Discussion on "Defensive Qi as the Mother of All the Diseases"
CHI Yang
WANG Xiaoping
Abstract：Defensive qi as an important part of qi theory in the Internal Canon. Since disorder of defensive qi is important during the occurrence and development of disease ,in the Internal Canon it is proposed that"defensive qi as the mother of all the disease". In this paper,by generalizing the generation,circulation, physiological characteristics and pathogenic mechanism of defensive qi ,the variety and diversity of disease due to defensive qi disorders were expounded,to indicate the importance and clinical significance of disorder of defensive qi leading to disease. Through this discussion ,this theory will be understood profoundly to sup-ply the theoretical basis for the clinical diagnosis and treatment.
Keywords：defensive qiInternal Canontheoretical study
Publication Date：2017-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2026-05-22(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 631-634 )