Department of Traditional Medicine, School of Persian Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Research Center for Traditional Medicine and History of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Adv Exp Med Biol. 2021;1343:119-133. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-80983-6_8.
The hot-cold concept is the basis of various traditional medical systems that is expressed under distinct headings, such as Mizaj and the four humors in Persian Medicine, Yin and Yang in Traditional Chinese Medicine, and Tridoṣa ('Vāta', 'Pitta', and 'Kapha') in Ayurveda. Conventional medicine is facing a growing demand for personalized medicine. Therefore, clear and comprehensible information on the foundations and descriptions of traditional medicines, which take the personalized approach toward maintaining health, prevention and treatment of the diseases, may help to accelerate this process. This chapter will explain the physiologic basis of the hot-cold theory in traditional medical systems via a review of recent studies.
寒热概念是各种传统医学体系的基础，在不同的传统医学体系中有不同的表述，如波斯医学中的米兹早（Mizaj）和四体液（Four Humors）、中医的阴阳、阿育吠陀中的三德（Tridoṣa，即风、胆、痰）。常规医学正面临对个性化医疗日益增长的需求。因此，清晰而易于理解的传统医学基础和描述信息，采用个性化的方式来维护健康、预防和治疗疾病，可能有助于加速这一进程。本章将通过对最近研究的回顾，解释传统医学体系中寒热理论的生理基础。
