中医外科去腐方法略论

Methods of eliminating putrefaction in TCM surgery

去腐法是中医外科领域中很具特色的一种治疗方法。数千年来，经历代医家的不断发展、充实，该法内容更为丰富，疗效更为可靠，应用更为安全。20世纪以来，随着科学技术的发展，重金属导致人体伤害事件日益受到重视，许多含砷、汞、铅等成分的去腐药物逐渐被禁用。而去腐法曾在中国医学史上发挥过重要作用，数千年先贤们的宝贵经验不应由于因噎废食而湮没、消失。多种多样的去腐方法源远流长，历代医家不断提出新的创见，尤其是明清时期医家们的学术争鸣，使去腐治疗方法得到丰富和发展，他们的学术思想和经验，至今仍值得总结、学习和研究。

Eliminating putrefaction is a characteristic therapy in TCM surgery. It is more inclusive, reliable and safer nowadays after development for thousands of years. From the 20th century, with the devel-opment of science and technology, personal injury resulting from heavy metals has drawn more and more at-tention. Many drugs with heavy metal ingredients such as arsenic, mercury and lead were forbidden in clini- cal practice. This therapy had played an important role in Chinese medical history and it should not be a- bandoned as refraining from treatment with a necessary method for fear of a slight risk. With a long history, various methods of eliminating putrefaction have been developed by doctors, especially doctors in Ming and Qing Dynasties. The thoughts and experience of those doctors are still well worth learning and researching.