Study On Malaria Prevention And Treatment In Song Dynasty

Malaria is a common disease in Song Dynasty,which exists in various historical materials and medical books.Song Dynasty people’s cognition and prevention of malaria have their own characteristics and functions.As a kind of falciparum malaria,malaria is highly infectious.Malaria epidemic occurred frequently and widely in the Song Dynasty,which had a far-reaching impact on the society of the Song Dynasty.It not only endangers life and health and restricts the development of local economy,but also causes a large number of casualties in the army,thus affecting the combat effectiveness and morale of the army.On the basis of inheriting the previous generation’s theories about malaria,Song Dynasty people’s understanding of malaria is more in-depth and specific.Firstly,the disease is mainly based on the "three cause theory" put forward by Chen Wuze in the Song Dynasty,that is,the disease of malaria under the influence of external factors can be divided into warm malaria,cold malaria,malaria,wet malaria and female malaria;Under the influence of internal factors,malaria can be divided into liver malaria,heart malaria,spleen malaria,lung malaria and kidney malaria;Malaria without the influence of internal and external factors can be divided into epidemic malaria,ghost malaria,malaria and labor malaria.Secondly,in terms of etiology,people in Song Dynasty recognized that wind evil,malaria,ghosts and gods were all factors causing malaria.Drug and psychotherapy for malaria can be divided into prevention and psychotherapy.Psychotherapy means that the poets of Song Dynasty express their fear and worry about malaria with the help of poetry and sentences."Writing poetry to punish malaria" shows the poet’s optimistic and open-minded spirit in the face of malaria;Drug therapy mainly focuses on acupuncture and prescription treatment.The former adopts acupuncture and moxibustion to stimulate the corresponding acupoints of the human body according to the symptoms of malaria patients,so as to achieve the therapeutic effect.The latter refers to the drug treatment method based on the principle of "suit the medicine to the case" under the guidance of traditional Chinese medicine theory and according to the source,performance and efficacy of drugs.By studying the cognition and prevention of malaria in the Song Dynasty,it provides experience and certain reference significance for the prevention and control of malaria in later generations.