords For LiverW：Liver functions,HgsAb,HgsAE
10、C：Liver-Fire,energy channel,electric fieldMisunderstanding causedAnd especially take Kidney for exampleKidney Weakness:A horrible phrase?Symptoms:Thirsty,sleepless,fainting,sweaty 肾为肾为“先天之本先天之本”、“生命之源生命之源”“肾主骨、生髓充于脑肾主骨、生髓充于脑”、“肾肾气通于耳气通于耳”内经内经“肾肾 虚虚”By:WHO EXPERTIts a Cultural Designated Barrier!Rhyt
11、hm of Western Medicine Quick Urgent Mechanical ExperimentalememerergencygencyTNTRhythm of Western Medicine Quick Urgent Mechanical ExperimentalTNTememerergencygencyRhythm of Chinese Medicine Slow Mild Experienced VagueDifferent Cognition of Human BodyChinese Medicine lookhuman as an entirety,a livin
12、g systemWhile Western Medicine look human as a machine of componentsChartsChart of Yin and YangChart of Wu HangChart of Wu Hang With OrgansFluid transition in 12 OrgansanatomyanalysisProsperity A:Anatomical Back to topProsperity B:Analytical Seeing is believing Let data speaks Experiment is better t
13、han ExperienceDifferent therapy of illnessesWestern doctors used to find explanation on cytology or infections,thus kill up germs by external forceWhile traditional Chinese doctors believe disease is caused by unbalanced“Qi”,thus the vital thing is to order Qi and YinYang by strengthen body immunity
14、Western Medicine treatment Force outside Radical ObjectiveChinese Medicine Treatment扁鹊见蔡桓公 选自选自韩非子韩非子喻老喻老 原原 文文Origin-al Text扁鹊见蔡桓公，立有间，扁鹊曰：扁鹊见蔡桓公，立有间，扁鹊曰：“君有君有疾在疾在腠理腠理，不治将恐深。，不治将恐深。”桓侯曰：桓侯曰：“寡人无寡人无疾。疾。”扁鹊出，桓侯曰：扁鹊出，桓侯曰：“医之好治不病以为医之好治不病以为功！功！”居十日，扁鹊复见，曰：居十日，扁鹊复见，曰：“君之病在君之病在肌肌肤肤，不治将益深。，不治将益深。”桓侯不应。扁鹊出，
15、桓侯桓侯不应。扁鹊出，桓侯又不悦。居十日，扁鹊复见，曰：又不悦。居十日，扁鹊复见，曰：“君之病在君之病在肠胃肠胃，不治将益深。，不治将益深。”桓侯又不应。扁鹊出，桓侯又不应。扁鹊出，桓侯又不悦。居十日，扁鹊望桓侯而还走。桓桓侯又不悦。居十日，扁鹊望桓侯而还走。桓侯故使人问之，扁鹊曰：侯故使人问之，扁鹊曰：“疾在腠理，汤熨之疾在腠理，汤熨之所及也；在肌肤，针石之所及也；在肠胃，火所及也；在肌肤，针石之所及也；在肠胃，火齐之所及也；在齐之所及也；在骨髓骨髓，司命之所属，无奈何也。，司命之所属，无奈何也。今在骨髓，臣是以无请也。今在骨髓，臣是以无请也。”居五日，桓侯体居五日，桓侯体痛，使人索扁鹊，已
16、逃秦矣。桓侯遂死。痛，使人索扁鹊，已逃秦矣。桓侯遂死。Force inside Gradual SubjectiveCome To A Brief ConclusionChinese MedicineWestern MedicineConception Extensive,general Intensive,specificCognitionRhythmSlow,mild,experienced,vagueQuick,urgent,experimental,mechanicalSystematical,dialectical,macroscopic Anatomical,analytical,
17、microcosmicTreatmentInternal,subjectiveExternal,objectiveIn AllExperiencedExperimentalTo feel but not to tellTo tell but not to feelInvisible,vague,abstractDetectable,concrete,quantifiableExtensive and InternalIntensive and externalMild,gradualUrgent,timelyChinese and Western Medicine:Just like gear
18、 to gearCareRespectLoveON LIFEThe similarity:humanity care is all aroundThanksNB:Images are downloaded from the Internet and adopted from image E-storeroom for teaching purpose onlyReferences:“Cross-cultural Communications”“Introduction to Chinese Medicine”ER TV Series倚天屠龙记倚天屠龙记 金庸金庸The EndThanks For Watching
