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I think, therefore I am. – Descartes

In the spring of 2018, following a philosophy seminar discussing Chinese culture and traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), Nailong Laboratory was established. The lab focuses on sharing topics related to TCM and the relationship between humans and nature.

In 2019, Nailong Laboratory launched a public WeChat account named “Nailong Laboratory.” They organized a group of over 30 TCM experts and practitioners to discuss the theme of “Abolishing Medicine” (Fei Yi Lun), exploring why Mr. Yu Yue believed that “medicine can be abolished, but herbs cannot be completely discarded.” This initiative aimed to discuss more topics related to TCM and emphasized that revitalizing TCM requires innovation in herbal medicine. The mission of Nailong Laboratory is to be a driver of thought and concepts, an observer of ancient philosophical phenomena, a compiler of local experiences, and a caretaker of life symbols.

Nailong Laboratory proposed the “Mutual Root Learning Model,” which posits that the root of the interdependent relationships of all things in the world is vitality. This model explores the unique discipline of the dialectical relationship as a natural law. It examines the principles of things, the growth and development of all things, and the harmonious coexistence and mutual prosperity of attributes.

The lab has conducted fifteen years of scientific research using plant gene big data to study the physical cultivation and planting of plants and the orderly information of plant “qi” (vital energy), awakening dormant medicinal molecules. They have categorized and sorted the growth characteristics and biases of medicinal herbs according to the Five Elements theory, digitized the multi-component, multi-pathway, and multi-target efficacy of medicinal herbs, and analyzed the role of contemporary TCM and herbal medicine in the human body. They have established multiple plant protein and chemical component databases, using these databases to restore endangered and extinct medicinal herbs, and have developed a comprehensive TCM pharmacogenomics system to protect TCM germplasm resources. By fully utilizing the finite and infinite natural cavity structures acting on medicines, and the physical interference and influence of heaven, earth, wind, and clouds on plants, they have significantly enhanced the explicit properties of TCM. This bias fully expresses the four natures and five flavors, and the rising, falling, floating, and sinking properties of medicines.