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| Modern literature research on distinguishing Essence, Qi and Spirit of traditional Chinese medicine |
| Hits 2116 Download times 1729 Received:May 13, 2013 |
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| DOI
10.11656/j.issn.1672-1519.2013.11.15 |
| Key Words
Essence, Qi and Spirit;symptoms;distinguishment;modern literature research |
| Author Name | Affiliation | E-mail | | XU Fang | Tianjin University of TCM, Tianjin 300193, China | | | ZHENG Zhen | Yidu Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital in Hubei Province, Yidu 443300, China | | | ZHOU Xuan | Tianjin University of TCM, Tianjin 300193, China | | | YANG Xiao-li | Tianjin University of TCM, Tianjin 300193, China | | | YU Chun-quan | Tianjin University of TCM, Tianjin 300193, China | ycp-4@163.com | | WANG Hong-wu | Tianjin University of TCM, Tianjin 300193, China | tjwanghw55@163.com |
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| [Objective] To Research the modern literature and extract the titles of articles correlating with symptoms of Essence, Qi and Spirit in order to provide the basis for compiling the distinguishing questionnaire of traditional Chinese medicine about Essence, Qi and Spirit in health status. [Methods] The Chinese Journal Full-text database (CNKI) was searched first, then the articles about Essence, Qi and Spirit were screened. The symptoms of Essence, Qi and Spirit were extracted. [Results] From 1991 to 2011, altogether 313 articles were found. The 22 repeatedly appeared articles were eliminated and articles of theoretical study were also eliminated by reading abstracts only. Finally, 30 articles were remained after reading these text in detail. Nine framework (adequate Essence, adequate Qi, adequate Spirit, insufficient Essence, insufficient Qi, insufficient Spirit, no Essence, no Qi and no Spirit) were used for extraction. [Conclusion] The 216 Symptoms, which related to Essence, Qi and Spirit, were extracted from these articles. The results may provide a good reference in compiling the questionnaire of traditional Chinese medicine about health status for distinguishment of Essence, Qi and Spirit. |
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