Modern Literature Study on the Feature and Objectivization of Symptom Distribution of Asthenia Cold Syndrome
- VernacularTitle:虚寒证的症状分布特点及其客观化的现代文献研究
- Author:
Dongmei CHEN
;
Huilan DU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Asthenia cold syndrome;
Literature study;
Symptom;
Objectivization
- From:
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine
1993;0(06):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective Through the statistical analysis on literature on asthenia cold syndrome in recent ten years,to comprehend the present situation of studies on the feature and objectivization of symptom distribution of asthenia cold syndrome.Methods Collect literature on asthenia cold syndrome from the periodicals of traditional Chinese medicine and integrated traditional and western medicine from the year 1996 to 2006.The described features and objective indices of symptom distribution of this syndrome were systematically analyzed and summarized.Results In the literature,the diagnostic criteria of asthenia cold syndrome were made mainly by the authors themselves,few referring to others',being different in the descriptions of symptom distribution.The researches on objectivization indices were scattered,most of which took the single or multiple index(es) as subject(s).Conclusion Cold limbs,tiredness,aversion to cold,and loose stools are possibly significant in the diagnosis of asthenia cold syndrome.The way of the studies on diagnostic criteria and its objectivization of asthenia cold syndrome need to be improved.
