英文摘要 |
In this thesis, the pathological significance regarding “strong wing''(大風) and ''plague'' (癘)in classic Chinese medical texts dated before the end of Han dynasty is re-evaluated and re-examinated. In addition, the discussion is extended throughout the time dated before the end of the third century A.D. regarding the description and understanding of ''wind''(風) in the social, cultural and medical records, its associated physiological and pathological progress, as well as the symptoms and treatments derived from the progress.
The significance of ''wind'' gradually moves away from the plain expression of the climatic phenomenon as knowledge and experience continuously expands and complicates with the time. The medical concept attempts to search additional potentials for human survival through better grasp of the pattern and characteristics of ''wind''.
The classic Chinese medicine considers ''wind'' a critical topic in its development, initiating from observing the change pattern of the wind, progressively adding the substance and characteristics of the wind to form different module concepts that can be linked to the diseases. Therefore, the concept of '' Feng Xie ''(風邪, pathogenic influence)in Chinese medicine can no longer be simplified as the air movements. It implies for the sensible climatic changes and the medical metaphor. The formation of the fundamental Chinese medical theories, as well as the related practical implications, were cumulated through this prototype building and cross-domain integration development approach. |