1. The "noble" thought of respecting and valuing life
my country's first medical classic "The Yellow Emperor's Internal Classic" says: "The sky covers the earth, and everything is ready, nothing precious. "On the Five Faults" and "The Theory of Four Faults" in "Nei Jing·Su Xiang" also mentioned that doctors should avoid five kinds of faults and four kinds of faults, and warned doctors to analyze them from the aspects of pathology and psychology. The cause of the disease can be solved for the patient. Sun Simiao's famous saying of the Tang Dynasty, "Human life is of the utmost importance, and a thousand pieces of gold are valuable. If one party can help, virtue exceeds this" further illustrates the importance of attaching importance to the preciousness of life and medical ethics.
2. The purpose of practicing medicine is "medicine is a benevolent skill"
"Medicine is a benevolent skill" means that medicine is a profession that implements benevolence. It is the benevolence and righteousness of Confucianism and the essence of medicine. The perfect combination. Our country's Confucian culture has always emphasized the need to "predict Confucian principles" and "only then can one know medical principles." "Confucian medicine" represents the result of the close integration of general ethics and medicine. Ren is the core of both general ethics and medical ethics. "Mencius: King Hui of Liang 1" states: "There is no harm, it is a benevolent skill." Doctors in the past dynasties have regarded "medicine as a benevolent skill" as the purpose of practicing medicine and as the basic principle of medical ethics. Sun Simiao, a famous doctor in the Tang Dynasty, emphasized that doctors must "first have a heart of great compassion and be willing to save the suffering of souls". Gong Tingxian of the Ming Dynasty said in the "Ten Essentials of a Medical Practitioner" in "Rejuvenation from All Diseases": "First, keep a benevolent heart,... Second, understand Confucianism and Taoism,... Third, understand pulse,... Fourth, recognize the cause of the disease,... Ten, do not focus on profit." . In the "Five Precepts and Ten Essentials for Physicians" in Chen Shigong's "Surgical Authenticity" of the Ming Dynasty, he proposed that the first "essential" is: first understand Confucian principles, and then understand medical principles. The proposition that "medicine is a skill of benevolence" still has important practical significance even today. It reminds medicine to adhere to people-centeredness at all times, to combine "benevolence" and "medicine", and to cooperate between doctors and patients.
3. The principle of "universal equality" in practicing medicine
Ancient doctors started from the moral concepts of "benevolence saves people" and "medicine is a benevolent skill", emphasizing that patients should be treated equally, " "Everyone is equal" and "He is dedicated to rescue". Sun Simiao proposed: As a doctor, "if someone comes to seek help in case of illness, he should not ask whether he is rich or poor, whether he is old or young, beautiful, whether he is close or good friends, whether he is Chinese or barbarian, stupid or wise, and all are treated as if he is a close relative." Ming Dynasty The doctor Min Zicheng was kind and good at giving, and he never tired of answering the beggars. Doctor Zhao Mengbi went hundreds of miles away to meet people's urgent needs, knocking on the door in the middle of the night, and no one answered. Even when he was seventy or eighty years old, he "still saved people in the past." Zhu Danxi was one of the four great doctors in the Jin and Yuan Dynasties. When he was practicing medicine, "everyone was waiting for him with illness from all directions, and there was no empty day". The teacher "went there immediately, even if it rained or snowed on the road, it would not stop." The servant complained of pain, and the master said to him: "The sick person is as old as a year, and he wants to take care of himself?" Although it is hundreds of miles away, there is nothing to worry about. "Doctors in the Song Dynasty treated diseases and saved people, "regardless of whether they are high or low, they must pay attention to them." Liu Mian, a famous doctor in the late Yuan and early Ming Dynasty, served as an imperial physician during his lifetime of medical practice. , taking "treating everyone equally, regardless of high or low" as their creed. He often said, "I will not be greedy for the wealth of the rich, and I will not be tired of the poor."
4. Morality that values ??righteousness over profit
It is said that during the "Three Kingdoms" period, Dong Feng, a famous doctor in Jiangxi Province, lived in seclusion in Lushan Mountain. He lived in the mountains and did not farm. He treated people every day and did not take money. For those who recovered from serious illness, five apricot trees were planted, and for those with mild illness, one apricot tree was planted. Over the course of several years, more than 100,000 apricot trees were planted, and they grew into a forest. The apricots harvested every year were used to support poor people seeking medical treatment. The story of "spring is warm in the apricot forest" is still circulated in the medical community to praise the virtues of doctors. Pan Wenyuan, a doctor in the Ming Dynasty, was highly skilled in medicine and never considered remuneration when practicing medicine. Although he has been practicing medicine for 30 years, he is still so poor that he has almost no land. After his death, local people packed the streets to pay his respects to his funeral to express their condolences and eternal memory. The anecdote of "Spring is warm in the apricot grove" and the legend of "empty streets" represent the typical moral values ??of ancient my country that valued justice over profit.
5. Incorruptible and upright medical practice
There are numerous examples of incorruptible and upright doctors in ancient my country. For example, the medical book "General Prescriptions for Pediatric Health" emphasizes that doctors must have good conduct and upright medical style
6. Respect the modest moral character of their colleagues
Sun Simiao in his famous book "The Great Recipe" The relationship between doctors and their colleagues is discussed in the chapter "Medical Excellence and Sincerity": "In order to practice medicine, you should not talk too much, laugh, talk and make noise, talk about right and wrong, and talk about people. Show off your reputation, ruin other doctors, and be selfish about your own virtues. .
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