在叶天士<临证指南医案>中,"营虚"一证频频出现,代表了一大类病理改变,仔细查找<临证指南医案>之医案,共得"营虚"证医案百余例,涉及中风、肝风、眩晕、虚劳、咳嗽、吐血、汗、脾胃、痞、呕吐、风、温热、郁、不寐、疟、痢、便血、痹、痉厥、心痛、胃脘痛、胁痛、腹痛、肩臂背痛、疮疡、调经、胎前、产后、癥瘕等诸多病证,范围相当广泛.

风湿一病为古今医者所习见,即<内经>"风寒湿三气杂和而成痹"是也,又因三气构成之多少、症状之差异将痹症分为"行、痛、著"三痹,述大要于前,汉代张仲景详述治法于后.笔者治痹师法仲景常有良效,兹将读书临证所得作一浅述.

TCM and western medicine have their own way of thinking and so the way to criticize each other is not reasonable from self-centered perspectives. Both sides have their own philosophy bases, body views and methodologies. To explain TCM in the way of western medicine prevents the self-development of TCM. The way of their communication is the practical effect but not theoretical explanation. Only in the way to keep TCM explaining system, can TCM develop well.

Facing the embarrassing situation of TCM,the author reflects the violence of science and envisages the sadness of self in TCM from the perspective of phenomenology.Enlightened by Grounded Theory to explore the philosophy,instrument and methods in TCM research which is quite different from that of western medicine to accomplish the self-actualization of TCM.In the last part guided by I-Ching he proves his views.

Review the different paradigms of bodily conception in the west and east, explore the possible aspects and understand how our body is built by modernity. Probe on the characteristics of TCM bodily conception further and show the eastern bodily conception in the eye of the west and vice versa to understand that of TCM which has a long history and which is as refreshing as the upcoming spring from a more fundamental perspective.