Analysis of Wu Peiheng's ideas on the differentiation and treatment of epidemic diseases
In order to explore the epidemics prevention and treatment ideas of Wu Peiheng,a famous medical practitioner in southern Yunnan,this study takes his works as object and analyzes his ideas on plague differentiation and treatment and his medication characteristics.The analysis finds that Wu Peiheng's approach to the differentiation and treatment of epidemic diseases is characterized by his"profound insight into yin and yang,precise identification of cold and heat","furthering theories on exogenous cold diseases and advocating classical prescriptions","clearly identifying pestilential qi and eliminating pathogens in membrane","placing an emphasis on medicine compatibility,and making good use of sovereign drugs",etc.He is also good at using Wu Youke's Dayuan Yin and Zhang Zhongjing's Baihu Tang,Da Chengqi Tang,Xiao Chengqi Tang,Shengmai San and other classical prescriptions,and he often applies sovereign drugs such as gypsum,rhubarb root and rhizome,crystallized sodium sulfate and golden thread in flexible combinations to treat epidemic diseases at various stages.Therefore,this study concludes that Wu Peiheng treats epidemic diseases under the guidance of the theory of yin and yang in Huangdi Neij ing,Zhang Zhongjing's idea of qi transformation of the six meridians in treating typhoid fever,and Wu Youke's system of epidemics differentiation and treatment,making contributions to the effective differentiation and treatment of epidemic diseases.
Wu Peihengepidemic diseasemedicine school in southern Yunnantreatment based on syndrome differentiation