Research Focus

Classical Text Interpretation and Theoretical Reframing in TCM

Reorganizing classical concepts and theoretical language so they can serve clinical work, teaching, and modern research.

My perspective

I have always felt that if TCM research leaves the classical tradition behind, it becomes fragmented technique; but if it remains inside the classics without returning to clinic and modern research, it cannot truly speak to the present. I therefore approach classical work not as preservation alone, but as a way to reactivate theory as a usable intellectual tool.

What I care about most in this area

Clarifying theoretical language

I care about how concepts such as pattern, zang-fu, and pathomechanism can be expressed more precisely.

Classics are not only for memorization

For me, they must return to clinical reasoning and research-question formation.

Teaching and theory building reinforce each other

Many ideas I teach later become columns and research reflections.

Translation between tradition and modernity is essential

Much of this work is, in fact, a form of theoretical translation.

Representative papers

How should we understand Zheng? Qualitative and quantitative approaches (2014)A representative piece of my modern theoretical interpretation work.

The historical development of the heart-brain shenming theory (2017)Important for conceptual and historical framing.

Comparative quality standards of herbal medicine across pharmacopoeias (2017)Extends theory into standards and knowledge systems.

Representative projects

I list each directly relevant project separately here, including both NSTC and hospital-based projects. If this website does not currently contain a standalone project for this theme, I leave it blank rather than forcing a match.

No standalone hospital or NSTC project is currently listed on this website for this theme.

Teaching links

Teaching in TCM physiology, diagnostics, and literatureThese are the natural teaching extensions of this direction.