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20 September 2025

Exploring Traditional Health Culture Through Classical and Clinical Practice Research

Shixian Dong1
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1 Tengchong Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tengchong 679100, Yunnan, China
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Abstract

Researching and exploring traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) health culture entails delving into the relationship between culture and health, as well as the impact of culture on health, with the aim of providing a solution to the increasingly severe health and survival crises in modern society. Drawing on nearly four decades of clinical practice experience rooted in townships, this study bases itself on clinical and daily life contexts, utilizing classics to solve problems by seeking thoughts, philosophies, and solutions from them. After years of clinical practice research and verification, it is believed that TCM health culture is the foundation of the health of the Chinese nation. It represents a health culture, a fundamental mindset for health consciousness, ensuring basic health while enabling a leap towards higher levels of health and well-being. It serves as a fundamental method and pathway to guide people towards health. TCM health culture encompasses multi-tiered health preservation methods and a conceptual framework for a healthy lifestyle. It is the essence of health, embodying a healthy outlook on life, values, and worldview. It provides a worldview and methodology for addressing health issues, possessing inestimable economic and social value.

Keywords
Traditional Chinese medicine health culture
Health foundation
Health crisis
Survival crisis
Multi-tiered healthy lifestyle
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