明清医家对医学思想流变的大周期理论的探索

Exploration of Medical Practitioners of Ming and Qing Dynasties on Major-cycle Theories of Medical Thoughts

在医学流派争鸣的背景下,明清医家开始对医学现象与大周期的关系进行探索.他们或借鉴邵雍的元会运世说、古代术数中的三元紫白说,或受到当时学者关于甲子纪年的讨论的启发而发展了六气大司天理论,并以三种大周期理论为工具具体分析了疾病特点、医家学说的长周期变化.明清医家的大周期思想为认识、评价和继承历代医家学说提供了有益的启示,也对临床实践有一定的指导意义.

Under the background of medical schools contentions, some medical practitioners of Ming and Qing dynasties began the exploration of relationships between medical phenomena and major cycles. With reference to Shao Yong＂ theory of yuan-hui-yun-shi, theory of three-element-purple-white and the newly developed theory of six-qi-big-si-tian, they explained the long-term variation of diseases and＇medical thoughts. The medical practitioners＇ thoughts about major cycle provide beneficial enlightenment for the un- derstanding, evaluation and inheritance of every dynasty＇s medical thoughts and also have certain＇~guiding sig- nificance for clinical practice.