| Objective:Prof.GuoQiang Mei is a noted specialist in the field of Treatise on Cold Damage Diseases,who has gotten great achievements in this field and is an expert in internal medicine,gynecology,pediatrics and dermatology by utilizing the six-meridian pattern identification.He has established his unique academic idea based on rich clinical experiences.This academic dissertation intends to analyze the academic characteristics of the school of cold damage diseases,contrasting with Prof.Mei's academic thoughts of Treatise on Cold Damage Diseases,in order to sort out the origin and study the characteristics of his academic thoughts based on the clue of the academic development on Treatise on Cold Damage Diseases.This study is of great significance to inherit his academic thoughts,to promote working on Treatise on Cold Damage Diseases,to improve the doctors' ability of studying Treatise on Cold Damage Diseases and treating various diseases by flexibly utilizing the classical prescriptions.Methods:By the means of literature arrangement and contrastive analysis,Huangdi's Internal Classic and Treatise on Cold Damage Diseases have been studied,as well as the relevant works of the Doctrine of Wen Diseases.As the representative works on the annotation of Treatise onCold Damage Diseases,Annotation and Explanation of the Discussion of Cold Damage and Collected Writings on Renewal of Treatise on Cold Damage have been studied to summary the academic characteristics of the schools of cold damage.Prof.Mei's works have been systematically arranged,and his academic theories and clinical experiences have been summarized,which have been compared to clarify his academic origin,academic characteristics and academic research methods of Treatise on Cold Damage Diseases.Results:1.Prof.Mei's academic origin of Treatise on Cold Damage Diseases:?Prof.Mei's academic theory of Treatise on Cold Damage Diseases is derived from the study of Treatise on Cold Damage Diseases and inherited academic viewpoints from the school of cold damage.(1)The school of Interpreting Treatise on Cold Damage Diseases with classic works: This school proposals the research methods of interpreting Treatise on Cold Damage Diseases with classic works,emphasizes the loyalty to original works,and pays attention to differentiation of similar patterns.Prof.Mei has inherited its academy and advocated interpreting Treatise on Cold Damage Diseases with classic works and combined the above two to clarify the esoteric meaning of Treatise on Cold Damage Diseases.(2)The school of revision of wrong compilation of clauses of Treatise on Cold Damage Diseases: This school regards that Treatise on Cold Damage Diseases compiled by ShuHe Wang was disordered and advocates revising the treatise and admires the theory of Three Guiding Principles Equal in Importance.Prof.Mei has inherited its academy and paid attention to the specificity of the diseases caused by pathogenic qi.He advocated particular research on the doubts and has applied the method of revision of wrong compilation of clauses to the textbook compilation.(3)The school of maintenance of the traditional theory: Thisschool complies to the theory of both ShuHe Wang and WuJi Cheng,advocates interpreting Treatise on Cold Damage Diseases with the theory of qi transformation and attaches importance to the transmission of diseases in six meridians.Prof.Mei has inherited its academic viewpoints and admitted the collation of Treatise on Cold Damage Diseases by both ShuHe Wang and WuJi Cheng,which interpreted Treatise on Cold Damage Diseases with classics.He emphasized the importance of academic heritage,loyal to the original works,lucubrated the treatise,and has systematically summarized the methods of palpation on thoracic and abdominal area to reinforce pattern identification,and stressed the transmission and change of diseases in six meridians as well as the grasp of changing rules.(4)The school of pattern identification: This school considers pattern identification as the core,which can be divided into classifying the patterns by means of prescriptions,classifying the patterns by means of therapeutic methods,classifying the patterns by means of six meridians,classifying the patterns by means of symptoms,etc.Prof.Mei has inherited its academy and stressed the idea of classification of prescriptions to expand clinical application,as well as the idea of comparison of classification of patterns to build the cogitation framework of pattern identification,to form the basis of pattern identification.(5)The school of integration of theories of cold damage diseases and epidemic febrile disease: This school holds that there is a original relationship between cold damage diseases and epidemic febrile diseases and advocates integration of these two to explore the general treatment of exogenous febrile diseases in a broad sense,as well as miscellaneous endogenous diseases,combining the characteristics of the times.Prof.Mei has inherited its academic viewpoints,and maintained the original relationship between cold damage diseases and epidemic febrile diseases,with the characteristics of modernity,relativity and unity.He advocatedintegration of theories of cold damage diseases and epidemic febrile diseases to expand clinic thinking,and also stressed the research on evolutional rules of prescriptions of these two kinds of diseases.(6)The school of Integrating Chinese and Western medicine: Under the impact of Western medicine theory,this school advocates integrating Treatise on Cold Damage Diseases with Chinese and Western medicine theories.Prof.Mei has inherited its academic viewpoints and advocated the thinking mode of both pattern identification-oriented and disease identification-supplemented.He applied the modern science and technology to lucubrate on patterns,the pharmacology and mechanism of classical prescriptions.?Prof.Mei holds that the schools of Treatise on Cold Damage Diseases interpreted and carried forward the academy of Treatise on Cold Damage Diseases from certain aspect,which shared the essence of the basic theory of Chinese Medicine as the guidance,the six-meridian pattern identification and syndrome differentiation and treatment as the key factor,promotion of the academy of Treatise on Cold Damage Diseases as the purpose.On the whole,these schools all belong to the school of pattern identification and treatment.Due to the differences of starting aspects and breakthrough points,the schools of cold damage diseases contend in the free prosperity situation.2.Prof.Mei's academic characteristics of Treatise on Cold Damage Diseases: Prof.Mei has inherited academy of febrile diseases,consolidated the foundation by following the theory of Huangdi's Internal Classic and Classic of Difficulties,developed the concept of holism,emphasized treating disease based on pathogenesis,stressed the importance of balance between yin and yang.On the basis of the above,he studied the academy of cold damage diseases,shed light on the essence of six meridians and thoughts of pattern identification,stressed exterior-interior pattern identification from the therapeutic principles ofbefore-after based on the urgent-moderate condition,grasped the tenet of strengthening yang qi and conserving body fluid,made detailed exposition on the six-meridians pattern identification,and finally built the cogitation of pattern identification.He extensively studied the academy of various scholars,such as the theory of nourishing stomach-yin of Tian Shi Ye,theory on senile diseases of DanXi Zhu,the therapeutic methods of qi deficiency and blood stasis of QingRen Wang,etc.Absorbing theirs merits,he has integrated theories of exogenous febrile diseases and epidemic exogenous febrile diseases,and improved thinking framework to expanded the application of classical prescriptions by combining theory with clinical practice,utilizing factors of pattern identifications such as chief symptoms,pathogenesis and so on.3.Prof.Mei's academic methods of Treatise on Cold Damage Diseases:Studying Treatise on Cold Damage Diseases,Prof.Mei has combined his clinical practices with characteristics of the times,and established his unique methods of researching Treatise on Cold Damage Diseases: ?Detailed exposition on the concept of holism and dynamics: He promoted that transmission and change in six meridians is not limited to one pattern in Treatise on Cold Damage Diseases,therapy and prescription changing with the transmission and change of diseases and patterns.The concept of holism and dynamics should be grasped when studying Treatise on Cold Damage Diseases.(2)Flexible application of the thought of materialistic dialectics: Prof.Mei believed that Treatise on Cold Damage Diseases contains the law of unity of opposites,law of mutual change of quality and quantity,materialistic in pattern identification and other dialectical contents.He has established this cogitation of taking the pathogenesis as the crux combined the other factors as supplement,such as chief symptoms,meridians,the location of disease and so on.?Integration of theories of cold damage diseases and epidemic febrile diseases: Prof.Meiadvocated integration of theories of cold damage diseases and epidemic febrile diseases,maintained the original relationship,intercommunity of principles of pattern identification and treatment between cold damage diseases and epidemic febrile diseases.Furthermore,combining with characteristics of the times,he holds that the clinical presentations,pathogenesis,therapeutic rule and prescription of cold damage diseases and epidemic febrile diseases should be integrated,when treating exogenous febrile diseases and miscellaneous endogenous diseases.?Extensive reference of various scholars: Prof.Mei believed that the extensive reference of theories of both the four great physicians of the Jin and Yuan Dynasties and various scholars of the Doctrine of Wen Diseases helps to wholly grasp the factors of pattern identification and establish clearly thoughts of pattern identification.Experiences can be taken from theories of various scholars as well as the methods of diagnosis and treatment such as palpation and tongue inspection,to guide the academy promotion of Treatise on Cold Damage Diseases.?Discretion of ancient and modern theories to revise the pattern: Prof.Mei advocated diligence in studying classic works,and has ruminated over of the patterns of Treatise on Cold Damage Diseases,such as the relativity between Jie Xiong and Xian Xiong,dysuria in the pattern of Wuling Powder,etc.By means of theories of modern Chinese and Western medicine,absorbing the methods of laboratory diagnosis in modern medicine,he has expanded the scope of the four diagnostic methods in the micro level through reference of ancient and modern medicine.And also,he has researched the patterns of febrile diseases by utilizing modern science and technology.Conclusions:Prof.Mei's academic thoughts of Treatise on Cold Damage Diseases is derived from the study of Treatise on Cold Damage Diseases,theinheritance of academic viewpoint of the schools of febrile diseases,and continuously application in clinical practice.He gradually established his academic characteristics of following Huangdi's Internal Classic and Classic of Difficulties,obeyed to Treatise on Cold Damage Diseases,and referenced to the thoughts of various scholars,based on clinical evidence.Combined with his clinical experience,his academic methods of studying Treatise on Cold Damage Diseases can be concluded as followings:(1)Detailed exposition on the concept of holism and dynamics.(2)Flexible application of materialistic dialectics.(3)Integration of theories of cold damage diseases and epidemic febrile diseases.(4)Extensive reference of various scholars;(5)Discretion of theories of ancient and modern to revise the patterns,which have an essential theoretical and clinical significance to the later scholars to learn and apply the theory of Treatise on Cold Damage Diseases in clinical. |
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