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[Ancient identification and modern categorization of the governor vessel disorders]

Zheng Sun1, Jianbin Zhang2

  • 1the Second Clinical Medical College, Nanjing University of CM, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu Province, China.

Zhongguo Zhen Jiu = Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
|January 23, 2018
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Ancient and modern literature reveals governor vessel disorders share similar connotations across historical periods. These disorders, involving the governor vessel

Area of Science:

  • Traditional Chinese Medicine
  • Medical History
  • Comparative Medicine

Background:

  • The governor vessel (GV) is a crucial meridian in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM).
  • Understanding GV disorders requires examining both historical and contemporary medical perspectives.
  • Existing literature lacks a comprehensive reconstruction of GV disorder connotations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To systematically collect and analyze ancient and modern literature on governor vessel disorders.
  • To reconstruct the connotation and categorization of GV disorders.
  • To compare GV disorders with Western medical concepts, specifically spinal disorders.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic literature review of ancient and modern medical texts.
  • Comparative analysis of TCM and Western medical concepts.
  • Reconstruction of the historical and contemporary understanding of GV disorders.

Main Results:

  • Ancient texts associate GV disorders with the vessel's pathway, related organs, and dysfunction.
  • Modern literature links GV disorders to the spine, nerves, respiration, digestion, urinary-reproductive system, head, face, and sensory organs.
  • Connotations and categorizations of GV disorders show high similarity between ancient and modern contexts.

Conclusions:

  • Governor vessel disorders have consistently been recognized across different eras.
  • Modern understanding of GV disorders encompasses a broader range of physiological systems.
  • GV disorders and spinal disorders may represent similar concepts across Eastern and Western medical paradigms.

Keywords:
governor vesselgovernor vessel disordersspinal disorders

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