Study on the Differences and Root Causes in Understanding the Liver Between Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine
Western medicine views the liver as a functional organ composed of at least seven different cell types,with a substantial blood storage capacity.It is a crucial organ for material and energy metabolism,playing significant roles in preventing hemorrhage and control-ling excessive coagulation and thrombosis.TCM posits that the liver has two primary functions:"fuhe"(harmonizing)and"cangxue"(storing blood).It regulates the flow of qi throughout the body,playing a key role in the ascending and descending and the entry and ex-it of qi.Although there are overlapping similarities in certain physiological functions and pathological changes between the two systems,their underlying mechanisms differ.Western medicine categorizes based on empirical research data,whereas TCM constructs its theories through symbolic thinking.This difference in classification criteria means that while the organs referred to may have some correlations,their functions differ significantly.With the widespread application of methods such as external inspection and internal exploration,and the attribution of more interconnected physiological functions,the TCM understanding of the liver has gradually evolved from a specific anatomical organ to a virtual functional system,becoming synonymous with a series of interrelated functional clusters.
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