中医英语术语

第一课

1. 中国中医药traditional Chinese medicine; TCM

中医基础理论basic theory of traditional Chinese medicine

临床经验clinical experience辨证论治treatment based on syndrome differentiation 杂病miscellaneous diseases中药学Chinese pharmacy 四气五味four properties and five tastes

针灸acupuncture and moxibustion; acumox古代中国哲学classical Chinese philosophy汗法sweating therapy; diaphoresis

下法purgation吐法vomiting therapy; emetic therapy补土派the School of Reinforcing the Earth方剂prescription; formula医疗实践medical practice治疗原则therapeutic principles寒凉药herbs cold and cool in nature滋阴降火nourishing yin and

reducing fire瘀血致病diseases caused by blood stagnation

第二课

1 ve zang-organs; five zang-viscera五脏six fu-organs六腑system of meridians and collaterals经络系统holism整体观念organic wholenss有机整体social attribute社会属性(of the five zang-organs) open into开窍sprout, grow, transform, ripen

and store生长化收藏diagnostics诊断学relationship between pathogenic factors and healthy qi邪正关系therapeutics治疗学common cold due to wind and cold风寒感冒different therapeutic methods used to treat the same disease同病异治the

same therapeutic method used to treat different diseases异病同治balance of water metabolism水液代谢平衡clearing away

heart fire清心火nature of disease疾病本质treating the left side for curing diseases located on the right side以左治右drawing yang from yin从阴引阳treating the lower part for curing diseases located on the upper part病在上者下取之

第三课

1 philosophical concept哲学概念mutual transformation相互转化balance of yin and yang阴平阳秘transformation

between yin and yang阴阳转化extreme cold turning into heat寒极生热

pathological changes病理变化absolute predominance 绝对偏盛

general rule of pathogenesis病机总纲supplementing what it lacks of补其不足eliminating wind and dispersing cold祛风散寒mutually inhibiting and promoting相互消长mutually inhibiting and restraining相互制约interdependence相互依存excess

of yin leading to decline of yang阴胜则阳病contrary and supplementary to each other相反相成organic whole有机整体impairment of yang involving yin阳损及阴deficiency of both yin and yang阴阳两虚deficiency cold syndrome虚寒证suppressing yang and eliminating wind熄风潜阳

第四课

1. the doctrine of five elements; the theory of five phases五行学说free development 条达舒畅to be generated and to

generate生我我生restraint in generation生中有制Wood is characterized by growing freely and peripherally.木曰曲直Earth is characterized by cultivation and reaping.土元稼穑

Water is characterized by moistening and downward flowing.水曰润下over restriction and counter-restriction相乘相侮Wood

over restricts earth because it is deficient.土虚木乘promotion, restriction, inhibition and transformation生克制化disorder of

a mother-organ involving its child-organ母病及子insufficiency of essence and blood in the liver and kidney肝肾精血不足blood deficiency in the heart and liver心肝血虚exuberant fire in the heart心火亢盛insufficiency of liver yin肝肾不足declination of kidney yang肾阳衰微weakness of the spleen and stomach脾胃虚弱soothing the liver and harmonizing the

stomach平肝和胃 insufficiency of kidney yin肾阴不足balance between water and fire水火不济

第五课

doctrine of visceral manifestations脏象学说five zang-organs and six fu-organs五脏六腑extraordinary fu-organs齐桓之府nutrients of water and food水谷精微ransmitting and transforming water and food传化水谷storing essence贮藏精气internal

and external relationship表里关系therapeutic effects治疗效应

clinical practice临床实践storage without discharge藏而不写discharge without storage泻而不藏physical build and various

orifices形体诸窍(of five zang-organs) open into开窍spirit and emotions精神情志the heart storing spirit心藏神the lung

storing corporeal soul肺藏魄the liver storing ethereal soul肝藏魂the spleen storing consciousness 脾藏意the kidney storing

will肾藏志the luster manifesting upon the face其华在面

第六课

the heart governing blood and vessels心主血脉sufficiency of heart qi心气充沛rosy complexion面色红润sufficiency of

blood血液充盈unsmooth vessels脉道不利lusterless complexion面色无华thin and weak pulse脉象细弱the heart storing

spirit心藏神

sweat and blood sharing the same origin汗血同源ascending, descending, going out and going in升降出入dispersion, .

医药交流 2 purification and descent宣发肃降regulating water passage通调水道the spleen governing transportation and transformation脾主运化nutrients of water and food水谷精微stoppage of water and fluid水液停滞acquired base of life后天之本regulating

qi activity调畅气机upward adverse flow of liver qi肝气上逆innate essence先天之精the kidney receiving qi肾主纳气

第七课extraordinary fu-organs齐桓之府isolated fu-organ孤府digest water and food腐熟水谷anus破门remaining part of

liver qi肝之余气upper energizer上焦separating the lucid from the turbid泌别清浊residue of foods食物残渣The large

intestine governs thin body fluid大肠主津bile精汁The small intestine governs thick body fluid小肠主液primary digestion初步消化essential qi精气the seven important portals七冲门The gallbladder is responsible for making judgment胆主决断discharge waste排泄糟粕occurrence of menstruation月经来潮epiglottis 吸门morphological hollowness形态中空transporting and transforming water and food传化水谷