Therefore, Chinese classical philosophy is a mode of thinking by "synthetic analysis". In classical Chinese philosophy, the scientific proposition of "interactions between man and nature" was put forward on the foundation of this basic ideology.
Traditional Chinese medical practitioners hold the view that the human body is an organic whole, that a local change which is a disorder can affect the entire body while a pathological change in the whole body can be reflected as a local phenomenon, and that, therefore, although the pathological essence of the change that is involved in the disease is hidden inside there must be a certain symptom or more than one symptom reflected outside.
In her medical practice of several thousand years, China has summed up her clinical experience, formed a complete theoretical system of medicine and,by virtue of its safety and efficacy, has made important contributions to the procreation and thriving of the Chinese people and has shown its tremendous vitality at the same time.