Himalayan Warming and Climate Change in India

Recent studies showed that the Himalayan glaciers are reducing alarmingly. This is attributed to global warming. Since the melt water of Himalayan glaciers and snow is the principal source of water for several rivers, a decrease of this source is a calamity for the large fraction of global population living in nearby regions such as India. In Asia for the 60% global population only 36% of global water is available. Any further decrease of this vital necessity makes the very existence of billions of people doubtful. Here we show, using both observations and one IPCC-AR4 model with high horizontal resolution, that the Himalayan region in fact underwent a maximum warming of 2.5°C from 1950 to 1999 and would reach the highest temperature rise of 9°C in 2100. Temperature and rainfall variations determine a simple climate classification proposed by K&oumlppen. We show changes that occur in climate and biosphere using this classification. Also we discussed the impact of warming and resulting changes in K&oumlppen climates on the floods and malaria in India.

《神农本草经》与经方应用之当归篇

当归又名文无、山蕲,是药食两用的中药,在《神农本草经》(《本经》)中记载为中品,其味甘,温,功效为“主咳逆上气,温疟,寒热洗洗在皮肤中。妇人漏下,绝子。诸恶疮疡,金疮”。以《本经》功效为纲,将当归类经方归类分析,发现当归主咳逆上气,多配伍李根白皮、川芎、芍药,以奔豚汤为代表方;主温疟、寒热洗洗在皮肤中,常配伍桂枝、芍药、细辛,如当归四逆汤;止妇人漏下,多配伍吴茱萸、川芎、芍药,代表方如温经汤;主绝子则配伍川芎、芍药、白术、黄芩,如当归散;治疗诸恶疮疡、金疮,配伍升麻、鳖甲、麻黄,如麻黄升麻汤、升麻鳖甲汤。除《本经》所载功效外,张仲景运用当归经方还有新的发展,如当归配伍桂枝、芍药以止腹痛、除斑,当归配伍赤小豆以治湿疹、便血,当归配伍蜀椒、乌梅以治蛔厥、久利等。通过追溯《本经》的药证,印证《伤寒杂病论》的方证,以期更好传承经典、守正创新。

张仲景与吴鞠通论治疟病比较研究

张仲景根据《黄帝内经》有关疟病的记载,整理总结出温疟、寒疟、牡疟、疟母四证,并详细论述了它们的病因病机以及治法方药,为后世治疟之理论基础;吴鞠通在《温病条辨》中再论疟病,总体上继承了张仲景之思想,并且补充了张仲景瘅疟未出方之空白;除此之外,张仲景治疟,病位侧重于少阳肝胆,而吴鞠通则根据三焦辨证理论,强调疟邪存在循上、中、下三焦依次传变的规律,依据邪气传变之脏腑不同,除温疟、瘅疟、疟母外,又增添了肺疟、心疟、脾疟、肾疟等证及其治法,选方上灵活运用经方,异病而同治,进一步完善了疟病的辨治。

应用圆形分布法分析宿迁市间日疟发病季节变化

目的:分析宿迁市2003年～2009年度疟疾发病的季节性特征,为防制疟疾提供参考。方法:收集疾病监测信息报告网络直报管理系统中宿迁市间日疟疫情资料,用圆形分布法分析发病高峰日和高峰期。结果:宿迁市间日疟发病具有明显的季节性,2003年～2009年平均发病高峰日为8月16日,高峰日最早出现的是2009年,为7月25日,最晚出现的是2006年,为9月14日,二者相差50d。结论:宿迁市间日疟存在明显的季节高峰,其发病高峰日多集中在8月份。