論《內(nèi)經(jīng)》風(fēng)水及其對后世的影響

Edema caused by pathogenic wind was first recorded in Huangdi's Internal Classics, which states that it is the result in invasion by pathogenic wind into the exterior, arising from kidney yang deficiency and dysfunction of the lungs with chief manifestations of edema, dyspnea, and floating pulse. Diaphoretic, purgative, and diuretic methods should be used. Acupuncture therapy may also be applied. Physicians of later generations, like Zhang Zhongjing in the Han dynasty, Chao Yuanfang in the Sui dynasty, Sun Simiao in the Tang dynasty, Zhu Danxi in the Yuan dynasty, Zhang Jingyue in the Ming dynasty, Li Zhongzi in the Qing dynasty, have elaborated this theory. So have modern researches on edema caused by pathogenic wind regarding its etiology and pathogenesis, diagnostic standards, and differential classification.