古代中医儿科诊法发展史述略

Brief introduction to the development of ancient history of paediatric diagnosis of traditional Chinese medicine

儿科诊法是儿科学中重要的一部分。宋代以前，儿科诊法处于初步发展阶段，对小儿疾病的诊查主要运用望诊和脉诊，尤以脉诊为重。宋代儿科快速发展，儿科诊法重视目神望诊和指纹诊法，逐渐形成特色。金元时期，儿科诊法在继承前代的基础上有所发展，以望诊、脉诊并重。明清时期，儿科四诊内容不断丰富，医家注重多种诊法联合运用，使儿科诊法日趋完善。

As an important part of paediatric science,paediatric diagnosis was in the initial stage of its development before the Song Dynasty. The main measures of diagnosing diseases were observation and pulse palpation, especially the latter. The rapid development of paediatrics in the Song Dynasty necessitated thepaediatric diagnosis to develop further, emphasizing the spiritual expressions of the eyes and fingerprint, with its special features gradually developed in the period of the Jin and Yuan Dynasties. During this period, the paediatrics diagnosis was developed on the basis of the previous generations, with equal importance paid to both observation and pulse feeling. In the period of the Ming and Qing Dynasties the four paediatric diagnostics were constantly enriched with attentions paid to the use of multiple approaches and thus the diagnostics was perfected day by day.