Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) believes that humans and natural beings are in harmony with each other. Human beings, as a part of the natural world, live and develop together with the natural environment and other living things. There is an interdependent and mutually influencing relationship between humans and natural organisms.
First of all, human beings and natural organisms coexist between heaven and earth, relying on the climate, geographical environment and biological resources provided by nature. The natural world provides abundant food and clothing resources for human beings, supporting their survival and development.
At the same time, the presence of human beings also has an impact on natural organisms, limiting the unrestricted development of natural organisms. Through the use and protection of natural resources, human beings have achieved a mutually beneficial relationship with natural organisms.
Secondly, there is a certain similarity between humans and natural organisms in structure and function. As creatures that evolved from lower organisms, human beings have certain similarities with animals and plants in structure and function. Human physiology has something in common with other living beings, but it also has a high level of intelligence that is incomparable to other species, making human beings the masters of the biological world.
Finally, the symbiotic relationship between humans and natural organisms lies in adapting to the natural environment. In addition to the climatic and geographical environment, the survival of human beings depends on the climate and geographical environment, and a harmonious biological environment is also indispensable. Human beings need to adapt to the changes in the natural environment, adapt to the changes in the external environment such as the climate and the region of the four seasons, and achieve harmonious coexistence with natural organisms by adjusting their lifestyles such as diet, daily life, and exercise.
All in all, TCM emphasizes the harmony between humans and natural creatures, believing that human beings and creatures in nature coexist between heaven and earth, and that the two achieve harmony in a mutually beneficial but mutually restrictive relationship, forming an internal virtuous circle as a whole. Maintaining harmony with natural organisms and enabling humans to coexist in harmony with other living beings is essential for the health and survival of human beings.