The concept of Warm Disease was first recorded in the Su Wen, specifically in the section Sheng Qi Tong Tian Lun: “In winter, injury from cold will lead to Warm Disease in spring.” This indicates that Warm Disease has been prevalent in China for a long time. However, it was during the Song and Jin … Read more
Why did the Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine Affiliated Hospital achieve the remarkable feat of no deaths and no infections among medical staff during the 2003 SARS outbreak, with patients showing no sequelae, yet this did not prompt a reevaluation and understanding of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)? It is because TCM could not present a … Read more
■ Epidemic Qi Epidemic Qi (lè qì) is a term that refers to a class of highly infectious and pathogenic exogenous disease evils. When there are abrupt changes in the natural environment, Epidemic Qi is prone to emergence and spread, leading to epidemic diseases. In TCM literature, Epidemic Qi is also known as “epidemic toxin” … Read more
疬气 (liè qì), or epidemic qi, refers to a type of highly infectious external evil. In TCM literature, 疬气 is also known as “疫毒” (yì dú, epidemic toxin), “疫气” (yì qì, epidemic qi), “异气” (yì qì, strange qi), “戾气” (lì qì, adverse qi), “毒气” (dú qì, toxic qi), and “乖戾之气” (guāi lì zhī qì, … Read more
Click↑ Follow us in blue! (1) Basic Concept of Epidemic Qi Epidemic Qi (lè qì) is a type of highly infectious pathogenic factor, also known as malevolent Qi, epidemic Qi, toxic Qi, foreign Qi, mixed Qi, and perverse Qi. Epidemic Qi is transmitted through the air and contact. Unlike the Six Excesses (liù yín), it … Read more