英文介绍中医
3) The Flowing Order of the Twelve Meridians 十二正经的走行规律 The circulation of qi and blood inside the
Twelve meridians is like the circular movement 十二正经中气血的endlessly. Their circulation starts from the lung 循行如环无端。它们起于meridian of Hand-Taiyin, runs to the liver 肺经通往肝经。 meridian.
THE CAUSES TO INDUCE DISEASES——ETIOLOGY
疾病产生的原因— 病因学
Etiology is defined as various kinds of factors
that cause diseases. As TCM sees it, etiology mainly
includs the six exogenous pathogens, pestilence,
（epidemic pathogenc factors ） the seven emotions, 病因学的定义是造emotional frustration, improper diet, overwork, 成疾病的各种原因。在maladjustment between work and rest, traumatic 中医看来，病因主要有injuries, insect or animal bites, phlegm retention, 六淫、疫气、七情、饮blood stasis, etc. Zhang ZhongJing of the Eastern 食不节、劳逸失度、外Han Dynasty pointed out: "Despite numerous 伤、痰饮、瘀血等。东diseases, they would not exceed three categories". 汉时期的张仲景指出：Up to the Song Dynasty, Chen Wuze put forward the “千般灾难，不越三theory of the three categories of etiologic factors 条”。到宋代，陈无择i. e., exogenous pathogenic factors, 提出三因学说，即：外endogenouspathogenic factors and 因、内因、不内外因。non-endo-exogenous pathogenic factors. To be more 更具体的说，六淫自外specific, six pathogenic factors invading the body 侵犯人体属于外因；七from the outside pertain to exogenous pathogenic 情直接伤及内脏属于内factors; the seven emotions directly involving the 因；其它如饮食不节、internal organs are attributed to endogenous 过劳，外伤、虫害等属pathogenic factors; other pathogenic factors, such 于不内外因。三因学说as improper diet, overwork, traumatic injury, 在后世产生了强烈的反insect and animal bites, etc. , are said to be 响并促进了病因学的研non-endo-exogenous pathogenic factors. "The theory 究。
of the three categories of etiologic factors"
caused strong repercussions in later ages and
promoted the research into the etiology.
In discerning etiology, besides having a sound 辨别病因除了要对knowledge of the objective conditions that possibly 可能导致疾病的客观环lead to illness, TCM centers attention on the 境有全面的认识外，还clinical manifestations of diseases, and inquires 要注意疾病的临床表into the etiology through analyzing the symptoms 现，从分析症状中寻求and signs so that a basis for treatment and 病因，从而为药物治疗medications may be is provided. This method is 提供依据。这种方法叫called "seeking cause of disease through “辨证求因”。六淫是
