Disease Differentiation Should be Followed by Syndromes Differentiation,the Key Point of Syndromes Differentiation is to Judge the Growth and the Decline of Vital Qi and Pathogenic Qi
WANG Tao
YAO Shi-lin
Abstract：Vital qi deficiency while pathogenic qi prevailing is the essence of diseases and syndromes. The basic factors of syndromes include the site,the cause,the nature of the diseases and the changes of balance between vital qi and pathogenic qi. The deficiency of vital qi includes yin(jing)deficiency,yang(qi)deficiency,(zong)qi(gathering qi) deficiency,blood deficiency,body fluid deficiency;The types of pathogenic qi include cold,heat,dampness,wind,stagnation.In the new diagnostic practice combining differentiation of diseases and that of syndromes,It is emphasized that differentiation of diseases should be followed by that of syndromes. That's to say,First diagnose the diseases(western medicine) by inspecting the microcosmic index with the help of laboratory examination methods,then study the stage of diseases and judge whether vital qi is deficient or pathogenic qi is prevailing. Thus,the syndrome type (zheng xie)can be diagnosed by judging the site of diseases with viscera and organs (zang fu) and looking into the changes of balance between vital qi and pathogenic qi (xie zheng dou zheng).This mode that diseases differentiation is integrated with syndromes differentiation is advantageous to reveal the essence of syndromes. It's also advantageous to construct the system of the microcosmic differentiation of syndromes. It's also useful for us to find effective drugs and decoction.
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Publication Date：2001-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 1-3 )