3、中医药的历史贡献
3. TCM’s Contributions
中医药是中华优秀传统文化的重要组成部分和典型代表，强调“道法自然、天人合一”，“阴阳平衡、调和致中”，“以人为本、悬壶济世”，体现了中华文化的内核。
TCM is an important component and a characteristic feature of traditional Chinese culture. Applying such principles as “man should observe the law of the nature and seek for the unity of the heaven and humanity,” “yin and yang should be balanced to obtain the golden mean,” and “practice of medicine should aim to help people,” TCM embodies the core value of Chinese civilization. 、
中医药还提倡“三因制宜、辨证论治”，“固本培元、壮筋续骨”，“大医精诚、仁心仁术”，更丰富了中华文化内涵，为中华民族认识和改造世界提供了有益启迪。
TCM also advocates “full consideration of the environment, individual constitution, and climatic and seasonal conditions when practicing syndrome differentiation and determining therapies,” “reinforcing the fundamental and cultivating the vital energy, and strengthening tendons and bones,” and “mastership of medicine lying in proficient medical skills and lofty medical ethics,” all concepts that enrich Chinese culture and provide an enlightened base from which to study and transform the world.
中医药作为中华民族原创的医学科学，从宏观、系统、整体角度揭示人的健康和疾病的发生发展规律，体现了中华民族的认知方式，深深地融入民众的生产生活实践中，形成了独具特色的健康文化和实践，成为人们治病祛疾、强身健体、延年益寿的重要手段，维护着民众健康。
TCM originated in the Chinese culture. It explains health and diseases from a macro, systemic and holistic perspective. It shows how China perceives nature. As a unique form of medicine, TCM exercises a profound influence on the life of the Chinese people. It is a major means to help the Chinese people maintain health, cure diseases, and live a long life.
从历史上看，中华民族屡经天灾、战乱和瘟疫，却能一次次转危为安，人口不断增加、文明得以传承，中医药作出了重大贡献。
The Chinese nation has survived countless natural disasters, wars and pestilences, and continues to prosper. In this process, TCM has made a great contribution.
中医药发祥于中华大地，在不断汲取世界文明成果、丰富发展自己的同时，也逐步传播到世界各地。
Born in China, TCM has also absorbed the essence of other civilizations, evolved, and gradually spread throughout the world.
早在秦汉时期，中医药就传播到周边国家，并对这些国家的传统医药产生重大影响。预防天花的种痘技术，在明清时代就传遍世界。《本草纲目》被翻译成多种文字广为流传，达尔文称之为“中国古代的百科全书”。
As early as the Qin and Han dynasties (221 BC-AD 220), TCM was popular in many neighboring countries and exerted a major impact on their traditional medicines. The TCM smallpox vaccination technique had already spread outside of China during the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1911). The Ben Cao Gang Mu (Compendium of Materia Medica) was translated into various languages and widely read, and Charles Darwin, the British biologist, hailed the book as an “ancient Chinese encyclopedia.”
针灸的神奇疗效引发全球持续的“针灸热”。抗疟药物“青蒿素”的发明，拯救了全球特别是发展中国家数百万人的生命。同时，乳香、没药等南药的广泛引进，丰富了中医药的治疗手段。
The remarkable effects of acupuncture and moxibustion have won it popularity throughout the world. The discovery of qinghaosu (artemisinin, an anti-malaria drug) has saved millions of lives, especially in developing countries. Meanwhile, massive imports of medicinal substances such as frankincense and myrrh have enriched TCM therapies.
