Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2017;58(17):1441-1443,1457

doi:10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2017.17.001

Evolution of Pathogenesis Concept in Contemporary Chinese Medicine Theory

Weiguang WANG ; Zijie CHEN ; Huiru WANG ; Menglin LI ; Yan LIANG ; Jintao LIU ; Shuangqing ZHAI

Keywords

pathogenesis; concept in Chinese medicine; Basic Theory of Chinese Medicine; Diagnostics in Chinese Medicine

Country

China

Language

Chinese

Abstract

This article compares and analyzes the content and theoretical structure of the concept of pathogenesis from the national textbooks of Basic Theory of Chinese Medicine and Diagnostics in Chinese Medicine from the first to the ninth version.The authors consider the mechanism as the main content of pathogenesis concept in contemporary Chinese medicine.During the construction of this concept,the concept of pathology has a profound influence,wh ich differs a lot from the emphasis on key in ancient pathogenesis content,mainly reflected in clinical diagnosis and treatment ideas transferring from dealing with key issues to dealing with abstract concept.This change is associated with the impact of western medicine on modern Chinese medicine,emphasizing the mechanism and so on,so that the ancient Xiang (象) concept is marginalized.