从毒邪学说认识新型冠状病毒肺炎

Understanding of COVID-19 from the perspective of toxic pathogen theory

新型冠状病毒肺炎属中医温病之“温疫”。其致病因素为“戾气”“疫毒”,从中医毒邪学说对其致病特征进行概括总结,其具有致病暴戾、传染性强、易兼夹六淫邪气及从化于体质等特点。在预防中应用芳香避秽,形神调摄;治疗中排毒逐邪,知常达变。上焦芳香解表,中焦燥湿解毒,下焦利湿泄浊,同时注重养阴,愈后防复。通过对毒邪学说的进一步挖掘、继承、创新,必将对中国传染病的防治发挥重要作用。

COVID-19 belongs to the category of“warm plague”in traditional Chinese medicine.The pathogenic factors are liqi and yidu.Summarized from the perspective of toxic pathogen theory,it has the characteristics of fierce pathogenicity,strong infectivity,easy to mix with six climatic pathogens and conversion with predisposition.To apply aromatherapy to avoid filth,regulate the physical and mental in prevention,while remove poisonous evil and know how to be flexible in treatment.To relieve exterior with fragrance in upper-jiao,dispel dampness and remove toxin in middle-jiao,and eliminate dampness and diuresis in lower-jiao,while pay attention to nourishing yin to prevent recurrence after recovery.Through further excavation,inheritance and innovation of toxic pathogen theory,it will play an important role in the prevention and control of infectious diseases in China.