Analysis of the Rationality and Clinical Significance of Using "Sugar Collateral Disease" as the Name of Diabetes Mellitus in Traditional Chinese Medicine
10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2024.19.002
- VernacularTitle:以“糖络病”为糖尿病中医病名的合理性与临床意义
- Author:
Shiwan HU
1
;
Sicheng WANG
1
;
Linhua ZHAO
1
;
Bing SONG
2
;
Qiang WANG
3
;
Ye LEI
4
;
Lili ZHANG
1
Author Information
1. Guang'anmen Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences，Beijing，100053
2. The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University
3. Northeast International Hospital
4. The Second Affiliated Hospital of Shanxi University of Chinese Medicine
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
consumptive thirst;
sugar collateral disease;
diabetes mellitus;
disease name in traditional Chinese medicine;
modernization of traditional Chinese medicine
- From:
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2024;65(19):1963-1966
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Based on the traditional Chinese medicine （TCM）'s understanding of consumptive thirst disease and modern medicine's understanding of the etiology of diabetes mellitus and the evolution of the disease， this article discussed the rationality and clinical significance of using "sugar collateral disease" as the name of diabetes mellitus in TCM， to provide a reference for modernization and development of TCM diseases' names. It is argued that the clinical manifestations described in the TCM disease name of consumptive thirst disease are only at a certain stage of diabetes mellitus， and it is difficult to cover the clinical characteristics of modern diabetes mellitus comprehensively. In 2003， academician TONG Xiaolin proposed to use "sugar collateral disease" as the TCM disease name of diabetes mellitus， which on the one hand can reflect the essence of diabetes mellitus， and on the other hand can embody the disease location， disease mechanism and the evolution of the disease， highlight the harms of complications， and serve as a warning for the early diagnosis and treatment of the disease， which can help to enhance the level of diagnosis and treatment of diabetes mellitus in TCM.
