International Communication of Traditional Chinese Medicine in the Context of COVID-19 Pandemic by Analogy of Directional Solidification

作     者：Yingwen Cai Xueyong Shen Yingwen Cai;Xueyong Shen

作者机构：School of Materials Science and EngineeringShanghai Jiao Tong University School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and TuinaShanghai University of Traditional Chinese MedicineShanghaiChina 

出 版 物：《Chinese Medicine and Culture》 (中医药文化（英文）)

年 卷 期：2020年第3卷第1期

页      面：158-163页

学科分类：1006[医学-中西医结合] 100602[医学-中西医结合临床] 10[医学] 

基　　金：National Office for Philosophy and Social Sciences  NPOPSS  (19BYY077) 

主　　题：COVID‑19 directional solidification international communication traditional Chinese medicine 

摘      要：According to the phenomenon-taking of classified analog,directional solidification can be an excellent approach for international communication of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)in the context of COVID‑19 *** toward TCM by Western Medicine(WM)can be represented by various morphologies of the solid/liquid ***‑19 has created an urgent need for the worldwide spread of *** counter any doubts and objections against TCM,COVID‑19 pandemic provides a good opportunity,meanwhile a steady and firm pace forward should be *** is also necessary to resolve domestic controversies and to lower cultural *** philosophy of TCM can agree fairly well with dialectical materialism;the scientific connotation of pentacy in TCM can be explained through the symptoms of COVID‑19‑infected patients.A TCM understanding compatible with WM will accelerate its international acceptance,which could help to better elaborate the significance of humanity in *** medicine under the guidance of TCM principles is an important trend in medical development,whose framework is illustrated in a 4C+T diagram.