Epidemic Patterns and Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatment Characteristics of Epidemics in Zhejiang Region during the Southern Song Dynasty
10.16466/j.issn1005-5509.2024.08.010
- VernacularTitle:南宋浙江地区疫病流行规律与中医治疫特色
- Author:
Xisheng XU
1
;
Xing ZHANG
Author Information
1. 浙江中医药大学基础医学院 杭州 310053
- Keywords:
The Southern Song Dynasty;
Zhejiang;
epidemic diseases;
spatio-temporal characteristics;
Yunqi;
pungent-warm eliminate dampness;
warm the spleen;
literature research
- From:
Journal of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University
2024;48(8):961-967
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
[Objective]To research the epidemiological pattern of epidemics in Zhejiang during the Southern Song Dynasty and the characteristics of Zhejiang doctors in treating epidemics.[Method]Prefectural,county and health records were screened,and statistical data analysis,map visualization,GIS spatial analysis and literature analysis were used to analyze the epidemic epidemics and treatment strategies of medical practitioners.[Result]There were 42 epidemic years in Zhejiang in the Southern Song Dynasty,and the overall performance of the epidemic was the most frequent in the middle of the Southern Song Dynasty.Spring and summer seasons were the most frequent periods of epidemics,the distribution of epidemics was concentrated in Hangzhou,Wenzhou and other areas.Doctors were good at predicting and categorizing epidemics with the theory of movements and dimates,reusing pungent,warm,dry and damp medicines,and also using the products of protecting the essential Qi.[Conclusion]The Southern Song Dynasty,Zhejiang frequent epidemics and diseases,medical practitioners for later generations of academic thought research and creating new formulae has an important contribution on the development of Chinese medicine.
