Etiology-and-Pathomechanism病因与病机学说课件.pptxVIP

Etiology and Pathomechanism病因与病机学说;TCM holds that there is no syndrome without cause. Any syndrome is a disharmonious reflection of the body under the influence and action of some factors. Etiology in TCM not only studies the nature and pathogenic characters of pathogenic factors, but also probes into clinical manifestations they cause.;The causes are divided into four categories of exogenous pathogens外感病因, endogenous pathogens内伤病因, pathogens from pathological products病理产物 and miscellaneous pathogens according to the ways of attack and the development of disease.其他病因;The pathogens that invade the human body to cause disease from the outside via the surface of the body, or/and mouth and nose. They include six climatic pathogens and pestilent pathogens.;They are a collective term used for six kinds of exogenous pathogens of wind风, cold寒, summer-heat暑, dampness湿, dryness燥 and fire火. They are normal climatic changes in nature and do not cause disease. When the climatic change is sharp or the resistance of the body becomes weak, the six climatic factors will become pathogens, causing the body to fall ill. They are also refer to as the “six evils六淫”.;Often connected with seasons and environmental conditions. Wind-disease often occurs in spring; Summer-heat in summer; Dampness-disease in later summer; Dryness-disease in autumn and cold-disease in winter. Prolonged stay in a damp environment may contribute to the invasion of dampness; a high-temperature contributes to the invasion of dryness heat or fire.;Each of the six climatic pathogens may cause disease alone or in mixture with another. Eg wind and cold can invade the body and cause a common cold, dampness and heat can cause diarrhea, cold and dampness can cause “Bi痹” (arthralgia) syndrome。;In the pathological process, the nature of a syndrome caused by the six climatic pathogens may change under certain conditions. Eg cold may turn into heat after entering the interior of the body. Accumulated summer-heat –dampness