《内经》火郁发之探析

Preliminary analysis the theory "removing the stagnation of fire" and its application in Canon of medicine

“火郁发之”为《内经》五郁治法之一。《内经》中，火郁即为心郁，导因于外感风寒，心气不舒，邪热怫郁于内，其治“发之”多以汗解。后世认为，火郁不仅可因外感，内伤也可致郁；且火郁不单指心郁，五脏皆有火郁之证；“发”谓升散透达。凡五脏之火郁，以升散透达之法治之者，均属“火郁发之”理论范畴。这是后世在《内经》基础上对该理论的发展。

The theory of 'removing the stagnation of fire' is one of the treatments for five stagnation in Canon of Medicine.In Canon of Medicine the stagnation of fire means the stagnation of heart,attributed to being invaded by wind and cold,which causes hindrance of heart Qi,consequently evil heat is blocked inwards.The instruction of 'removing'is frequently based on sweating.Later doctors stated that the stagnation of fire is not only caused by external invasion but internal hurt.And the stagnation of fire doesn't only indicate the stagnation of heart,each of fove Zamg prgams cam siffer the stagnation of fire.Removing means upward dispersion and outward penetration.For the stagnation of fire in five Zang organs the method for that of upward dispersion and outward penetration all belong to the theory of removing the stagnation of fire.This is the theoretical development on it in Cannon of Medicine from later on.