The Research On The Theory Of The Thirsty Disease In The Theory Of Typhoid Fever And Miscellaneous Diseases Of Zhang Zhongjing

Thirst is a kind of symptom caused by inadequate body fluid or dysfunction of distribution of body fluid which the patient feel dry in the mouth and want to drink. This symptom is very commonly seen in clinic. There are many causes for thirst, which can be found in the process of diseases such as diabetes, diabetes insipidus, hyperthyroidism, sjogren syndrome, infectious fever, sensorineural thirst, heat stroke and diarrhea and so on. Heavy drinking, hard physical labor and taking some special drugs can also lead to thirst. The treatment on thirst of using modern medicine is not good enough. Although using traditional Chinese medicine have advantage over treating such symptom, the diagnosis and treatment on the disease related to thirst fall into misunderstanding field mainly because of the rigidity of thinking of TCM. Under the guidance of Seeking the ancient wise teaching, find the root and probe the source, we found that the discussion on such kind of diseases and symptoms in Shang Han Za Bing Lun (Treatise on Febrile and Miscellaneous Diseases) was very intact, reasonable and practical. Not only the theory and experience of treating diseases were included in the book, the theory and its clinical value were also the guidance for the later generations. So this book was called the ancestry of medical formulary. Though thorough research, the etiology, pathogenesis, methods of treatment, herbs and formulas of treating thirst were summarized from the routine methods and flexible methods aspects. This aimed to offer rules and enlightenments of thinking methods to people. Besides the contents mentioned above, the significance on differentiation on not feeling thirsty in the mouth, the contribution on the treatment on consumptive thirst of Zhang Zhongjing, the nursing based on syndrome differentiation were discussed. We hope that the contents mentioned in the dissertation can offer references for the theory, diagnosis, treatment and nursing of such kind of disease of TCM in clinic, and wake up call for the general mood of rigidity of thinking in the field of TCM.