On Connotation and Clinical Significance of"Pungent Medicinal Moistening Kidney Dryness"Under Physiological Background of"Viscera Qi Correspond to Nature Rhythms"
The term"pungent medicinal moistening kidney dryness"in the Plain Questions·Viscera Qi Corresponds to Nature Rhythms has been controversial since ancient times and hasn't yet been clearly elucidated.The author summarizes and analyses the views of different schools of thought and concludes that the meaning of"pungent moistening"is clear,which means pungent medicinal promoting the flow of fluids to moisten dryness.In this paper,through further analysis of the original purpose of"viscera qi corresponds to nature rhythms",the meaning of"viscera qi"is put forward and proves that the meaning of"kidney dryness"is winter disease,manifesting as disorder of the qi of the whole body.At the same time,according to the theory of five evolutive phases and six climatic factors,its meaning is reasonably extended to evolutive and climatic disease under the action of qi,which generally refers to the dry mouth,thirst,dry itchy skin and other dryness caused by the obstruction of water and liquid distribution.Thus the essence of"kidney dryness"and the causes of the controversy are finally clarified,and the mechanism and modem significance of the ancient saying"pungent medicinal moistening kidney ryness"are revealed.
The Yellow Emperor's Canon of Internal Medicineviscera qi corresponds to nature rhythmspungent moisteningkidney drynessviscera qievolutive phases and climatic factors
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