Body-spirit syncretism and Dao-qi fusion for the connotation and development of Xuanfu theory
Xuanfu is originated from Huangdi Neijing,and developed by LIU Wansu afterwards.CHEN Dafu combined the theory of Liujing and Xuanfu to develop ophthalmology in Chinese medicine.In the recent decade,professor WANG Mingjie further expanded the definition of Xuanfu and systematically raised Xuanfu theory.It is the most subtle understanding of the structure of the human body in Chinese medicine,and contains the functions of qi,blood,fluid,and spirit rising and falling.The emergence of Xuanfu can be traced back to the Neijing era of'body-spirit syncretis and Dao-qi fusion'.The current researches focus on the structural properties of the Xuanfu,which are of vital importance to broaden the structural and conceptual characteristics of Xunfu.At the same time,the research on'spirit'and'Tao'is relatively few,which has not attracted the attention of scholarly field.Based on the connotation and development logic of the Xuanfu theory,this article discusses the unity of understanding of the Xuanfu theory of'body-spirit syncretism'and'Dao-qi fusion',and provides a basis for the future development of the Xuanfu theory and even the theory of Chinese medicine.