Professor Cheng Shennong Academic Thought

BackgroundFamous TCM doctors are the model of combining the basic theory of TCM and predecessor experiences with clinical practicing and solution the hard problems of disease. They manifest the level of the academic of TCM and the development of clinic. Their academic thoughts and clinical experiences are the TCM' characteristic, compared with many ancient book literatures, it is brighter, has direct-viewing, has the inheritance research value. Their academic thoughts and clinical experiences are the very important treasure in the whole system of TCM. The research of how to inherit their academic thoughts and clinical experiences has the extremely vital significance. Professor XinNong Cheng during his dozens of years' clinical work has accumulated the generous experiences and formed many his own particular thoughts. However now we do not do comprehensive summary wok for him. This research is the first time to comprehensive summary the academic thoughts and clinical experiences of Professor XinNong Cheng, and is obtained Professor Cheng' coordination. This research can enrich the TCM' treasure house and it has the instruction significance to raise the talented doctors of TCM.Objective1 To summarize the academic thoughts and clinical experiences of Professor XinNong Cheng.2 To summarize the experiences of treating TongBi syndrome of Professor XinNong Cheng, to explore feasibility of combine human and computer, give priority to human' using in researches in inherit of famous TCM doctors' experience of point selection and effective technology and mode.Methods1 Though collecting all the literatures and themes about the academic viewpoints former cases of Professor Cheng, combined with qualitative research of depth interview to summarize his academic thoughts and clinical experiences.2 We use Excel Statistic software to make frequency analysis about patients' basic information, diseases and syndromes species, point prescriptions. Use WEKA3.4 Data Mining software to mine with Association Rules and Visual technology in tow clues: based on all the points prescriptions to explore some groups of points of famous TCM doctor Cheng; based on unique point usage to explore potential new knowledge. Results1 Summary of academic thoughts and clinical experiencesProfessor Cheng has the primarily guiding ideology by "has not gotten sick first guards against, also sickness guards against changes" during the dozens of years' clinical work, emphasis on having rule of life, controlling rest and work, recuperation spirit, happy mood; moving the system to be static, promotes the physique. Diagnosis emphasize JinLuo system, for twelve meridians diagnosis Professor Cheng has many his own original opinions, such as views on twelve meridians' disease's outward manifestations and treatment rule in NeiJing, views on characteristics connotations and diagnosis rule of extra meridians. Moreover, Professor Cheng has particular experiences on using specific points, including summary of LUO point HUI point of REN meridian MU point SHU point, and so on. Professor Cheng having learned internal department of TCM first, then to learn acupuncture, that makes him know well about relation between Chinese medicine and acupuncture points, more easy for him to use the prescription of acupuncture. Professor Cheng unifies clinical work with the teaching, first time establishes a new inserting-needle method "Cheng's SanCai inserting method ", so called "the needle had the technique, the thorn has the depth". Through summarizing former cases to summarize typical cases, taking the different diseases as outlines, to summarize the feature and using rules of his acupuncture prescriptions.2 Summary of points prescriptions of treating TongBi syndrome2.1 Basic prescriptions:2.1.1 Neck and shoulder: GB20 LI15 LI11 SJ5 LI4 ASH point2.1.2 Waist: BL23 DU3 GB30 BL54 GB31 GB39 BL60 ASH point2.1.3 Lower limb: BL23 DU3 GB34 GB39 BL60 ASH point2.2 given prescriptions:2.2.1 Removing cold dampness prescriptions: DU14 GB342.3.2 Knee six points: ST35 EX-LE4 EX-LE 5 SP9 GB34 SP10 ST342.3.3 Smoothing prescriptions: GB30 GB342.3.4 Removing cold and exterior pathogen prescriptions: DU14 LI11 LI42.3.5 Smoothing meridian prescriptions: LI15 LI112.3.6 Cleaning head and face prescriptions: LI4 LI11 DiscussionProfessor Cheng during the dozens of years' clinical work, Diagnosis emphasize on JinLuo system, dexterous using particular points. However, for some reasons, it does not do summarize the experiences of Professor Cheng comprehensively and systematically. This research is under the background of the country considers of summary of the experiences of famous doctor of TCM. It is the first time to summarize Professor Cheng academic thoughts and clinical experiences comprehensively and systematically. It has important significance for developing acupuncture enterprise. Though there are only more than 103 cases in this study, due to well utilizing of information and Data Mining technology and combining of doctor Cheng's opinion and abstract, the disciplinarians summed up can basically reflect dotcor Cheng's learned point of view.