本教材主要介绍中医哲学基础和中医基础理论，系统概括了中药诞生的理论基础、发展历史和未来发展趋势。总结了中药在中国历史发展过程中发挥的重要作用和在未来应用前景。通过对中药基础理论的具体应用场景和诊断手段的阐述，展示了中药与虚拟现实、人工智能相结合发挥出的显著效果。
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Chapter 1 ANCIENT CHINESE PHILOSOPHY AND HISTORY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE
1.1 ANCIENT CHINESE PHILOSOPHY
1.2 A BRIEF HISTORY 0F TCM
1.3 TOP 10 FAMOUS CHINESE DOCTORS IN HISTORY
Chapter 2 PHILOSOPHICAL CONCEPTS OF TCM
2.1 CONCEPT 0F OVERALL BALANCE
2.2 YIN-YANG AND QI-XUE
2.3 FIVE ELEMENTS THEORY
2.4 CAUSES 0F DISEASES: THE SIX EXTERNAL AGENTS AND SEVEN INTERNAL EMCITIONS
Chapter 3 DIAGNOSIS OF TCM
3.1 FOUR PILLARS 0F TCM DIAGNOSIS
3.2 INSPECTION (OBSERVATION)
3.3 LIsTENING AND SMELL
3.4 TAKE A HISTORY
3.5 TAKE THE PULSE
Chapter 4 EIGHT PRINCIPLES
4.1 YIN AND YANG SYNDROME
4.2 INTERl0R AND EXTERIOR SYNDROME
4.3 COLD AND HEAT SYNDROME
4.4 DEFICIENCY AND EXCESS SYNDROME
Chapter 5 CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE
5.1 WARMING HERB
5.2 COOLING HERB
Chapter 6 TCM AND SYSTEMS BIOLOGY
6.1 TECHNIQUES OF SYsTEMS BIOLOGY
6.2 SYSTEMS BIOLOGY IN THE RESEARCH OF TCM COMPONENTS
6.3 SYSTEMS BIOLOGY TECHNOLOGIES IN PHARMlACOLOGICAL AND TOXICOLOGICAL STUDIES OF TCM
6.4 SYSTEMS BIOLOGY IN THE IDENTIFICATION, CULTIVATION, AND GENETIC BREEDING OF CHINESE MEDICINAL MATERIALS
6.5 "SYNDROMES" AND SYSTEMS BIOLOGY
6.6 CONCLUSION AND OUTLOOK
6.7 TCM AND BIG DATA