在当今全球化的浪潮中，各种文化与技术交流频繁，中医药作为中华民族千年智慧的结晶，正站在历史的转折点上，面临着前所未有的机遇与挑战。张伯礼院士，这位中医药界的领军人物，以其独到的见解和坚定的立场，为中医药的未来指明了方向——不是简单的“国际化”，而是“中医药走向国际”。这一提法的转变，不仅仅是文字游戏，更是对中医药本质的深刻理解和战略眼光的体现。
“国际化”一词，往往意味着向已有国际标准的领域靠拢，学习先进技术，在他人制定的框架内行事。然而，中医药，这一拥有独特理论体系、辨证施治方法和深厚文化底蕴的医学体系，若盲目追求“国际化”，无异于削足适履，失去了其独特的魅力和生命力。正如张伯礼院士所言：“中医药有其本身的辨证辨病辨证论治体系，四诊八纲，偏离这些中医基础理论的轨道，中医药发展就好像无根之萍，根基不牢固，疗效也会不彰显。”
因此，张伯礼院士提出了“中医药走向国际”的理念，强调作为中医药宗主国，我们应主动出击，制定标准，引领世界。这不仅是对中医药自身价值的自信，更是对全球健康事业的贡献。在这一过程中，针灸作为中医药的瑰宝，以其独特的疗效和广泛的国际认可度，成为了中医药走向国际的先锋和主力军。然而，针灸的“去中国化”倾向却令人担忧。一些国家和地区在推广针灸时，忽视了经络理论和手法技巧，仅仅将其简化为穴位刺激和通电治疗，这无疑是对针灸精髓的极大误解和歪曲。
面对这一挑战，张伯礼院士提出了开展针灸国际合作计划临床研究的建议，并强调要建立符合一般科研规律和针灸临床特点的研究范式和评价方法。这不仅是为了捍卫针灸的纯正性，更是为了在全球范围内推广和普及中医药的科学理念和方法。
除了针灸，中医药教育的国际化也是张伯礼院士关注的重点之一。他深知，只有培养出高质量的中医药人才，才能为中医药走向世界提供坚实的基础。因此，他组织制定了多项中医药教育标准，并编著了一套“世界中医学专业核心课程教材”，为国际中医药教育提供了有力的支撑。同时，他还积极推动中医学国际认证工作，以确保中医药教育在全球范围内的健康可持续发展。
张伯礼院士的这些努力和贡献，不仅是对中医药事业的忠诚和热爱，更是对人类健康事业的深刻洞察和担当。他的言辞犀利而不失温情，观点明确而富有远见，让人在敬佩之余，也深感中医药事业的任重而道远。
回望历史长河，中医药以其独特的魅力和疗效，为人类健康事业做出了不可磨灭的贡献。展望未来，我们有理由相信，在张伯礼院士等中医药界人士的共同努力下，中医药必将以更加自信的姿态走向世界舞台中央，成为人类健康事业的重要力量。而这一切的起点，正是“中医药走向国际”这一理念的提出和实践。让我们携手共进，共同书写中医药事业的新篇章！
作者简介：梁世杰 中医高年资主治医师，从事中医临床工作24年，积累了较丰富的临床经验。师从首都医科大学附属北京中医院肝病科主任医师、著名老中医陈勇，侍诊多载，深得器重，尽得真传！擅用“商汤经方分类疗法”、专病专方结合“焦树德学术思想”“关幼波十纲辨证”学术思想治疗疑难杂症为特色。现任北京厚德为怀医生集团渐冻症研究中心主任，北京树德堂中医研究院研究员，北京中医药薪火传承新3+3工程—焦树德门人（陈勇）传承工作站研究员，国际易联易学与养生专委会常务理事，中国中医药研究促进会焦树德学术传承专业委员会委员，中国药文化研究会中医药慢病防治分会首批癌症领域入库专家。荣获2020年中国中医药研究促进会仲景医学分会举办的第八届医圣仲景南阳论坛“经方名医”荣誉称号。2023年首届京津冀“扁鹊杯”燕赵医学研究主题征文优秀奖获得者。事迹荣登2024年第四季刊《当代科学家》杂志。
The main country of traditional Chinese medicine: from going international to defining standards, the light of the wisdom of a thousand years shines into the United Nations
In the current wave of globalization, various cultural and technological exchanges are frequent. As the crystallization of the wisdom of the Chinese nation for thousands of years, traditional Chinese medicine is standing at a turning point in history, facing unprecedented opportunities and challenges. Academician Zhang Boli, a leading figure in the field of traditional Chinese medicine, has pointed out the direction for the future of traditional Chinese medicine with his unique insights and firm stance - not simply "internationalization," but "traditional Chinese medicine going international." This change in the term is not just a word game, but a reflection of the profound understanding of the essence of traditional Chinese medicine and strategic vision.
The term "internationalization" often means to approach areas with existing international standards, learn advanced technologies, and act within frameworks established by others. However, traditional Chinese medicine, a medical system with a unique theoretical system, dialectical treatment methods, and profound cultural heritage, if blindly pursued "internationalization," is tantamount to trimming the feet to fit the shoes, losing its unique charm and vitality. As Academician Zhang Boli said, "Traditional Chinese medicine has its own system of dialectical diagnosis, disease diagnosis, and treatment. If it deviates from these basic theories of traditional Chinese medicine, the development of traditional Chinese medicine will be like a floating weed without roots, its foundation will not be solid, and its efficacy will not be prominent."
Therefore, academician Zhang Bo-li put forward the concept of "Chinese medicine going international", emphasizing that as the motherland of Chinese medicine, we should take the initiative to formulate standards and lead the world. This is not only the confidence in the value of Chinese medicine itself, but also a contribution to the global health cause. In this process, acupuncture, as a treasure of Chinese medicine, has become the vanguard and main force of Chinese medicine going international with its unique efficacy and extensive international recognition. However, the tendency of "de-Sinicization" of acupuncture is worrying. Some countries and regions ignore the theory of meridians and techniques when promoting acupuncture, simplifying it to point stimulation and electrical treatment, which is undoubtedly a great misunderstanding and distortion of the essence of acupuncture.
Faced with this challenge, academician Zhang Bo-li proposed the proposal to carry out clinical research on the international cooperation plan of acupuncture, and emphasized the establishment of research paradigms and evaluation methods in line with the general scientific research rules and the clinical characteristics of acupuncture. This is not only to defend the purity of acupuncture, but also to promote and popularize the scientific concept and methods of traditional Chinese medicine around the world.
In addition to acupuncture, the internationalization of Chinese medicine education is also one of the focuses of academician Zhang Bo-li. He knows that only by cultivating high-quality Chinese medicine talents can we provide a solid foundation for Chinese medicine to go to the world. Therefore, he organized and formulated a number of Chinese medicine education standards and compiled a set of "World Chinese Medicine Professional Core Course Textbook", which provides strong support for international Chinese medicine education. At the same time, he also actively promotes the international certification of Chinese medicine to ensure the healthy and sustainable development of Chinese medicine education around the world.
These efforts and contributions of academician Zhang Bo-li are not only his loyalty and love for traditional Chinese medicine, but also his profound insight and responsibility for the cause of human health. His words are sharp but not lacking in warmth, his views are clear and far-sighted, which makes people admire him and also feel that the cause of traditional Chinese medicine is far from over.
Looking back at the long history of traditional Chinese medicine, it has made an indelible contribution to the cause of human health with its unique charm and efficacy. Looking forward, we have every reason to believe that with the joint efforts of scholars and practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine, such as academician Zhang Bo-li, traditional Chinese medicine will take a more confident stance in the center of the world stage and become an important force in the cause of human health. The starting point of all this is the proposal and practice of the concept of "traditional Chinese medicine going global." Let us work together to write a new chapter in the cause of traditional Chinese medicine!
Author Bio: Liang Shijie is a senior medical practitioner in traditional Chinese medicine. He has been engaged in traditional medicine clinical work for 24 years and has accumulated a wealth of clinical experience. Following Chen Yong, chief physician of liver disease at Beijing Traditional Medicine Hospital, affiliated with Capital Medical University, and renowned old Chinese medicine, he has been treated for many years and received great attention. He specializes in the treatment of difficult diseases using "conversational traditional therapy" and special treatments combined with the academic ideas of Jiao Shude and Guan Yubo's ten-level diagnosis.He is currently the director of the Center for Diffusion Research of Dr. Houde Wei Group in Beijing, a researcher at the Shude Tang Institute of Chinese Medicine, and a fellow at the new 3 + 3 project of traditional Chinese medicine flame inheritance in Beijing - a scholar at the inheritance work station of Jiao Shude's protégés (Chen Yong),He is a standing committee member of the International Expert Committee on E-learning and Health Care, a member of the Jiao Shude Academic Heritage Special Committee of the Chinese Association for the Advancement of Chinese Medicine Research, and the first cancer specialist to be included in the chapter of the Chinese Pharmaceutical Culture Research Association. Won the 2020 China Association for the Promotion of Traditional Chinese Medicine Zhongjing Medical Branch held the eighth session of the Medical Saint Zhongjing Nanyang Forum "Classic Prescription Famous Doctor" honorary title. The winner of the first Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei "Pingui Cup" Yanzhao Medical Research Essay Award in 2023. The story was featured in the fourth edition of Current Scientist in 2024.
