舌苔与病、证探讨

Tongue coating,disease and pattern

舌苔是中医诊疗体系中极为重要的内容,现代研究也证实了舌苔对疾病,尤其是消化系统疾病的提示作用。我们在临床中也体会到舌苔对脾胃功能的提示,总结出部分舌苔所提示的病理基础,并以相应治疗方法验证舌苔与病、证的关系,提出舌苔可以作为疾病早期提示的假设。结合当前对舌苔相关原理和变化机制研究,探讨舌苔与疾病和证候的关系,促进舌诊标准化、客观化,为舌苔在临床的应用提供借鉴。

Tongue coating is an essential component in the diagnostic system of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Modern research has demonstrated that tongue coating can be indicative of diseases,especially digestive diseases. In our clinical practice,we also observed such phenomona and reviewed the pathological basis for some of the tongue coating manifestations. Corresponding treatment methods were offered to test the relations between tongue coating,diseases,and patterns,so as to propose a hypothesis that tongue coating can be used as an early sign of diseases. This paper explores the relation between tongue coating,diseases,and patterns on the basis of current research on tongue coating mechanism. The results of the paper could offer reference for the clinical application of tongue coating diagnosis and facilitate the standardization of objective tongue diagnosis.