香港生态环境与港人外湿证特点的探讨

Research on Ecological Environment and Exogenous Damp Syndromes in Hong Kong

香港地处东南,与岭南气候条件相似,地理环境略有差异,而人文环境大有不同,致使其天湿、地湿相合,湿热蕴蒸、流注,加之港人体质偏于湿热、脾虚、气阴两虚,因而其外湿证畸多,并具有表邪久束、湿郁气滞、蕴腻三焦,且常兼脾虚不化、气阴不足的特点。因地制宜,治疗则宜轻宣表邪,因湿所兼寒热不同而分治;宣导分消,通畅三焦,以解湿滞气阻;同时还当兼用健脾、养气阴之品。

Unique geographical characteristics and location of Hong Kong have constituted its unique ecological environment, combination of natural and geographical dampness. Its historical background, people＇s social and eating habits have formed its unique sociological environment, from which constitution of people in Hong Kong is subjected to dampheat, spleen deficiency ,dual deficiency of qi and yin. All of these environment factors result in numerous damp syndromes with collection, steaming, discharging of damp-heat. Vulnerability to occurrence of such certain afflictions leads to distinctiveness in type, syndromes and treatment. As an experienced practitioner of Chinese medicine, the writer expresses his researches on the relationship between the humid environment and exogenous damp syndromes, and their pathological manifestation and treatments.