Analysis of Taiyang warm disease based on'Shanghan including five categories'in Nanjing
Analysis of Suwen·Relun shows that'Shanghan'of'today's fevers are all Shanghan and such'is not generalized Shanghan,but refers to the etiology of attack of cold.'Shanghan including five categories'is a classification method for the five kinds of fever caused by attack of cold,of which wind-stroke syndrome and exogenons febrile disease are caused by new-contraction pathogen,and damp-warm disease,calentura and warm disease are all caused by latent evil.The essence is not stored in winter.After attack of cold,it is hidden in Shaoyin.With the rising yang qi in spring,it turns into heat and moves outward to Taiyang.The treatment is based on clearing heat and nourishing yin,and supporting the evil to go out.According to the deficiency of yin essence and the degree of internal heat,pungent-cool medicine,bitter-cold medicine and nourishing yin and clearing heat medicine can be choosed,and treat it according to the syndrome.
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