Study On Dao-yin Of General Treatise On Causes And Manifestations Of All Diseases

Daoyin, acupuncture, and massage are traditional non-drug therapies in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Pharmaceutical drugs are widely used in today’s world. However, it is important to develop and implement non-drug therapies due to the side effects of drugs and the increasing drug-induced disease. There are variety of Daoyin methods, such as ba duanjin, wu qin xi, yi jinjing, liu zijue and24Solar terms Daoyin, which are well known because of their effectiveness. Different Daoyin movements have different influences on the human’s body. For example, some Daoyin movements can regulate the functions of the spleen and the stomach, some relax the muscles and stimulate the blood. Therefore, it is important to investigate the general rule of how Daoyin works and how to use them for different clinical services.General Treatise on Causes and Manifestations of All Diseases (zhu bing yuan hou lun) is a unique book in the field of Daoyin. This book discusses a total of1739syndromes for different diseases and no herbal treatment was included in this book. Daoyin was the only method introduced to treat the related syndromes. Totally there are287kinds of movements.The scholars attached important research on the syndromes, the causes of diseases in this book, but the research on how Daoyin works is insufficient, especially lack of systematic research.General Treatise on Causes and Manifestations of All Diseases is a book about disease and syndrome. Daoyin was introduced to treat diseases in this book. Using herbs, acupuncture, and moxibustion are not mentioned in this book. The dissertation provides an overview of the research results about General Treatise on Causes and Manifestations of All Diseases. The book inherited and carried on the idea of huangdi neijing in the field of Dao-yin method, which was effective for certain syndrome.This paper reviews the related researches of General Treatise on Causes and Manifestations of All Diseases and form research methods. The names of Daoyin are defined based on the combination of the related syndrome and the theory of TCM one by one. The functions of the movements and how they work are explained. The unity of body and spirit is reflected fully in Daoyin and the theory of treatment according to syndrome differentiation is preliminary formed.The first part of the dissertation offers an overview of the book General Treatise on Causes and Manifestations of All Diseases. In complement with another book named formulas of sihai, which is about formulas and herbs, General Treatise on Causes and Manifestations of All Diseases mainly focuses on the use of Daoyin. The book explained many syndromes and diseases as well as Daoyin methods by using many references from TCM and Taoism literature before Sui Dynasty. Therefore, it provides much valuable information is using Daoyin in ancient time. The Mangwangdui Daoyin picture and the Daoyin book in the Han dynasty also proved that the medical value of Daoyin which separated it with Taoist and the purpose of immortal. Based on the research of Daoyin in the50volumes,71kinds of diseases and1739kinds of syndromes, which are effective for treating wind disease, consumptive disease and internal disease treatment, however, it is rarely used in the department of gynecology, pediatrics and surgery.In the second part of the dissertation, the various-yin methods used in this book were standardized based on the treating effects of disease and syndrome. There-are totally287provisions about Dao-yin methods, besides the same methods,171kinds of Daoyin methods were summarized in the book. The functions of the Daoyin methods are defined based on the combination use of related syndrome and the theory of TCM. Also refer to the named rule of herbs and acupoints, the Daoyin methods are defined. Some of these names emphasize the action. Some of the names highlight the function. Other names use bionic vocabulary. By matching the different name and their function, it provides a good way for the large-scale popularization and application of Daoyin in today’s world.The third part of the dissertation discusses the application of the Daoyin according to three adjustment theory. The breathing and meditation methods used in this book are also investigated. The liu zi jue has been studied particularly in order to find how Daoyin works in general, which may provide a reference for further research about some other similar books. Based on the TCM theory, a systematic exercise is created to meet the elderly people’s health needs, which provides a preliminary application of the study. The exercise created from this book plays a positive role and lays a foundation for further application of these Dao-yin methods.Based on the systematic research, this dissertation argues that the Daoyin form General Treatise on Causes and Manifestations of All Diseases and the classic Daoyin forms reflect the whole concept of the environment and the human beings as oneness. The movements, breathe and mental activities reflect the concept of the body and spirit as a whole. Meridian theory is widely used in Daoyin. For example, the movements stretch the ribs, waist, and the legs based on the meridian theory. The zang fu theory is also used, liu zi jue is a case to adjust the function of five zang organs.Daoyin can be used in clinical settings according to TCM theory. The Daoyin methods have some advantages and disadvantages as any other treatment methods though. Daoyin is effective in dealing with the wind syndrome, deficiency syndrome, viscera, lumbar back pain, and Qi diseases. In particular, Daoyin is effective in relieving cold and wind, regulating zang-fu organs, relaxing the muscles priorities, and reducing pain. However, Daoyin methods have limitation in surgery, gynecology, pediatrics, such as ulcers syndrome, pregnancy disease syndrome, and pediatric disease syndrome.On the basis of disease and syndrome classification, this research named each Daoyin method and summarized the function with reference to the herbs and the acupoints, which can be used easily in clinical settings. The study laid a foundation for the clinical application of Daoyin. The widely application of the results has highlighted the value of this research.With the increasing of chronic disease and the awareness of the side effects of pharmaceutical drugs, more and more people prefer to use nondrug therapies over drugs. As an effective nondrug therapy, Daoyin is playing an important role in the medical and healthcare field and may develop as a feature of TCM in its internationalization process after Acupuncture. More important, it may serve as a venue for the popularizing of Traditional Chinese Culture.