辨明病机方能防病治病

Syndrome Differentiation:the Prerequisite to Prevention and Treatment of Diseases

[1]中医认为,人生病的过程,如同发矢,病因似机,疾病发展似箭发以后的势。《神农本草经》说,“欲疗病,先察其源,先候病机”。病机既包括致病原因,也包括疾病发生后不同阶段的病理变化。[2]中医的病机学说是研究疾病发生的原因、发生、发展和转归的机制、一般规律及其临床联系的综合性理论,与藏象、经络学说相渗透、印证,成为辨证论治体系的理论基础;而病机的辨析,既有病性,又有病位。

[1]Traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)believes that the process of getting sick is like firing an arrow-the etiology is the motivator causing the disease to develop its potential along the way.Shen Nong's Herbal Classic notes that“In order to cure a disease,the first thing is to detect the source and pathogenesis”.“Pathogenesis”here includes the cause of disease and pathological changes at subsequent stages.[2]Being a comprehensive theory,the pathology of TCM is based on the mechanisms,general patterns and clinical experiences of the causes,occurrence,involvement and prognosis of diseases,laying the foundation for syndrome differentiation and treatment.Analyses of pathogenesis in TCM,on the other hand,involve searching for the nature and location of a disease.