Influence of Monograph Treatise on Pestilence Dealing with Infectious Disease on Traditional Chinese Medicine / 中华医院感染学杂志

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE To discuss about the influence of the monograph Treatise on Pestilence(Wenyilun) dealing with infectious disease on traditional Chinese medicine(TCM).It was the first time alternatively to describe about infectious disease in etiology,pathogenesis and treatment by TCM way. METHODS In etiology,it was described Zaqi(a special pathogenic factor) to cause infectious epidemic disease,not by general six pathogenic factors.It was similar with modern medicine in etiology.In pathology,it was analyzed and differentiated the developing of an epidemic febrile disease treatment with Qi and Xue.In treatment,it used elimination treatment method including diaphoresis,inducing emesis,and purgation therapy. RESULTS Since then a new science of epidemic febrile disease of TCM was gradually formed. CONCLUSIONS This new theory has deeply influenced in the analysis and differentiation and treatment of epidemic febrile disease.Now theory on epidemis febrile disease of TCM is becoming a systemic and comprehensive doctrine about infectious disease treatment in modern Chinese medicine.