[A preliminary discussion on the contents and value of All Diseases(1), the medical bamboo slips unearthed from Han tomb in Laoguanshan of Chengdu]

Zhonghua Yi Shi Za Zhi. 2017 May 28;47(3):165-168. doi: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0255-7053.2017.03.007.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

Among the medical bamboo slips unearthed from Han tomb in Laoguanshan of Chengdu, the Zhu bing (All Diseases) is a monograph to discuss the characteristics of signs and symptoms. Based on the differences of writing styles, diseases involved, expounding methods and writing rules, the book is divided, by the research team, into 2 parts: All Diseases(1) and All Diseases(2). All Diseases(1) includes over 130 slips, 2 000 characters with totally more than 100 disease names, containing multiple clinical disciplines. The elaborated classification, varied naming methods, grasping the symptom characteristics guided by the four diagnostic approaches, paying attention to the comparison of similar diseases, and dealing with the prognosis and healthcare in this part reflect the holism of correspondence between human body and natural environment, and syndrome differentiation thought of combining disease with symptoms and signs, revealing its academic significance.

成都老官山汉墓医简《诸病》是讨论疾病症候特点的专书。根据书写风格、所涉病种、论述方式及行文体例等差别,可分列为《诸病(一)》和《诸病(二)》2部分。《诸病(一)》包括医简130余支,约2 000余字,共载有100余种病症名,涵盖了多个临床学科,病症分类细致,命名方法多样,四诊合参把握症候特点,重视类病比较,探讨病因病机,涉及病症的预后与调摄,体现了天人相应的整体观和病症结合的辨证思想,具有重要的学术价值。.

Keywords: All Diseases(1); Medical bamboo slips from the Han-tomb; Unearthed medical book ,.

Publication types

  • Historical Article

MeSH terms

  • Cemeteries / history
  • China
  • Diagnosis
  • Disease / history*
  • History, Ancient
  • Humans
  • Medicine, Chinese Traditional / history*