ABSTRACT
The ancient and modern literature relevant with the governor vessel disorders is collected systematically and their connotation is reconstructed. After the collection and analysis on the ancient and modern medical books and literature relevant with the governor vessel disorders, it is discovered that the governor vessel disorders in the ancient time are relevant with the running course of the governor vessel, organs and dysfunction. While the governor vessel disorders in modern time are involved with the spine, nerve, respiration, digestion, urinary reproduction, head, face and five sensory organs, etc. No matter in the ancient times or in the modern times, the recognition on the connotation and categorization of the governor vessel are highly similar. In comparison between the governor vessel disorders and the spinal disorders, it is believed that they are possibly the two concepts with the high similarity between the different medical backgrounds of the East and the West.