[Li Shizhen's cognition on human life].

ABSTRACT

Through the comparison between Taoists and physicians of ancient time in our country, we make inquiry into Li Shizhen's cognition on human life and consider that Li Shizhen explicitly put forward, prior to the contemporary physicians, the original creative ideas for the first time,on human being including "the brain is the residence of original spirit", "channel is the tunnel of inner image", "vital gate is located between the two kidneys", "vital gate is the substance, triple burner, the function". In addition to these ideas, Li Shizhen also raised an idea of "spleen is the mother of vital energy", which, even though it was not created for the first time, strengthened and developed the ideas of the predecessors.