中西医观解读时间生物学

时间生物学是一门研究生命活动节律的科学。在西方医学中，研究时间生物学是利用分子生物学实验来阐释其机制，以西医的思维方法解释时间生物学的生理及病理过程；中医对时间生物学的记载有两千多年的历史，阴阳理论、子午流注学说以及五运六气学说一直以来都在指导中医的诊断和治疗。中西医观的不同对时间生物学的研究提供了新的研究思路，同时时间生物学也为研究中西医结合提供了广阔的前景。

Traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine concepts for chronobiology

Chronobiology is a special science that study biological rhythm. In western medicine, researches on chronobiology depend on molecular biology techniques to explain mechanisms of biological rhythm. According to western medicine theory, a lot of physiology and pathology courses for chronobiology are founded. The history of chronobiology has been more than 2,000 years in Chinese medicine. Theories of Yin-Yang, Ziwuliuzhu and five movements and six climates are popular in treating disease. Different concepts between western medicine and traditional Chinese medicine give a new way to study the science of chronobiology. The future holds much promise for chronobiology as a research tool for studying combination of traditional Chinese medicine with western medicine.