The process of diagnosis and treatment of diseases in traditional Chinese medicine is a process of carefully observing and discussing the human body, and then treating diseases through syndrome differentiation and treatment. This method has a great influence of human factors, so there are certain limitations. In response to this situation, Deng Tietao believes that the progress of modern science and technology has created excellent opportunities for the development of traditional Chinese medicine. The research on the integration of traditional Chinese and western medicine has achieved remarkable results. Traditional Chinese medicine can not only absorb the essence of western medicine diagnosis and treatment, but also can Learn from the new achievements of modern science and technology such as physics, chemistry, and life sciences.
The growth of all things depends on the sun, and the life activities of most creatures on earth are inseparable from the sun, that is to say, it is inseparable from the action of light. Light has played a central role in human consciousness since time immemorial. Humans have long recognized the dependence of human beings on light, such as the circadian rhythm of human sleep, the impact of the moon’s fullness on women’s menstrual cycles, and so on. Therefore, the introduction of optics into the medical field has always been respected by human beings.
Photonics is a cutting-edge discipline in optical research, a science that studies photons as information carriers and energy carriers. It mainly studies the generation, transmission, control, detection and interaction of photons with matter. In fact, photonics and photonic technology represented by lasers have already penetrated deeply into the field of medicine, especially the field of traditional Chinese medicine, and have achieved internationally recognized progress. For example, in recent years, the research on laser intravascular irradiation, laser acupuncture, and biological ultra-weak luminescence technology in traditional Chinese medicine, and optical instruments, spectroscopic instruments, and opto-electromechanical intelligent instruments have been widely used in medical diagnosis and research on traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions. The foundation of medicine was established.
Deng Tietao and Liu Songhao pointed out that the so-called photonic TCM refers to qualitative, quantitative or semi-quantitative methods and effects of TCM diagnosis, treatment, prevention, rehabilitation, health care, etc., using the theory and technology of photonics under the guidance of TCM theory. Research is a subject of traditional Chinese medicine that reveals the law of motion of photons, plays an important role in establishing a theoretical system of traditional Chinese medicine that conforms to the development level of modern science, and promotes the research process of traditional Chinese medicine in theory and clinical practice, so as to improve the quality of life of human beings.
Photon is the carrier of information, it can transmit information in the body and even cells, and it can transmit the internal organs of the body to the body surface through the meridians, nerves and other systems. Therefore, using photonics technology to promote the modernization and scientificization of TCM diagnostics will be one of the main research contents of photonic TCM. Taking the observation clinic, which ranks first among the four diagnostics in TCM, as an example, the information obtained by the observation clinic is obtained through light on the whole or part of the human body (including the eyes, tongue, face, nose, ears, lips, throat, skin, hair, etc.) It is obtained by the reflection and scattering of excrement, etc., acting on the doctor’s eyes and the resulting thinking and judgment. Using optical instruments, spectroscopic instruments and even imaging equipment can expand the function of the main tool of inspection – the visual organ of the eye. In addition, photons are also carriers of energy, such as intravascular irradiation, irradiation of certain acupuncture points or body surface parts, which can inhibit thrombosis and improve blood circulation by regulating the body’s own balance system or changing hemorheological properties. It has a unique effect on the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases; using the technology of laser acupuncture may quantify the manipulation and stimulation of acupuncture. Carrying out the above research work will develop photonic technology equipment and instruments for TCM-specific diagnosis and treatment and health care, and promote the in-depth development of TCM. It is foreseeable that photonic TCM will become an advanced and innovative discipline, which will open up new ways of TCM diagnosis and treatment.