岭南医学的瘴气病因和瘴湿病机理论

Etiology of Miasma and Pathogenesis of Miasmic Damp in Lingnan Medicine

古代瘴病流行于以岭南为主的南方地区。传统医学形成了有特色的岭南瘴病理论,包括瘴气病因理论和瘴湿病机理论,认为瘴气包含瘴毒和瘴雾,是瘴疠和寻常瘴等疾病的成因,其病机主要为瘴湿。瘴病理论对岭南医学养生防病、临床证治等方面产生了一定影响,其所包含的独特的地域环境病机思想,值得从地域医学理论的角度加以挖掘,并可成为构建现代岭南医学理论的基石。

In ancient times, miasmic diseases were mainly prevalent in Lingnan area. There is a distinctive Lingnan miasmic disease theory in traditional Chinese medicine including etiology of miasma and pathogenesis of miasmic damp. Miasma including miasmic toxin and miasmic fog is the main etiology of miasmic pestilence and common miasmic diseases, and the main pathogenesis was miasmic damp. Miasmic disease theory has a certain impact on disease prevention and treatment in Lingnan Medicine. Miasmic disease theory contains unique geographical pathogenesis. It is worthy of pursuing and can be the foundation of modern Lingnan Medicine theory.