The Si and Hai are matched with Jueyin wind wood in the twelve earthly branches, the Zi and Wu are matched with Shaoyin Junhuo, the Yin and Shen are matched with Shaoyang fire, the Chou and Wei are matched with Taiyin wet earth, the Mao and You are matched with Yangming dry metal, and the Chen and Xu are matched with Sun cold water, which is called the Six Qi.

The five elements and six qi are calculated from the year stem, the six qi are calculated from the year branch, and the relationship between the fortune and qi is observed to judge the changes in climate and the occurrence of diseases in that year.

It can be said that the holistic treatment ideas and framework of traditional Chinese medicine were based on the five elements and six qi.

Some people say that traditional Chinese medicine is energy science and Western medicine is material science. This statement is relatively vivid. Energy is something that cannot be seen or touched, but it exists in fact, while matter is visible and touched.

From the five elements and six qi of traditional Chinese medicine, we can actually see that the operating rules of traditional Chinese medicine research are the application of substances in Western medicine.

Traditional Chinese medicine aims at the existence of operation, logic, while Western medicine aims at specific things.

If we use the novel "Full-time National Medicine" as an example, traditional Chinese medicine studies the overall plot trend, while Western medicine studies the specific character. The plot goes awry, traditional Chinese medicine is better at, and typos appear, while Western medicine is better at.

Each has its own strengths and weaknesses.

This is also the reason why Fang Han has opinions on the current integration of traditional Chinese and Western medicine, but does not oppose the integration of traditional Chinese and Western medicine. Both types of medicine have their own strengths and weaknesses. If they can really play to their strengths and avoid their weaknesses, it will definitely be a blessing for all patients.

Xian Fen studied the combination of traditional Chinese and Western medicine, and was naturally familiar with the five elements and six qi. The specificity of the five elements and six qi is that what kind of diseases are prone to in a certain season and what kind of physique is prone to in what season.
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