Towards Holistic Medicine

Holistic medicine is:

• A clinical discipline that integrates both Eastern and Western medical methods and knowledge systems into one
• An evidence-based medicine that simultaneously embodies both a holistic approach and personalized principles
• The most straightforward form of medicine that adheres to scientific standards and effectively meets the needs of humanity

In recent years, the integrated research on living organisms initiated by systems biology, along with the efforts of precision medicine to tailor treatment plans based on the individual characteristics of each patient, have opened up the process of modern biology and medicine returning to the ideas of Chinese medical traditions. Under the larger perspective of the development and evolution of Eastern and Western medicine, biology, and even natural science for hundreds of years, this book follows the evolution of modern scientific methods and reveals the inevitable trend of future medicine--holistic medicine. Holistic medicine is a medical system that fully integrates Chinese and Western medical methods and knowledge systems and conforms to scientific norms. It is an evidence-based medicine that embodies the holistic concept and individualized principles. This book outlines the method and theoretical framework of holistic medicine, and provides the method of constructing the theoretical system and using it to achieve the best regulation of diseases. It can be expected that holistic medicine will become the mainstream medicine in the 21st century.

Prof. Yuan Bing, Director of HK Modern Chinese Medicine R&D Center, practicing physician of the PRC and registered CMP in Hong Kong. In July 1983, Yuan graduated from the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine at Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, and received a bachelor’s degree. During this period, he systematically studied the related courses of modern medicine and traditional Chinese medicine and attended a one-year clinical practice of integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine. In February 1986, Yuan completed the advanced computer software design course offered by the Ministry of Health. The course covered the fundamentals and included some specialized courses in computer software design.Since 2008, Yuan engaged in Chinese medicine theory, proprietary Chinese medicine, health food research, and clinical work at the HK Modern Chinese Medicine R&D Center. Under the auspices of the Hong Kong government, based on traditional Chinese acupuncture and cupping therapies, he has organized many kinds of physiotherapy equipment such as intelligent physiotherapy and eye massage apparatus.Yuan researched formulae and organized the development of a wide range of proprietary Chinese medicines and health foods. Six of these proprietary Chinese medicines are currently registered with the Hong Kong Department of Health and are now approved for sale in Hong Kong, such as ＂Shuanghua Jiedu Capsule＂ for treating influenza; ＂Guiling Bai Xiao capsule＂, for treating women’s tumors; ＂Xiao Jin Dan capsule＂, for treating thyroid, lymphoid tumors; ＂Shu Chang capsule＂, for treating breast hyperplasia; ＂Niu Huang Jiang Ya capsule＂ for treating high blood pressure; and ＂Yong Quan Capsule＂, for treating uriasis.