中医学“火”论

Theory of fire in traditional Chinese medicine

文章通过论"火"之源,火与水的关系,君火、相火关系之常与变,强调火对人体生命活动的重要性,谨慎见火清火,见热清热,火的出现往往与阴阳失调、水火不济、气机不畅等因素有关,临床上辨明病理性"火"产生的病机,合理引火归元,恢复其阴阳调和、水火既济、一气周流方是上策。

This article emphasized the importance of fire to human life activities through discussion on the origin of fire, the relationship between fire and water and the relationship between monarch fire and phase fire.It is suggested that fire should not be cleared as soon as fire appearances and heat should not be cleared as soon as heat appearances.The occurrence of fire is often related to yin-yang imbalance,discordance between water and fire,and stagnation of qi activity.The best way is to identify the pathogenesis to pathological 'fire'in clinical treatment.Besides,the key strategies are guiding fire to origin,restoring the balance between yin and yang,coordinating water and fire and clearing the state and flow of qi.