Discussion on toxic pathogen / 中华中医药杂志

ABSTRACT

This paper mainly discusses that the theory of toxic pathogen is a significant part in nosazontology of TCM. The paper explains the meaning of toxic evil and argues toxic pathogen as an independent factor in TCM pathogen. Meanwhile, it discusses the characteristics of disease induced toxic pathogen from aspects of onset and symptoms and signs. Toxic evil includes biologic toxic evil, physical and chemical toxic evil and endogenous toxic evil. Toxic pathogen with some infectivity can cause disease intermixing with other six evils, and it can cause disease rapidly or become latent evil. The symptoms and signs are characterized by nontypical symptoms and inapparent yin-yang and cold-heat attribute in the initial stage. Toxic pathogen can cause patho-products as blood stasis, lump, and sputum. It can affect different zangfu according to different kinds of toxin. Diseases induced by toxic pathogen are obstinate and can cause extensive inner damage.