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Chinese Medicine Liberation: Starter 

Yaron Seidman 

Zac Patterson & Lois Nethery 

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Chinese Medicine Liberation: 

Starter 

Bonus articles for the book Chinese Medicine Liberation: Inner Documents 



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“The Liberation of Chinese Medicine 

After the establishment of the People’s Republic of China, under the 

leadership of the brilliant leader chairman Mao, the three grand health 

policies were put forth: Chinese and Western medicine must unite; 

prevention is the focus; and gearing towards workers, peasants and soldiers. 

Chinese medicine advanced studies schools and specialty advanced classes 

were established. These remolded Chinese medicine and cultivated Chinese 

medicine. Other Chinese medicine research organizations were also 

established. They researched Chinese medicine and, at last, Chinese 

medicine could free itself. 

It stripped itself from the feudal smelting and from the capitalist shackles. 

It strode towards the great path of a scientific new China, a scientific 

medicine.” 1 

1 

Beijing Chinese Medicine (periodical), 1952 June 15th (1 st volume 3 rd publication) 



To the Chinese medicine community 

Yaron: The following three articles are not included in Chinese Medicine 

Liberation: Inner Documents. We have created this free PDF to circulate 

throughout the TCM community, to allow each and every practitioner to 

contemplate the beginning of TCM in the 20 th century. 

From the time of the Republic and throughout the early communist decades, 

much took place that transformed Chinese medicine. The first shakedown of 

Chinese medicine begins here. I hope we can all contemplate it together. 

Nearly one thousand more pages of articles, excerpts and debates are 

included in our book and we invite you to join us in the process of Chinese 

medicine liberation in the 21st century. 

http://www.chineseclassics.org/liberation.html 

A word to the authority 

February 1937 by The Editor 

Compilation of Discussions about Chinese Medical Education 中醫教育討論集 

Yaron: The following three articles date from early 1937. By this stage, Chinese 

medicine had suffered decades of uncertainty, abolition attempts, contempt, 

ridicule and exclusion. In 1936, Chinese medicine finally and for the first time in 

the 20 th century had gained legal status. Practitioners were delighted—but it 

came at what cost? These articles allow us a short glimpse into the 

transformation and pressure that Chinese medicine practitioners faced at 

that time. 

Pages 464–473 

In the Third Plenary Session, 53 commissaries including Jiao Yitang 焦易堂 have suggested “the 

Ministry of Education to integrate Chinese medicine into the education system so that Native 

medicine schools can be built under legal regulations.” Besides Jiao 焦 and Li Zonghuang 李宗黄 , 

37 other commissaries have also put forward a bill calling for equality between Chinese and 

Western medicine doctors. Not only are Chinese medicine doctors and pharmacists thrilled to 

hear about these but also the general public, who is concerned about the development of Chinese 

medicine, is excited too. We hope that the authority will not let us down or let the efforts of the 

commissaries go in vain. 

I have checked the resolution of the two bills. The former was sent to the Central Political 

Committee “for further discussion” and the latter “for their reference”. It is another matter how 



they will discuss and decide a solution for the first bill, but at least they show their sincerity. As for 

the second proposal, the phrase "for reference" is too ambiguous. It is doubtful that the bill will 

be implemented; how can we move to further discuss other questions? Moreover, this is the 

second time we have proposed this bill. The first time was in the Fifth National Assembly 五全大 

會 . 2 Now that the Third Plenary Session 國民黨三中全會 3 is coming to an end, every bill will be 

discussed and executed by the Central Political Committee. We, Chinese medicine doctors, will 

provide all necessary assistance to the authority. 

In fact, many have already pleaded for the inclusion of Chinese medicine into the education 

system long ago. As early as 1914, when Wang Dafan 汪大樊 was still the Secretary of Education, 

the Medical Association of Beijing had sent representatives to discuss the matter with Wang. 

Wang replied: “I have already decided to abrogate the use of Native medicine as well as Native 

materia medica. I am afraid I cannot accept your application.” The determination of the 

Ministry of Education to wipe out Chinese medicine was clear. Not long thereafter, Chinese 

medicine doctors from all over the country gathered to set up a Chinese Medicine Rescue Group 

醫藥救亡團 and sent representatives to the State Council 國務院 and various ministries to petition 

for preserving Chinese medicine. 

Here is the reply from the State Council: “Native medicine has a long and ancient history. With 

its organised and systematic structure, it has become a specialised field in science and has 

continued to be valued by our fellow citizens. The reason why our national medical curriculum 

has only included Western medicine is that it takes a long time to integrate both medical 

practices. Eliminating Chinese medicine was not on the agenda since the very beginning.” We 

can see from this reply how the government changed its stance on the issue after the petition of 

our scholars but we still cannot see any possibility for accepting our proposal. 

In 1925, the Chinese Education Progress Society 中華教育改進社 and Chinese Medicine Progress 

Research Association 中醫改進研究會 had a joint meeting in Taiyuan 太原 . The bill was discussed 

and passed in that meeting. In the same year, China National Education Federation 全國教育聯合 

會 held likewise a meeting in Changsha 長沙 and the bill was passed once more. It is really 

disappointing that the Ministry of Education has never taken it into action. 

Since the Central Hygiene and Health Conference 中央衛生委員會議 4 proposed to eliminate 

Chinese medicine as well as Chinese pharmacology in a meeting in 1929, many Chinese 

medicine practitioners became agitated. They gathered from all around China and launched an 

appeal to the government. Mr. Jiang, the chairman of the Committee, finally repealed what has 

been discussed before and announced the setup of the Central Native Medicine Bureau 中央國醫 

2 

Kunmintang Fifth National Assembly 國民黨五全大會 was held November 12 th -22 nd , 1935 in Nanjing. 

3 

Kunmintang Third Plenary Session 國民黨三中全會 was held in February 15 th , 1937 in Nanjing 南京 . 

4 

Was held in Nanjing from February 23 rd –26 th , 1929. 



館 in the capitol with commissary Jiao Yitang 焦易堂 as its President. 5 This may seem to be the 

dawn of a new era for Chinese medicine but until now, the efforts of the commissaries including 

Jiao’s effort did not yield any substantial achievements. Well then, does Chinese medicine 

deserve to have the two bills passed? My arguments are summarised into four perspectives: 

1. Academic: 

Now most people classify Western medicine as science and Chinese medicine as philosophy. Still, 

I think it is possible to incorporate elements of science into philosophy through scientific means. 

The Prime Minister once said, “Everyone knows that Germany is the most advanced country in 

terms of scientific development. Even so, scholars in Germany know that they have to study 

Chinese philosophy to supplement what is missing in their science.” Looking at how the 

foreigners treasure our legacy, how can we abandon our own traditional wisdom? Is that what 

the Prime Minister wants to see? It is true that Chinese medicine focuses more on philosophical 

perspectives. This is no doubt its weak point but, at the same time, it is also its strength. We can 

use science to supplement it. In order to do so, we have to build schools and train talented 

persons. This is the first reason why Chinese medicine deserves to have the bills passed. 

2. Effectiveness: 

Action speaks louder than words. No matter how people criticize Chinese medicine theories, its 

effectiveness is indisputable. Looking at the vast territory and huge population of our country, if 

not due to Chinese medicine our nation would already been wiped out by deadly infectious 

diseases. This is one point. Another point is that if Chinese medicine were ineffective it would 

have been eliminated long ago and could not have sustained itself up to today. In terms of its 

effectiveness, Chinese medicine deserves to be advocated. 

3. Economic: 

Since imports of Western drugs began in recent years, it has cost us many billions. Is this not 

connected to our economy? In addition, there are more than ten million people in our country 

making a living by trading Chinese herbs. Western drugs have already become a more popular 

option than Chinese herbs, even without any advocacy. It is not difficult to imagine the huge 

impact on people’s livelihood when Chinese pharmacology is abrogated. This is the third reason 

why we should promote Chinese medicine. 

5 

Took place August 31 st , 1931 while promulgating two items of legislation: “Central Native Medicine Bureau Regulations 中央国医馆组织章程 ” 

and “Central Native Medicine Bureau Local Branches Outline 中央国医馆各省市国医分馆组织大纲 ”. 



4. Global trend: 

Consider our eastern neighbour: Japan. Since the Meiji restoration era they abolished Han 

medicine 漢醫 . However, this act was heavily criticized by scholars in modern days and so they 

revived Han medicine in Japan and formed the Asian Medical Association 東洋醫道會 6 and other 

research centres of Han medicine at universities. Japan treats it as a national treasure. Some 

scholars in America also study Chinese medicine after they witnessed the effects of Ma Huang 麻 

黃 in asthma treatment. These are some examples how others value Chinese medicine. If we do 

not invest effort into promoting Chinese medicine now, after a few decades we might have to 

learn from foreigners what should have been ours. Isn’t that ironic? We therefore urge the 

authority to recognize the need to integrate Chinese medicine into the education system and 

equalize the status of Chinese and Western doctors. This would not only demonstrate the spirit of 

our nation but also preserve the essence of both Western and Chinese cultures. 

(Retrieved from Tianjin 天津 Yishibao 益世報 ) 

Huang Zhuzhai 黄竹斋 , one of the members of the Chinese Medicine Committee 

中醫委員會 1935–1937 [http://baike.baidu.com/view/1383886.htm] 

6 

Established in 1927. 



The pros and cons of integrating Chinese medicine into the 

education system 

March 1937 by Wei Zhong 畏仲 

Yaron: Despite decades of struggle and finally winning legal status, Chinese 

medicine still faced a practical problem: how to reintegrate itself into a 

country ever more modernized? How to adapt itself to a new societal reality 

where “modern” is always valued more highly? 

The Third Plenary Session is responsible for resolving many matters, one of which is the bill 

proposing the integration of Chinese medicine into the official education system, now sent to the 

Central Political Committee for further discussion. This, no doubt, is a dream come true for all 

Chinese medicine doctors and their supporters. Even though a detailed discussion is still needed 

for the implementation, the principle outline has already been laid out. 

Those who are against the integration argue that medicine should progress with time. Chinese 

medicine is obsolete and should not be placed alongside science-based medicine. They claim that 

since the education system is the pillar of a nation, we should not allow the outdated and mystical 

medicine to coexist with the scientific new medicine. If you take a look at newspapers and 

magazines from the past few years, you can certainly find many similar arguments. 

For those who are in favour of the integration, their only supporting argument is that Chinese 

medicine has a long and extended history. It was passed down from generation to generation 

since the time of Qi Bo 岐伯 until today. As to the issue of reforming Chinese medicine, some 

preach that modern science should be used as a reference and that some valuable parts of 

Western medicine should be integrated into Chinese medicine. 

Before the bill was passed, the opposing party strongly resisted the idea of integration while the 

supporting party continued to pray for the reform. After passing the bill, however, the opposition 

dared not say a word because the final decision was made by the ruling Party. And of course, on 

the other hand, the supporters cheered and hailed; they saw that their dreams had finally come 

true. I also congratulated them that their efforts did not go in vain. 

Nonetheless, still I am worried and doubtful that Chinese medicine will be integrated into the 

education system. I briefly describe my doubts in the following paragraphs. 

One question we have to think about is whether Chinese medicine should be a one-year or a 

two-year program? If it is a one-year program, should it be considered as a specialised school or a 

university program? Regardless of the answers to these questions, one thing we are sure of, for 

the sake of preserving and promoting our precious gem—traditional Chinese medicine—it 



should be classified as higher education and not as secondary education or vocational training 

such as that of midwives. 

Students nowadays spend six years in primary education and another six years in secondary 

education before they move on to higher education. Needless to say, the curricula of primary and 

secondary education are very similar, facilitating the transition. Similarly, the subjects in 

secondary schools are closely related to different majors in universities so that students can learn 

new things by linking to and building on prior knowledge. For example, history and similar 

subjects are related to various social science majors; biology, mathematics and other science 

subjects are crucial to majors like science, medicine and agriculture. 

Up to today, curricula and standards of medical education are formulated based on the ultimate 

goal of training students to become professional physicians. Currently, hygiene classes in junior 

secondary grade have already adopted the new science theory. Although there are no more 

hygiene classes in senior secondary grade, those who enter medical schools should already have 

some knowledge of human anatomy and physiology and even some basic understanding of 

etiology and prevention of disease so they are not lost when they study basics of medicine. What 

they learnt in science lessons in both secondary school and university could be even more useful. 

Nevertheless, this only applies to Western medicine students and not to Chinese medicine 

students. After the integration, schools—be it universities or specialised schools—shall introduce 

a new curriculum of Chinese medicine. For those who choose this major of study, what they have 

learnt in secondary schools, except Chinese writing, history and geography, seem to have no 

relation whatsoever to Chinese medicine. Some subjects of Western medicine like anatomy might 

be helpful to Chinese medicine, but most of them aren’t. What’s more, jargons like ‘’Qi 

transformation” and ‘’five elements’’ cannot even be seen in primary or secondary school 

textbooks. 

Here comes the question: should we reform the curricula of our primary and secondary schools 

as well? As an alternative, we can add new subjects such as Tang Tou Ge Jue 湯頭歌訣 7 to prepare 

students who would like to study Chinese medicine in the future. Some say that these subjects 

can be electives where they can choose between those and the science subjects. Some disagree, 

saying that it would be a good opportunity for the modernization of Chinese medicine. They 

bluster that subjects like chemistry, biology and science are also necessary for those students who 

would like to study Chinese medicine at university level. Maybe it would be even better if those 

who study Chinese medicine are those who excel in science as well. Here comes the second 

question: will these students feel disoriented when they study Chinese medicine, for they have indepth 

and concrete knowledge in science? 

7 Text teaching herbal formulas published in 1694 by Wang Ang 汪昂 . 



Perhaps not, but who is going to compile and edit the textbooks for Chinese medicine in college? 

Some say that classics like Ling Shu 靈樞 , Su Wen 素問 , Shang Han Lun 傷寒論 and Ben Cao 本草 are 

themselves excellent textbooks. Some argue that the students might be doubtful if these outdated 

publications are used as textbooks. Even if they have faith in these materials, would it be possible 

for them to abdicate their now-scientific-oriented mind and think purely from the perspectives of 

five elements and Qi? If they are doubtful of the materials, how can they become the talents that 

we are looking for? 

Some people suggest that a number of subjects in Chinese medicine schools should adopt 

modern scientific theories including microbiology, physics and so on and that we should 

assimilate the strength of Western medicine. This question remains to be answered by the 

government. 

From here on, further related problems arise and require solutions. They are listed below: 

1. Schools, the army and the government shall recruit both Chinese medicine doctors and 

Western medicine doctors to avoid discrimination against Chinese medicine. 

2. Hospitals in all provinces, cities and counties shall either incorporate Chinese and Western 

medicine, or have the two completely separated. 

3. Health professionals at all levels shall include both Chinese and Western medicine doctors. 

4. Chinese herbs shall be added into the Pharmacopoeia of China 中華藥典 or compiled into a 

new pharmacopoeia called The Herbal Pharmacopoeia of China 中華國藥典 , with the 

modern one renamed as the Western Pharmacopoeia of China 中西藥典 . 

5. Other than modern pharmacology schools 藥科學校 , we shall establish schools for Chinese 

medicine pharmacology 國藥專科學校 in order to distinguish itself from Western 

pharmacology schools. Or we can rename the modern pharmacology schools as “School of 

pharmacy in Western medicine 西藥科學校 ” in order to distinguish the two. 

Other doubts include: 

1. Can Chinese and Western medicine integrate in all aspects in the future? 

2. In the future, can Chinese medicine research undergo scientification? 

3. Will the future generation of Chinese medicine doctors outshine the so-called Native doctors 

of the present? 

4. Does it take millennia for the world to recognize the efficacy of Chinese medicine? 

5. Is there any chance that, one day, we will no longer need to differentiate medical doctors 

into Chinese and Western? 



I studied science when I was young so I grew up as a believer in scientific medicine. (Until now, 

Chinese medicine still remains a mystery to me. Even if Chinese medicine is a better form of 

medicine than the Western one, I still believe in scientific medicine because I do not know the 

mechanism behind Chinese medicine. I dare not say how delicious a cake is before I have 

actually tasted it.) But now, as Chinese medicine has integrated into the education system, its 

efficacy should not be questioned. It is a real pity that I cannot sit in a class due to my old age. 

How I wish I was born 20 years ago. I read an article written by Hu Dingan 胡定安 some years 

ago which was published in a newspaper. I could not find the original copy nor remember the 

title of the article but I can still recall the gist of his article—he persuades high school graduates 

not to study Chinese medicine at university. I think this was inappropriate. Even before the 

article was published, graduates opting to study Chinese medicine were only a minority. In the 

future, when Chinese medicine has officially integrated into the education system, who is to judge 

whether graduates would like to pursue Chinese medicine as their future career? Just think about 

that, if someone would write an article urging students to study Chinese medicine instead of 

Western medicine, how would it be then? 

(Retrieved from New Medicine and Society 新醫與社會 ) 



How can Chinese medicine integrate into the education 

system? 

April 1937 by Hua Xinren 花新人 

Yaron: There was only one possible solution: either become like modern 

science or cease to exist. In these three articles, we hope to show the tip of 

the iceberg, to stimulate curiosity as to what has shaped the modern TCM 

with which we are so familiar. 

Chinese Medicine Liberation: Inner Documents traces Chinese medicine’s 

very first encounters with modern medicine during the final years of the Qing 

dynasty, through the turbulent events of the Republic years and into the ever 

more dramatic policies of the Communist era. We can see how issues that 

confronted practitioners in earlier times continued to arise again and again as 

successive interest groups and governments attempted to place Chinese 

medicine within the larger global context of science-based medicine. 

Today we can ask ourselves whether these issues have actually been 

addressed once and for all—and if not, then what might this mean for the 

stability of our profession and its contribution to the world? While we can be 

proud of Chinese medicine’s achievements in the modern healthcare setting, 

knowing what has brought us here may help us to define the best direction for 

our future. 

At first, there was no such thing as “Chinese Medicine Committee 中醫委員會 ” among the highest 

ranks of the central government. This was one reason why conflict continued between Chinese 

and Western medicine doctors. Now that the Chinese Medicine Committee was established, with 

renowned doctors as committee members and after much advocacy and petition, the body 

should make huge contributions to the improvement and progression of Chinese medicine. (See 

the speech delivered by director Liu Ruiheng 劉瑞恆 ) 

There should be no boundaries in the academic arena. There is no need to draw a line between 

Western and Chinese medicine. It is a real pity that such things have happened in our country 

before. In the speech made by the director Mr. Liu Ruiheng 劉瑞恆 during the inauguration 

ceremony of the Chinese Medicine Committee members, he made the following comment: 

“Now that the Chinese Medicine Committee is established, we should make a concerted effort to 

regulate and promote Chinese medicine. As we are now in the twentieth century, the age of 

science, we should adopt scientific principles and logical methods to regulate Chinese medicine.” 

We can deduce from the above quote that “Chinese medicine is lagging behind 中醫是跟不上時代 ” 

and “illogical 不合邏輯 ”. Thus, we have to opt for “scientific means 科學的方法 ” to manage and 

promote it. The establishment of the Chinese Medicine Committee, therefore, has a considerable 

number of responsibilities and duties. 



Why is there a need to restructure Chinese medicine? We can simply say that “Chinese medicine 

is illogical in its theories and non-scientific in terms of diagnoses 中醫在學理方面不合邏輯 , 在診斷 

方面不合科學 .” Medicine is never a study that can be mastered easily. I don’t think that reading a 

few books on Chinese materia medica would qualify one to become a doctor. “Secret 

prescriptions handed down from ancestors 祖傳秘方 ” are nothing more than eye-catching slogans 

and the “five elements and six climates 五行六運 ” is simply superstition. For those who call 

themselves doctors but, in reality, only know little about medicine, it is extremely dangerous to 

try and treat patients. Hence, the government should put more effort into reforming the industry 

as this is seriously a life-threatening matter. 

Medicine as a whole should not be differentiated into Western and Chinese. The reason for what 

is unfolding now is that one of the medicines has developed from pure scientific methods, hence 

it is progressing at an incomparable pace while the other is still lingering over its metaphysical 

theories which is leading its ongoing regression. Now that the Central Health Department has 

established the Chinese Medicine Committee with a task to reform the Chinese medicine 

industry, I really have no idea whether this is for better or worse. 

How can we integrate Chinese medicine into our education system? This question is worth 

discussing. In the Third Plenary Session, this question has already passed on to the Executive 

Council to come up with a solution. At the Chinese Medicine Committee meeting held on 10 th 

March, one of the committee members proposed that “Chinese medicine should be integrated 

into the education system after reaching a certain standard.” My opinions on this matter are 

summarised as follows: 

A. The curriculum. 

If we have to integrate Chinese medicine into our education system, which kind of curriculum 

should it have? Should it be vocational training? Or should it be a specialised course at the 

university? The value of Chinese medicine may be underrated if it is considered as mere 

vocational training. How about secondary education? Well, it does not seem to be appropriate as 

secondary education as it requires an in-depth and specialised foundation of knowledge. Should 

it be part of the tertiary education system then? I think students may become confused when they 

begin to learn “five elements and six climates” since they have taken courses on physics, 

chemistry and biology in secondary school before. There is one thing the committee members 

should know: science and philosophy are like oil and water. They simply don’t mix. In case 

anyone is not sure what science is all about, you can find it out easily if you repeat secondary 

school education. I have a friend who enrolled in a Chinese medicine school after he graduated 

but he quit one year later. This is a good example which proves my point above. 



B. The standardization of curriculum and teaching materials. 

We had a discussion on this during the Chinese Medicine Committee meeting. Regarding the 

education system of our country at the moment, we have the Medical Education Council under 

the Ministry of Education to handle such related issues. However, when we plan for the 

curriculum of Chinese medicine, should we set up another statutory body, say the Chinese 

Medicine Education Council, to handle the matters regarding the curriculum? If so, what will be 

included in the syllabus? Are there enough materials for a course with a span of four to five years? 

We know that there are three main purposes for launching medical education programmes. 

They are: 

1. For knowledge, which contributes to the development of pure science. 

2. For practical need, which contributes to the development of specialised technology. 

3. For demand and supply, which contributes to the development of applied science. 

Looking into our curriculum, we already have hygiene classes and physiology in primary and 

secondary schools. They are considered as part of the general education. Biology, chemistry and 

physics taught in high school are closely related to medical studies at university. If we list Chinese 

medicine as a course at university, how can we help students to learn those concepts such as the 

“five elements and six climates” and classics like “Tang Tou Ge Jue 湯頭歌訣 ”, “Lingshu Suwen 

靈樞素問 ”, “Shang Han Lun 傷寒論 ” and “Ben Cao 本草 ”? Students have studied science in 

secondary education; how can they take a step back and examine these new notions when they 

enter university? In case Chinese medicine really does integrate into tertiary education, it is 

better to restructure the curricula of primary and secondary education altogether by 

reintroducing the study of classics and adopt the education system from Ming and Qing 

Dynasties. 

C. The integration of Western and Chinese medicine. 

This problem is becoming more and more serious. At the moment, all courses in medical schools 

such as microbiology and clinical diagnoses are based on science. Can these courses blend well 

with Chinese medical theories like “Yin Yang and five elements”? I am not sure whether those 

who are in favour of the integration have any detailed plan on the actual implementation of the 

proposal. For me, I believe doctors who are trained under this model would become neither fish 

nor fowl. Anyways, these are only some of my worries. And many of the problems described 

above might never happen. 

(Retrieved from Da Gong Yi Kan 大公醫刊 ) 



From the back cover of 

Chinese Medicine Liberation: Inner Documents 

In this collection of articles and excerpts, contemporary practitioners of Chinese 

medicine can enter into the important debates of Chinese medicine’s encounters 

with modern science in the 20 th century. From the relative freedom of enquiry during 

the Nationalist years to the enforced doctrine of the Communist era, these 

documents unveil the transformation of clinical practice and the transmission of 

knowledge into something quite unlike the Chinese medicine that was left behind. 

Investigation into these once-prohibited domains affords new opportunities to 

develop Chinese medicine in ways that were simply not possible during the 

Communist oppression only decades ago. We must not remain in the confines of the 

“new world medicine” of the 1950s, tied to dialectic materialism and Marxist social 

order. With unprecedented access to information, political freedom and the capacity 

to engage in real-time international discussions, now is a time ripe with promise for all 

practitioners to develop the precious essence of Chinese medicine in order to 

deeply enhance the practice of medicine worldwide. 

For further information 

Please visit the website www.chineseclassics.org/liberation.html to see the book’s Preface, 

Foreword (by historian Sean Hsiang-lin Lei) and Table of Contents. 

Orders can be placed directly at the Chinese Medicine Liberation website. 

Please email Dr Yaron Seidman for all enquiries and comments: info@hunyuan.org 



About the Hunyuan Research Institute 

The Hunyuan Research Institute was founded in the USA by Dr. Yaron Seidman D.A.O.M., 

drawing Chinese medicine practitioners from around the world who together develop and 

uphold the life principle of Chinese medicine. Today, local Hunyuan Research Institutes spring 

forth in countries all around the world, bringing the message of Hunyuan medicine to 

practitioners and patients on every continent. 

The purpose of Hunyuan is to re-establish Chinese medicine as a life principle medicine, a 

medicine that can supplement and better the modern materialistic view of healthcare, disease 

and remedies. 

Fellows of the Institute now include senior Chinese medicine practitioners who have been 

practicing TCM for decades, senior Western medicine doctors, new graduates from TCM 

schools, other professionals and lay people who want to learn and understand more about their 

own life and health. 

Hunyuan medicine is deeply rooted in the Chinese medicine classics, but it is neither limited to 

nor confined by them. Hunyuan medicine involves researching forward and developing life 

principle in order to reach the deepest understanding of why and how we live, the source of 

disease and the best approach to remedy it. 

In a world where a new “connectedness to nature” consciousness is developing, the Hunyuan 

Research Institute finds itself on the forefront of remaking a materialistic TCM into a life 

medicine; a Hunyuan medicine. 

Websites: 

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