Exegesis of'strong spleen being pathogen resistant for four seasons so that not supplement'
In Jingui Yaolue,the sentence'strong spleen being pathogen resistant for four seasons so that not supplement'was widely quoted.This article discusses the meaning of this sentence based on textual exegesis and logic,combining theoretical self-consistency and practicality.According to the medical classics of Qin,Han and Jin dynasties,'four seasons'refers to the last 18 days of four seasons,and'strong spleen being pathogen resistant for four seasons'cannot be understood as'spleen governing four seasons',but the'spleen is the leader during last 18 days of four seasons of birth,grow,harvest,and hide,and helping body adapt to the changes of climate in spring,summer,autumn and winter.It is not directly related to'spleen qi healthy and vigorous'.The theories that'strong spleen being pathogen resistant for four seasons'in Suwen and'strong spleen being pathogen resistant for four seasons'in Nanjing seem to be opposite.Actually,they are unified.Spleen-wang means spleen plays an internal leader role,without enough energy to resist external evil.So,it was susceptible to external evil in Suwen,while it was not susceptible to internal evil in Nanjing.Therefore,'strong spleen being pathogen resistant for four seasons so that not supplement'should be considered as the specific application of Suwen theory.The word'so that'indicates that'strong spleen being pathogen resistant for four seasons so that not supplement'help us assess the spleen healthy or not.At the last 18 days of four seasons,the spleen should lead the balance transformation of the body.If spleen can be free from external evil during these periods,it would prompt that the spleen is healthy and there is no need to give it excessive nutrition.
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