Patterns, Syndromes, Types: Who Should We Be and What Should We Do?
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Title
Patterns, Syndromes, Types: Who Should We Be and What Should We Do?
Description
EJOM (2013), Scheid, Volker.
Abstract
The author traces the evoloution of the concept of 'zheng'(syndrome) from its origins in the 11th century Song Dynasty with the Formulary of the Pharmacy Service for Benefitting the People in an Era of Great Peace (Tai Ping He Ji Jiu Fang) through several bifurcations into the modern era in which the globalisation of standardisedzhengis being forecfully promoted by the Chinese state. In the process, he undermines the current acceptance ofzhengas 'the unique core of traditional Chinese medicine' by pointing up other influences on medical practice, notably "the medicine ofyi" (as espoused by physicians such as Zhu Danxi and Fei Boxiong) and the classical formula style of practice, which emerged as a reaction to this from the late 16th century onwards and whose most influential proponent was the Japanese physician, Yoshimasu Todo.
Alternative Title
EJOM
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Date
Date Created
3/5/2015
Language
English
Type
Journal Article
issn
1351-6647
issue
3
volume
7