嶺南中西醫(yī)匯通世家-陳氏三代

The three generations of Chen Dingtai, Chen Xiangjing, Chen Zhenge in Lingnan began the first research on the confluence of Chinese and western medicine in TM field in the early ninteenth century by depending on the geographic benefit of the western medicine's first propagation in China. In 1829, Cheng Dingtai began his studying of the essence of the viscera and collaterals of Wang Qingren before the publish of Yi Lin Gai Cuo. He communicated with western physicians and studied anatomy, then in 1844, he wrote Yi Tan Chuan Zhen. IN this book, he expressed his argument to the traditional visceral theory of TCM and questioned the collateral theory according to anatomy. His son Cheng Xiangjing continued his work and printed Yi Tan Chuan Zhen. His grandson Cheng Zhenge developed the modern western medicine, he published YI Gang Zong Shu in 1890. The book not only proved the theory of Chen Dingai, but also stated internal medicine of both Chinese and wesern medicine, and united the treatment into Chinese herb. The three generations of Chen family passed on the theory one by one and reached a higher level in the confluence of Chinese and western medicine of the early stage, and became the only aristocartic family in this field which developed for a hundred years in China.