1956年资料4 祖国医学对于麻风之认识（国外英文资料）.doc

1956年资料4 祖国医学对于麻风之认识 Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is a great treasure trove and should be explored and improved. Predecessors of the valuable experience is worth learning, especially before 80s, almost no water ethics simplicity, high official positions and riches, its authenticity, practicality and reliability are very high. Understanding of leprosy in Chinese Medicine Xiaoyunchun Leprosy, also known as leprosy, is a well-known serious chronic infectious disease, mainly affecting the skin, nervous system and internal organs (1). The ancient Yue said leprous, gale (Lingshu) (q), a (nested source), leprosy (zhouhoubeijifang), or the day of punishment (medical entry), leprosy (syndromes criterion). According to a person includes two meanings, one is the real one for leprosy, other skin diseases, so the ancients have included a sore Pandora plague. The disease is widely distributed in China. Geographically speaking, it is the most popular between 25 degrees north and south latitude, and the incidence rates of all provinces are inconsistent. According to the 1933 national about Wu Liandes estimate is 3 million people (2) the number of leprosy. Pathogens were also very vague in the past. Until 1874, Norway Professor Han Sen discovered that it was an acid resistant leprosy bacterium. The infection pattern was not clear. It was generally believed that indirect infection was possible because of long-term exposure. According to the clinical decision in 1948 fifth session of the international leprosy conference, divided into three categories: lepromatous leprosy: damage mainly for skin nodules and porphyritic infiltration, swelling such as round or oval, boundary is not clear, except the damage occurred in the face, but in the limbs, eyes, nose, throat, pharynx etc., eyebrow hair loss, neurological symptoms was late. The tuberculoid type: rash was red and white patches, uplift falling debris, such as scabies, neurological symptoms early and obviously, nerve is bulky, ha