Jiang Shan, Zhao Jing-Sheng
Institute of Acu-moxibustion, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China.
Zhen Ci Yan Jiu. 2017 Feb 25;42(1):76-8.
The ancient classic work has abundant expositions about the relationship between the acupuncture needle manipulation and pulse diagnosis. However, the relevant imparting and inheritance situations are relatively weaker nowadays probably due to the rapid development of modern diagnosis-therapeutic techniques and some faults or careless omission in understanding classical medical works. , a core concept of the abundant expositions in , has seldom been thoroughly interpreted about its connotations. For this reason, in the present paper, the authors make a careful explanation about the connotations of in from 1) the concept of (a superficial window of the body reflecting the functional state of internal organs), 2) pulse conditions, 3) its relationship with meridian-collateral diagnosis, and 4) the link between acupuncture needle stimulation and pulse diagnosis based on the scriptures and words description in combination with many scholars' doctrines, trying to explore its profound significance. In addition, the authors also expound its association with the effectiveness of distant treatment of acupuncture and the characteristics in relation to ancient medical scholars' thoughts.
古代经典著作对针刺手法与脉诊之间的关系有丰富的论述。然而，由于现代诊疗技术的快速发展以及在理解古典医学著作时存在一些失误或疏忽，如今相关的传授与传承情况相对较弱。《黄帝内经》中大量论述的一个核心概念，其内涵很少得到透彻的阐释。为此，在本文中，作者结合诸多学者的学说，依据经文和文字描述，从1）“脉”（反映内脏功能状态的人体浅表窗口）的概念、2）脉象、3）其与经络诊断的关系以及4）针刺刺激与脉诊的联系等方面，对《黄帝内经》中“脉”的内涵进行了细致的阐释，试图探究其深刻意义。此外，作者还阐述了其与针刺远道治疗效果的关联以及与古代医学家思想相关的特点。
