谈卫气是否指“消化食物过程中产生的气体”--关于《〈黄帝内经〉卫气出入升降模型的重建》一文的商榷

Whether Defense Qi Refers to the"Gas Produced during the Digestion of Food":Discussion on"Reconstruction of Defense-qi Models of Ascending,Descending,Going out,Coming in of The Yellow Emperor's Inner Classic"

古代“气”和“氣”实际上是两个含义不同的字,“气”是指的云气,“氣”则指饮食在体内的转化过程。卫气是古人对人体防卫系统的统称,它最主要的功能是防卫抗邪。卫气指“消化食物过程中产生的气体”的说法并不符合中医对卫气的传统认识。

In ancient times,"气"and"氣"were actually two characters with different meanings."气"refers to cloud qi,while"氣"refers to the transformation process of diet in the body.Defense qi is a general term for the human body's defense system used by the ancients.Its main function is to defend against pathogenic factors.Defense qi refers to the gas produced in the process of digesting food,which does not accord with the traditional understanding of defense qi in traditional Chinese medicine.