The core component of Daoist medicinal theory is “vital essence, qi, spirit”. Daoist medicine is based on Daoism’s cultivation and refinement of form and spirit to recover energy lost in the course of living, the practical exploration of bringing about the restoration of health through oneself, integrating Man’s “vital essence, qi, spirit” as its core component theory, with Daoist cosmology, views on Man and Heaven, views on nature, views on body and mind, putting forth Daoist medicine’s own opinion.
Daoist medicine deems that “vital essence, qi, spirit” of the human body is received from Heaven, it is also the matrix of all things, the birth of the myriad things all arise from thus, it’s one and the same with the Dao that Laozi spoke of, all things come into being because of it, and die because they lose it, Daoist medicine regard it as the three articles of superior medicine, obtain it and one’s body will be healthy.
Translated by Wang Chongwei 王崇伟
[Note: this text represents the vision of master Wang Chongwei 王崇伟 on Daoist medicine.]
道医理论的核心内容即“精、气、神”。道医是以道教通过形神修炼来恢复生命过程所耗损的能量，实现自我健康修复的实践探索，结合以人的“精、气、神”为核心内容的理论，以道家的宇宙论、人天观、自然观、身心观而提出了道医的独立的见解。
道医认为人体之“精、气、神”受之于天，也是万物的基质，万物受生都起于此，它同老子所谓“道”同为一体，万物由它而生，失它而死，道医视它为上药三品，人得之而身体健康。