刘完素医易思想初探

Tentative Research on LIU Wan-su's Thought Concerning the Change and Traditional Chinese Medicine Theories

刘完素是金元四大家之首,创立火热病机,也是金元医家引易入医的第一人。刘氏认为"医教源自伏羲",医学和易学在根本原理上是一致的。所以医家应该知易,知易则医理更明。刘氏自觉地站在医易相通的立场来建立其医学理论体系。他不仅以易理阐释医学的基本道理,而且把易学"燥万物者莫熯乎火"和"润万物者莫润乎水"之理作为其论火热病病机和治疗的基础。刘氏在医易学史上应该占有重要地位。

LIU Wan-su was the head of the four great masters of Traditional Chinese Medicine （TCM ） in the Jin （1115 -1234） and Yuan （ 1206 - 1368 ） dynasties, who set forth the fire-beat theory and was the first one adopting the theories of the Change into TCM in the Jin and Yuan masters of TCM. He contends that the education of TCM originated from Fu Xi who was credited with the invention of the eight trigrams and thus the theories of TCM and the Change are fundamentally congruent with each other. Therefore, masters of TCM ought to be well versed in the Change which in turn can help the masters understand the theories of TCM better. He consoiously stood at the position bridging the Change and TCM in establishing his theoretic system. Not only had he interpreted basic prin- ciples of TCM by the theories of the Change, but also took use of the theory of concerning fire and water as his fire-heat theory and healing foundations. Nevertheless, LIU Wan-su should occupy an important position in the h/story of studies linking the Change and TCM.