Explore the Identification Model of TCM Health Status of Female / 世界科学技术-中医药现代化

ABSTRACT

Objective: To analyze the characteristics of the healthy state of TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) of female, and preliminarily constructs the model of TCM health status identification of female with menstrual cycle. Methods: The text of disease diagnosis and syndrome differentiation of menstrual-cycle-linked disorders from Guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of common disease of gynecology in Traditional Chinese Medicine was analyzed, and the symptoms related with viscera functions, the waxing and waning of qi and blood, and pathogenic properties were extracted. The questionnaires of diseases and syndrome elements differentiation of female by calculating the weight relationship between symptoms and health status were designed to estimate the interior state of waxing and waning of yin-yang by figuring out the different periods of menstrual, and in the last step, Constitution in Chinese medicine Questionnaire was used to identify the constitution. Through the above four identification methods, a comprehensive identification of the female's health status of TCM was formed. Results: Through the disease identification model, we distinguished the state of disease and yet disease. And through the syndrome elements differentiation model, we knew the viscera functions, the waxing and waning of qi-blood and yin-yang, and pathogenic properties. And by identifying the internal qi-blood and yin-yang status, we initially built the model that can identify health status of female integrally with the constitution. Conclusion:The model identification results can reflect the comprehensive health status of female in multiple dimensions. It can make a fine classification of women.s TCM health status. It can not only help to know the previous health status but also help to speculate the future health trend, which contributes to the formulation of personalized health interventions of follow-up.