Schistosomiasis is a modern disease name, but it has been widespread in ancient China and exists in a specific form in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) . The purpose of the paper is to make clear the existing form of schistosomiasis in TCM and infer the prevalence of schistosomiasis in ancient China. The paper focuses on the period when great progress was made on schistosomiasis by TCM, and sums up the understanding of TCM toward schistosomiasis in this period. By studying and analyzing the literature of schistosomiasis in this period, the paper tries to find out the representative Chinese medicine symptom description and TCM "other name" of schistosomiasis, so as to accurately judge whether the relevant description in ancient TCM books and historical documents can provide scientific basis for schistosomiasis. It is important to understand the prevalence and cognition of schistosomiasis in ancient China.
[摘要] 血吸虫病虽是现代病名, 但此病在我国古代就已广泛流行并在我国传统医学中以特定的形式存在。为明确血 吸虫病在我国传统医学中的存在形式, 以此推断血吸虫病在我国古代的流行状况, 本文着重研究 1955–1965 年中医对血 吸虫病的认识取得较大进展的时期, 总结此时期中医对血吸虫病的认识。通过研究分析此时期血吸虫病的中医文献资 料, 并找出血吸虫病具有代表性的中医症状描述及中医“别称”, 为准确判断中医古籍及历史文献中描述的相关病症是否 为血吸虫病提供科学依据。.
Keywords: Schistosomiasis; TCM ancient books; Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM).