Exploration of Chinese medicine etiology of acute radiation injury:ioni-zation toxin

VernacularTitle:试论急性辐射损伤的中医学病因--电离毒
Author: Lei WANG ¹ ; An WANG ; Sumin HU
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1. 北京中医药大学基础医学院北京 100029
Keywords: acute radiation injury; Chinese medicine etiology; ionization toxin; fire toxin
From: Journal of Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2017;40(1):27-30
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: As acute radiation injury began to burst in modern times,TCMstandards of syndrome differen-tiation and treatment need to be explored.Acute radiation injury due to ionizing radiation is referred as "ionization toxin",a kind of toxin evil.Ionization toxin is characterized by rapid onset,serious injury and difficult to treat,which is different from heat toxin or light toxin.Meanwhile,there is distinction between ionization toxin and fire toxin in ways of evil attacked,trend of disease development and prognosis course.In a word,ionization toxin is new.By making a full understanding about the conception,patho-genic mechanism and features of the ionization ioxin,it will be beneficial for Chinese medicine to exert the advantages on the protection of acute radiation injury.