Phase fire theory is an important part of the original theory system of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM).This paper reviews the development history of phase fire theory,analyzes the literature about phase fire theory and clinic in recent years,and summarizes the research status of phase fire theory from five aspects:the study of ancient phase fire theory,the study of the unity of opposites between phase fire and all kinds of fire,the explanation of disease of phase fire theory,the new discussion of phase fire theory and the modernization of phase fire theory.At present,the understanding of the TCM community is still not deep enough,and the study of phase fire theory is still very much potential.
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