中医常用词汇Terms Commonly Used inTCM中国医药学Traditional Chinese Medicine治未病prevention of disease脏腑zang-organs and fu-organs, viscera中医基础理论Basic theory of traditionalChinese medicine临床经验clinical experience功能活动functional activities形神统一unity of the body and spirit辨证论治treatment based on syndromedifferentiation本草materia medica, herbs阴阳失调imbalance of yin and yang中药Chinese materia medica, Chinese medicinal条达舒畅free developmentherbs四气五味four properties and five tastes延年益寿prolonging life, promising longevity针灸acupuncture and moxibustion, acumox养生防病cultivating health to prevent disease各家学说theories of different schools正气healthy qi, vital qi汗法diaphoresis, sweating therapy病邪pathogenic factor下法purgative therapy, purgation整体观念concept of holism吐法emetic therapy, vomiting therapy疾病的本质与现象nature and manifestations ofdisease补土派school of invigorating the earth阴阳的相对平衡relative balance between yin andyang病因学说etiology疾病的发生与发展occurrence and development ofdisease养生health-cultivation, 同病异治treating the same disease with differenttherapies医疗实践medical practice异病同治treating different diseases with the sametherapy治疗原则therapeutic principles五脏five zang-organs, five zang-viscera寒凉药物herbs of cold and cool nature,六腑six fu-organs, six fu-visceracold-natured herbs滋阴降火nourishing yin to lower/reduce fire经络系统system of meridians and collaterals滋水涵木enriching water to nourish wood余热未尽incomplete abatement of heat瘀血致泻disease caused by blood stasis有机整体organic wholeness/integrity先天之精congenital essence表里关系exterior and interior relation形与神俱inseparability of the body and spirit开窍opening into开胃promoting appetite自然现象natural phenomena脉象pulse conditions, pulse pattern哲学概念philosophical concept邪正关系states of pathogenic factors and对立统一unity of oppositeshealthy qi发热恶寒fever and aversion to cold相互消长mutual waning and waxing头身疼痛headache and body pain相互转化mutual transformation久痢脱肛proctoptosis due to prolonged 阴阳属性nature of yin and yangdysentery养阴清热nourishing yin and clearing away heat相互联系interrelation清肺热clear away lung-heat相互制约mutual restraint, mutualrestriction/interaction湿邪犯肺pathogenic dampness invading thelung动态平衡dynamic equilibrium清热泻火clearing away heat and reducing fire阴平阳秘yin and yang in equilibrium腠理muscular interstices, striae, interstitialspace阴阳的互根互用interdependence of yin and yang 水湿停滞retention of water and dampness,water retention相互依存interdependence癃闭retention of urine阴阳离绝separation of yin and yang气血运行circulation/flow of qi and blood相反相成opposite and supplementary to each阴阳转化transformation between yin and yang生理功能physiological functions阳消阴长yang waning and yin waxing病理变化pathological changes阴胜则阳病predominance of yin leading todisorder of yang临床诊断clinical diagnosis阴胜则阳病an excess of yin leads to deficiency of yang 阳胜生外热exuberance of yang leading to exterior heat阳胜则热predominance of yang generatingheat阳中求阴obtaining yang from yin寒极生热extreme cold generating heat绝对偏盛absolute predominance热极生寒extreme heat generating cold阳虚则寒yang deficiency leading to cold阳损及阴impairment of yang involving yin阴阳俱损simultaneous consumption of yin and yang 阴液不足insufficiency of yin-fluid阴阳两虚simultaneous deficiency of both yin andyang病机总纲general principle of pathogenesis阳虚发热fever due to yang deficiency病机pathomechanism, pathological mechanism阴阳自和natural harmony between yin and yang阴阳胜复alternative predominance of yin andyang木乘土the wood over-restrains the earth虚寒证deficiency-cold syndrome木火刑金wood-fire impairs the metal扶阳退阴strengthening yang to reduce yin金水相生generation between the metal and water祛风散寒expelling/eliminating wind to dispersing cold 生克制化interrelationship between generation and restriction消导积滞promoting digestion and removingfood retention制则生化restriction ensuring generation潜阳熄风suppressing yang to quench wind母病及子disease of the mother-organ affecting thechild-organ五行学说theory of five elements传变transmission of disease, progress of disease 运动变化motion and variation子病犯母disease of the child-organ affecting themother-organ正邪相争struggle/combat between healthy qi and pathogenic factors 肝肾精血不足insufficiency of liver and kidney essence and blood相生相克mutual generation and restriction肝阳上亢hyperactivity of liver yang生我，我生to be generated and to generate心肝血虚asthenia / deficiency of heart and liverblood克我，我克to be restricted and to restrict心肝火旺exuberance of heart and liver fire生中有制restriction within generation心火亢盛hyperactivity/exuberance of heart fire 克中有生generation within restriction滋肾养肝nourishing the kidney and liver木曰曲直wood is characterized by growing freely and peripherally 方位配五行correspondence of the directions to the five elements火曰炎上fire is characterized by flaming up温肾健脾warming the kidney and strengthening thespleen土爰稼穑earth is characterized by cultivationand reaping肾阳式of kidney yang金曰从革metal is characterized by change脾阳不振inactivation of spleen yang病缓起gradual onset of disease脾胃虚弱hypofunction/weakness of the spleen andstomach肝阴不足insufficiency of liver yin地道不通menopause相乘相侮over-restriction and reverse restriction 平肝和胃soothing the liver and harmonizing the stomach水湿停聚retention of water-dampness水火不济discordance between water and fire肾阴不足insufficiency of kidney yin藏象学说theory of visceral manifestations心肾不交disharmony between the heart andkidney奇恒之腑extraordinary fu-organs宣通水道dredging water passage水谷精nutrients, essence of water and food通调水道dredging and regulating waterpassage传化水谷transmission and transformation of food 行气利水activating qi to excrete water贮藏精气storage of essence水液停滞retention of fluid治疗效果curative / therapeutic effect后天之本postnatal / acquired base of life藏而不泻storage without excretion调畅气机regulating qi activity泻而不藏excretion without storage肝气上逆upward flow of liver qi表热里寒exterior heat and interior cold水曰润下water is characterized by moistening and downward flowing 肝旺脾虚hyperfunction of the liver and weakness of the spleen脾主运化the spleen governing transportation and transformation 大肉陷下obvious emaciation and muscular atrophy, extreme emaciation肝气郁结stagnation of liver qi面色红润ruddy complexion, rosy cheeks胆虚证gallbladder deficiency syndrome胆虚不得眠insomnia due to gallbladder asthenia 腐熟水谷digesting food导便法laxation食欲不振poor appetite跌打损伤traumatic injury脘腹胀闷epigastric distension and depression动静结合integration of motion andquietness/stillness嗳气酸腐eructation with fetid odor定喘relieving asthma泌别清浊separating the clear from the turbid心主血脉the heart controlling blood and vessels 食物残渣residue of food心气充沛abundance of heart qi大肠主传导the large intestine governing transmission and transportation 防御外邪入侵preventing the invasion of exogenous pathogenic factor癃闭dysuria, retention of urine, anuria anddysuria血液充盈plenty of blood面黄肌瘦emaciation with sallow complexion脉道不利unsmoothness of vessels止珠偏斜strabismus, squint, ocular deviation面色无华lusterless complexion调节水液regulation of water脉象细弱thin and weak pulse排泄糟粕excretion of waste material面色萎黄sallow complexion髓海不足insufficiency of marrow-sea汗血同源sweat and blood sharing the same origin精神委靡dispiritedness, listlessness, lower spirit 升降出入ascending, descending, coming in and going out月经不调irregular menstruation气为血帅qi serves as the commander of the blood 冲任不固weakness of thoroughfare andconception vessels气血凝滞stagnation of qi and blood经期延长prolonged menstruation血瘀blood stasis小肠实热sthenia-heat in the small intestine气滞腰痛lumbago due to qi stagnation气机调畅smooth activity of qi气虚滑胎habitual abortion due to qi asthenia气化不利dysfunction of qi in transformation畏寒喜热aversion to cold and preference for heat 气分热盛excessive heat at qi phase气郁化热stagnation of qi transforming into heat 温养脏腑warming and nourishing the viscera瘀血阻络blood stasis obstructing the collaterals清肺润燥clearing the lung and moistening dryness 破瘀通经breaking blood stasis to promote menstruation内伤头疼headache due to internal injury祛瘀eliminating stasis, expelling stasis逆传心包reverse transmission into thepericardium气不摄血failure of qi to check the blood宁心安神calming the heart and tranquilizing themind血液循行circulation of the blood惊悸不安palpitation due to fright气的运动形式the moving styles of qi血液生成不足insufficient production of theblood平肝止血soothing the liver to stop bleeding 血液亏虚deficiency of the blood离经之血abnormal flow of the blood津液的形状、功能与分布form, function, and distribution of the body fluid 气血生化之源source for the production and transformation of qi and blood脉细无力thin and weak pulse肌肤干燥dry skin肌肤甲错squamous and dry skin血脉调和流畅smooth and normal flow of theblood脏腑火热炽盛exuberant fire and heat in theviscera机体正常水液normal fluid inside the body热迫血分heat invading the blood phase气滞津停retention of fluid due to stagnation of qi 寒凝气滞stagnation of cold and qi身倦乏力lassitude气滞血瘀qi stagnation and blood stasis伤津脱液consumption and loss of the body fluid津液的营养和滋润作用the nourishing and moistening functions of the body fluid 津液的生成、输布和排泄production, distribution, and excretion of the body fluid腹痛拒按unpalpable abdominal pain脾的“散精”功能the function of the spleen to“dissipate essence”津液不足insufficiency of the body fluid水液停聚retention of water奇经八脉eight extraordinary vessels, eight extraordinary meridians 胃的“游溢精气”the function of the stomach to “distribute essence”津液生化匮乏scanty production of the body fluid 津液的代谢平衡the metabolic balance of the body fluid热盛耗伤津液consumption of the body fluid due to excessive heat 风为百病之长wind is the leading factor in causing various diseases水液代谢障碍disturbance of water metabolism气随津脱exhaustion of qi due to loss of body fluid 水湿困脾dampness encumbering the spleen濡养肌肤moistening and nourishing the skin湿邪内盛exuberance of interior dampness经脉之海sea of meridians脾虚水肿edema due to spleen deficiency滋养脏腑moistening and nourishing the viscera运行全身气血transporting qi and blood in thewhole body十二经别twelve branches of meridians联络脏腑肢节connecting with viscera, limbs andjoints经别divergent meridians循行路线running route经气meridian qi十二正经twelve regular meridians十二皮部twelve skin areas, twelve skinregions/divisions经隧阻滞blockage of meridians十二经筋twelve meridian tendons经穴meridian acupoints, Jing-River acupoint饮食劳倦improper diet and overstrain经络辨证syndrome differentiation according tomeridians风寒感冒common cold due to wind-cold经络感传meridian conduction, channeltransmission湿热泄泻diarrhea due to damp-heat经络现象meridian phenomena内生五邪five endogenous pathogenic factors经络阻滞blockage of meridians风邪外袭pathogenic wind attacking the superficies 舒筋活络relaxing tendons and activatingcollaterals游走性关节疼痛migratory arthralgias刺血疗法blood-pricking therapy阳气衰退decline of yang-qi外感六淫attacked by six climate pathogenicfactors六淫six climatic evils感受寒邪attacked by pathogenic cold经闭发肿amenorrhea with edema虚实夹杂deficiency complicated with excess, asthenia complicated with sthenia 邪正盛衰predominance or decline of pathogenic factors and healthy qi寒性凝滞cold tending to stagnate by nature病症的虚实变化asthenia and sthenia changes ofdisease腠理闭塞blockage of muscular interstices机体的抗病能力body resistance经脉拘急收引contraction of tendons五心烦热feverish sensation over the five centers 湿邪困脾pathogenic dampness encumberingthe spleen五心five centers (palms, soles and chest)疾病的发生、发展与变化occurrence, development and changes of disease 生津安神promoting the production of body fluid and tranquilizing the mind体质强弱conditions of constitution蓄血发黄jaundice due to blood accumulation 气血功能紊乱dysfunction of qi and blood脾阳不振inactivation of spleen yang阴阳偏盛大relative predominance of yin andyang阴虚生内热yin deficiency generating interior heat 五志过极extreme changes of emotions热极生风extreme heat producing wind精气夺则虚depletion of essence causingdeficiency七情内伤internal injury due to emotional disorder 阴阳互损mutual consumption of yin and yang饮食不节improper diet真热假寒true heat and false cold暴饮暴食craputence气机郁滞不畅stagnation of qi activity神昏谵语coma and delirium津液代谢失常disorder of fluid metabolism四诊合参combined use of the four diagnosticmethods寒热往来alternate attacks of chill and fever精神活动mental activities津伤化燥consumption of fluid transforming intodryness面部表情facial expressions风火胁痛hypochondriac pain due to wind-fire精充气足sufficient essence and abundant qi口眼歪斜wry mouth with distorted eyes, facialdistortion预后良好favorable prognosis湿浊内生endogenous turbid dampness表情淡漠apathetic facial expressions虚火上炎flaming of asthenia-fire精神不振dispiritedness邪气内陷internal invasion of pathogenic factors神志不清unconsciousness大肠热结retention of heat in the large intestine轻宣润燥dispersing lung qi and moistening dryness 心脉瘀阻blood stasis in the heart vessels四肢抽搐convulsion of the limbs镜面舌mirror-like tongue脏腑辨证syndrome differentiation of viscera饥不欲食hunger without desire for food病位与病性location and nature of disease脉有胃气pulse with stomach qi表里同病disease involving both the exterior andinterior清里泄热clearing away heat in the interior风热眩晕vertigo due to wind-heat寒证化热cold syndrome transforming into heatsyndrome寒热错杂simultaneous occurrence of cold and heat舌淡苔白而润滑light-colored tongue with white and slippery coating 表邪入里invasion of the exterior pathogenic factors into the interior祛风解痉expelling wind to relieve convulsion外感胃脘痛stomachache due to exogenouspathogenic factors恶寒与恶热aversion to cold and aversion to heat潮热盗汗tidal fever and night sweating口干唇裂dry mouth with cracked lips高热谵妄high fever with delirium脉数无力rapid and weak pulse和血止痛regulating blood to alleviate pain寒邪郁而化热stagnation of pathogenic cold changing into heat 寒因寒用treating pseudo-cold syndrome with herbs of cold nature未病先防preventing measures taken before the occurrence of disease 热因热用treating pseudo-heat syndrome with herbs of heat nature补气健脾invigorating qi and strengthening the spleen 塞因塞用treating obstructive syndrome with tonifying therapy补血养心enriching blood to nourish the heart发汗解表relieving exterior syndrome bydiaphoresis水气凌心water attacking the heart风热乳蛾tonsillitis due to wind-heat心悸多梦palpitation and dreaminess痰饮咳嗽cough due to fluid retention血为气母the blood serving as the mother of qi实热蕴结accumulation of sthenia-heat调摄精神regulating mental states舒肝和胃soothing the liver and harmonizing thestomach血脉流畅smooth circulation of blood清热泻火clearing away heat and reducing fire关节通利smooth movement of joints疏风泄热dispelling wind and reducing heat气机调畅free activity of qi行气消瘀activating qi to resolve stagnation益寿延年promoting longevity养血润肠nourishing the blood and moistening theintestine治病求本treatment of disease must concentrate on the principle cause of disease 因时、因地、因人制宜applying proper therapeutic measure in line with season, local conditions and individuality急则治其标relieving the secondary symptoms first in treating acute disease 缓则治其本relieving the primary symptoms in treating chronic disease通腑泄热purging fu-organs to eliminate heat燥湿化痰drying dampness and resolving phlegm标本兼治treatment focusing on relieving both the secondary and primary symptoms 正虚邪实asthenia of healthy qi and sthenia of pathogenic factors痰湿壅肺accumulation of phlegm-dampness inthe lung血枯经闭amenorrhea due to blood exhaustion 祛虫消积removing parasites to eliminateaccumulation中医常用词汇03－中药针灸等中草药Chinese medicinal herbs炮制processing四气五味four properties and five tastes清除杂质eliminating impurity入药部分the part used for medical purpose作用和缓mild effect药物采集collection of herbs发散解表relieving exterior syndrome by dispersion 收敛astringency方剂学science of prescriptions软坚散结softening hardness to dissipatestagnation配伍关系compatibility燥湿健脾drying dampness and strengtheningthe spleen组成规律prescription-formulating principle升降沉浮ascending, descending, sinking andfloating方剂的加减modification of prescriptions归经meridian tropism剂型和剂量drug form and dosage用药禁忌contraindication in using herbs君臣佐使monarch, minister, assistant and guide 药物用量dosage药物毒性toxicity of medicinal herbs辛温解表药relieving exterior syndrome with herbs pungent in taste and warm in nature 十八反与十九畏eighteen incompatible herbs and nineteen herbs of mutual antagonism袪风湿药herbs for expelling wind anddampness调和诸药moderating the property of herbs胸痛彻背thoracic pain involving the back温经散寒warming meridians to dissipate cold 清热凉血药herbs for clearing away heat and 宣肺平喘disperse lung qi to stop asthmacooling blood引经报使guiding action灵活化裁flexible modification针灸疗法acupuncture and moxibustion清散郁热clearing away and dispersing stagnant heat therapy, acumox针刺补泻reinforcing and reducing techniques随症加减modification according to symptomsfor needling针刺手法needling techniques, manipulation药物饮片processed herbs进针手法methods for inserting the needle内服散剂powder for oral taking针刺止痛alleviating pain with acupuncture外用膏剂medicinal extract for exterior application针刺麻醉acupuncture anesthesia,开水冲服mixing in boiled water for oral takingacu-anesthesia针感needling sensation浓缩浸膏condensed extract皮内针intradermal needle耳针疗法ear acupuncture treatment针刺的角度与深度angle and depth of needling提插捻转lifting, thrusting, swirling and rotating双手进针法insertion of needle with double水针疗法hydro-acupuncture therapyhands行针manipulating the needle头针疗法scalp-acupuncture therapy化脓灸blistering moxibustion推拿手法manipulations for tuina, manipulatingtechniques瘢痕灸scarring moxibustion减轻疼痛alleviating pain艾炷灸moxibustion with moxa cone功法训练exercise for practicing tuina灯火灸lamp moxibustion放松肌肉relaxing muscles温针灸warm needling method解除肌肉紧张relieving muscular tension一指禅推法pushing manipulation with one活动受限confined activityfinger点按法point-pressing manipulation关节脱位dislocation of joint大鱼际揉法kneading manipulation with the腰椎间盘突出protrusion of lumbar vertebral disc large thenar交替搓揉alternative rubbing and kneading旋转复位rotating reduction腰肌劳损injury of lumbar muscles软组织损伤injury of soft tissues解除痉挛relieving spasm关节粘连僵硬adhesion and stiffness of joint外感发热exogenous fever滑利关节lubricating joint脉象浮紧floating and tense pulse手法补泻reinforcing and reducing manipulations寒邪束表pathogenic cold hampering the拇指平推法horizontal pushing with the thumb exterior邪热入里interior invasion of pathogenic heat午后潮热afternoon tidal fever四肢厥冷cold limbs热扰神明heat disturbing mind阳气不振inactivation of yang-qi形体消瘦emaciation少气懒言lack of qi and no desire to speak祛痰止咳药herbs for eliminating phlegm andstopping cough。