“江南卑湿,丈夫早夭”的疾病观

The Concept of Disease on “Men Die Earlier Due to the Dampness of Low-lying Land in Southern China”

"江南卑湿,丈夫早夭"是一种由于对江南生存环境心生敬畏而形成的疾病观。这一观念深受地理环境(地貌和气候)的影响,并成为古人思考问题时的潜在因素。古人在认识到江南某些疾病与地理环境密切相关后,决定采用养生和巫术来驱逐疾病。由汉至唐,巫医并行。但自唐以降,"健体养生"逐渐成为应对疾病的主流疗法。

“Men Die Earlier Due to the Dampness of Low-lying Land in Southern China＇ is a kind of disease view formed due to people＇ s awe of the living environment in southern China. The concept is deeply influenced by geographical environment I Climates and landforms）, and has become the potential factors when people think about issues. When the ancients had understand that some diseases are closely related to the geographical environment, they decided to take some responses, such as health preserving and witchcraft to expelling diseases. From Han Dy- nasty to Tang Dynasty, witchcraft and medicine were parallel. But since the Tang Dynasty, ＂fitness and health＂ has gradually become the mainstream of the disease treatment.