In the Song

Jin

and Yuan Dynasties

Neo-Confucianism was the main philosophical school of the time and profoundly affected the development of medicine. The influence of Neo-Confucianism on medicine began with the physicians

and then expanded to specific medical theories. This influence led to profound and comprehensive changes in medicine in the Song

Jin

and Yuan Dynasties. At the ideological and theoretical level

the influence of Neo-Confucianism on traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is mainly manifested in (i) the theoretical integration of the two; (ii) the effects of the concept of heaven and man in Neo-Confucianism on the development of the theory of " five movements and six qi" in medicine; and (iii) the effects of the cognitive method of seeking knowledge from nature on the study of medical theory by physicians. While affirming the positive effects of Neo-Confucianism on the development of medicine

it must be clearly recognized that under different historical conditions

Neo-Confucianism also had an inhibitory effect on the development of medicine. With the increasing influence of " Neo-Confucianism"

the inhibitory effect of Neo-Confucianism on medicine began with the physicians

and then expanded to specific medical theories. A profound understanding of the specific manifestations and negative effects of Neo-Confucianism on TCM can provide inspiration for an objective understanding of the formation of TCM theory

as well as for the inheritance and development of modern TCM.