Research On Diseases, Pulses, Symptoms, Syndromes And Treatments About Dampness In Jin Kui Yao Lve

Objective Discuss the rule and feature about dampness in Jin Kui Yao Lve written by Zhang Zhongjing, from the aspects of diseases, pulses, symptoms, syndromes and treatments, in order to benefit the diagnosis and treatment in clinical diseases caused by dampness. As an entry point, increase views of research and study methods about Zhang Zhongjing’s theory and lay the foundation of research on other pathogenesis and pathogenic factors in the same way.Methods Clear and definite the concepts about dampness, dampness-qi, evil dampness, diseases caused by dampness, etc.. Then sort out chapters, sections and items about dampness in Jin Kui Yao Lve, analyze and find out the rule respectively from the aspects of diseases, pulses, symptoms, syndromes and treatments. On this basis, understand and summarize the feature about dampness in the original.Results①When Jin Kui Yao Lve discusses diseases caused by dampness, it pays attention to diagnosis and differential diagnosis, estimates clinical outcome and prognosis, notices conversion and evolution in diseases as well.②When Jin Kui Yao Lve discusses pulses about dampness, it describes the pulses more than the tongues, including main pulses, visible pulses, subordinate pulses, etiogenic pulses and supplement pulses in detail.③When Jin Kui Yao Lve discusses symptoms and syndromes, it differentiates diseases by recognizing the symptoms, then differentiates syndromes, including different syndromes, subordinate syndromes and bad syndromes, and add or subtract the herb according subordinate symptoms and probable symptoms.④When Jin Kui Yao Lve discusses treatments, its internal therapy and external therapy are flexible and plentiful, including cure changes in sweat, excrement or urine and therapy prohibitions.⑤Jin Kui Yao Lve combines diseases, syptoms and syndromes together for diagnosis and treatment, takes syndrome differentiation of viscera and meridians as law and creates therapeutic methods and prescriptions for diseases caused by dampness.Conclusion Dampness discussed in Jin Kui Yao Lve is not limited by dampness-obstruction, but creates a precedent in the system of diseases caused by dampness. Following the thought of Zhang Zhongjing, study diseases, pulses, symptoms, syndromes and treatments about dampness, as well as lay the foundation of research on other pathogenesis and pathogenic factors in the same way.