Research advance on objective classification indicators of traditional Chinese medicine constitution of health population
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-4246.2017.07.023
- VernacularTitle:健康人群中医体质分类客观指标研究概况
- Author:
Fanwei WU
;
Xianshi ZHOU
;
Zhensheng DU
;
Yuanhui LIU
;
Miao ZHAO
;
Qian XIONG
;
Ye YE
- Keywords:
Constitution;
Classification indicators;
Review
- From:
International Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2017;39(7):655-657
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
This article mainly elaborated around the four common categories of objective classification indicators, including constitution-gene and pathway, symptoms and signs, imaging examinations and biological indicators. We summarized advantages and limitations in all the objective classification categories, and put forward that both human secretory immunoglobulins A and salivary cortisol have the potential to be important classification indicators in constitution of traditional Chinese medicine, which might bring objective and quantitative criterion for constitution recognition and constitutional interventions in the future.