Interpretation of the"Essence-Water Unity"Theory from the Perspective of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Based on the Concept of"Li Yi Fen Shu"
GONG Xin
Abstract：This paper employs the Chinese philosophical concept of"Li Yi Fen Shu"(One Principle,Many Manifestations)as an interpretive framework to explore the philosophical foundation and practical implications of the"Essence-Water Unity"theory from the perspective of integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine.The article first traces the philosophical origins of"Li Yi Fen Shu",emphasizing that traditional Chinese medicine,Western medicine,and their integration are not opposing entities but rather equal"manifestations"under the"One Principle",collectively forming a holistic landscape of medical practice.Building on this,the paper proposes a bidirectional constitutive mechanism of"outward Li Yi Fen Shu"and"inward Li Yi Fen Shu"to elucidate the interactive and cyclical relationship between philosophical theory and medical practice.Taking the"Essence-Water Unity"theory as an example,the article demonstrates its interpretive pathway—from its philosophical origins("Heaven Generates Water"and"Essence Generates All Things")to the visceral manifestation theory of traditional Chinese medicine(the kidney governs water and stores essence),and further to clinical applications in integrated medicine(such as the correlation between endometrial receptivity and uterine fluid metabolism).This reflects the dynamic process of theory evolving from"One Principle"to"Many Manifestations"and being enriched through practical feedback,embodying the generative vitality of"continuous creation".
Keywords：Li Yi Fen ShuEssence-water unityIntegrated traditional Chinese and Western medicineContinuous creationVisceral manifestation theory
Publication Date：2026-03-28
Online Publishing Date：2026-03-31(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 481-483 )