[The development of the cognition and treatment of apoplexy in traditional Chinese medicine].

Abstract

Surveying the developmental history of the cognition and treatment of apoplexy in traditional Chinese medicine, it could be divided into 3 phases, viz. the phase of "exogenous wind" before the Tang and Song dynasties, the phase of contention of "endogenous wind" during the Jin, Yuan and Ming dynasties, and the phase of compromising of traditional Chinese and consulting of western medicine of "equal importance of exogenous and endogenous wind" after the Qing dynasty. Through the development of these three phases, the cognition of cause of disease and pathogenesis of apoplexy was deepened continuously, and the method of treatment, prescription and materia medica were enriched further. Especially, with the introduction and usage of modern scientific technology, the diagnosis and treatment of apoplexy were more standardized, and the effect was improved constantly, reflecting the characteristic and superiority of traditional Chinese medicine.

• Authors: Zhi-fang Dou, Lei Guo, Jun-long Zhang, Xin Zhang, Ming-kui Li, Xiu-yun Huang
• Journal: Zhonghua yi shi za zhi (Beijing, China : 1980) (Zhonghua Yi Shi Za Zhi) Vol. 37 Issue 4 Pg. 212-4 (Oct 2007) ISSN: 0255-7053 [Print] China
• PMID: 19127844 (Publication Type: English Abstract, Historical Article, Journal Article)

Topics

• China
• History, Ancient
• History, Medieval
• Humans
• Medicine, Chinese Traditional (history)
• Stroke (history, therapy)