The Study On Chinese Medicine Theory And Methods Of Fetus Nurture To Prevent Diseases

"Fetus nurture to Prevent diseases" refers to the prevention for guaranteeing heath offspring prior to birth. In recent years, ever-increasing body of evidence showed that poor development of fetus was the important cause of offspring's chronic diseases and abnormal constitution. Such evidence makes people re-evaluates the role of fetus nurture in modern Genetics and Eugenics. The paper utilize the method of document investigation to extract materials from existing TCM masterpieces (especially gynecology, obstetrics and pediatrics) before 1911, the foundation of republic of China. The paper includes five parts:1.General conditionAncient, modern and current development of " Fetus nurture to prevent diseases " are discussed in this chapter. It can provide reliable background for the paper through summarizing the history and development.2.Standpoint of TCMThe chapter is composed of three themes, including definition, cause, prevention, treatment of fetus diseases. Moreover, these records in ancient books are presented in tabular form.3.Theoretical principleThis chapter reduced the theoretical principle into prudence in beginning and straight the root, internal feeling resulted from external phenomena, tranquility and comprehensiveness, harmony and balance four aspects, including mate selecting, conception choice, and so on.4.Basic approach The chapter divides the basic approach in monthly fetal nurture, emotional state and daily life regimen, gestational food nourishment and prohibition, cautious daily life, appropriate work and rest, moderate sex life, gestational drug contraindication and drug nurturing effects on fetus, smoking and alcohol eight aspects. The relation between these approaches and fetus diseases will be discussed and evaluated in details.5.ConclusionWe should inherit selectively and bring fetus nurture of TCM to a great height of development. Future research areas should pay more attentions ton the following subjects: advantageous aspect of Food and drug, fetus nurture of TCM in popular, taboo drug in abortion through strict pharmacological test, the study of week and fat fetus. Modern genetics and the hypothesis of fetus origins of adult disease will provide a good enter-point for TCM eugenics role in improving offspring's constitution and preventing adult chronic diseases.