(凤凰新闻网络电视台讯)AccordingtothehistoryofChineseepidemics,321epidemicshaveoccurredinChinasincetheWesternHanDynasty.DuetotheeffectivepreventionandtreatmentoftraditionalChinesemedicine,thespreadoftheepidemichasbeencontrolledinalimitedareaandtime.InthehistoryofChina,therehasneverbeenatragedyinwhichtensofmillionsofpeoplediedinaplagueliketheSpanishpandemic,theEuropeanblackdeathandtheglobalplague.
TraditionalChinesemedicinebringstheadvancedideaof"vaccinationagainstinfectiousdiseases"totheworld
Inthestrugglewithinfectiousdiseases,thecontributionoftraditionalChinesemedicinetothebenefitofallmankind,especiallysmallpoxpreventionandcontrol.SmallpoxwasintroducedintoChinainthefirstcenturyA.D.becauseoftheimmunologicthoughtof"attackingpoisonwithpoison"intraditionalChinesemedicineforalongtime,inthestudyoftraditionalChinesemedicineintheSongDynasty,smallpoxvaccinationwasusedtopreventsmallpox,andtheblisterslurryofpatientswithsmallpoxwaspickedout,driedintheshadeandblownintothenostrilsofhealthypeople.Aftersmallpoxvaccination,theywillnolongerbeinfected.BytheMingandQingDynasties,thereweredozensofMonographsonvacciniaandprofessionalvacciniadoctors.IntheQingDynasty,thegovernmentalsosetupthe"vaccinationbureau"topopularizevaccinationforthecommonpeople,whichcanbecalledtheearliestofficialimmunizationagencyintheworld.
TraditionalChinesemedicinehasspreadtoRussia,Korea,Japanandothercountries,andthentoTurkey,EuropeandAfricathroughRussia.ThemethodofhumanpoxwasimprovedafteritwastransferredfromRussiatotheOttomanEmpire.TraditionalChinesemedicine'swayofdoingacneistoplugthenose.Ottomansusealongneedletocuttheupperarm'sskin,inoculatesmallpoxseedswiththetipofaneedle,andthensealthewound.AftertheintroductionofhumanpoxtechniqueintoBritain,QinNa,adoctorofWesternmedicine,wasinspiredtoinventvaccinationtechniqueofcowpoxin1796,andthenitwastransmittedbacktoChinaandallovertheworld.ThissuccessinthehistoryofhumanimmunitycontainsthewisdomcontributedbytraditionalChinesemedicine.
Smallpoxusedtobeoneofthemostsevereinfectiousdiseasesinhumanhistory.Twobillionpeoplediedofsmallpoxintheworld.Intheeraofnovaccine,childrenareonethirdlikelytodieofsmallpox,thatistosay,oneineverythreechildrenwilldieofsmallpoxbeforetheyreachadulthood.Thosewhodonotdieofsmallpoxalsosufferfromtheinfectionofsmallpoxvirus.Themostobviousisthepockmarkedface.Smallpoxmakesthewholehumanbeingugly.
TCMhasresisted321large-scalepestilenceinChinesehistory
AccordingtothelatesteditionofthehistoryofChina'sepidemicpublishedbytheChineseAcademyoftraditionalChinesemedicine,fromtheWesternHanDynastytotheendoftheQingDynasty,Chinahadatleast321large-scaleepidemics.TraditionalChinesemedicineandvariouspestilenceshavelaunchedabattleoflifeanddeathagainandagain,controllingthespreadoftheepidemicinalimitedareaandtime.InthehistoryofChina,therehasneverbeenatragedyinwhichtheSpanishpandemic,theEuropeanblackdeathandtheglobalplaguecausedtensofmillionsofdeaths.
"TheancientChineseattachedgreatimportancetoinfectiousdiseases."LiangJun,theleadauthorofthehistoryofChineseepidemicsanddirectoroftheInstituteofChinesemedicalhistoryandliteratureoftheChineseAcademyoftraditionalChinesemedicine,toldreporters.Accordingtotheintroduction,themedicalwork"HuangdiNeijing"morethan2000yearsagorecordedthepreventionofinfectiousdiseases;sincetheHanDynasty,themedicalbookshavepaidattentiontoinfectiousdiseasesasakeyproject;Gehong's"behindtheelbow"intheJindynastyrecorded"Xenopus"(smallpox),"rabiesbite"(rabies),etc.;latermedicalbooksonmalaria,measles,diphtheria,varicella,cholera,dysentery,tuberculosis,etcAcuteinfectiousdiseasesandtheirtreatmentbasedonsyndromedifferentiationareclearlyrecorded.
Inadditiontothetreatmentofinfectiousdiseaseswithdrugs,ancientChinesemedicinealsosummeduptheexperienceofisolationandquarantine,disinfection,maintainingagoodenvironmentandpersonalhygiene,"preventionbeforedisease"andsoontocopewiththespreadoftheepidemic.
AccordingtothehistoricalmaterialsoftheWesternHanDynasty,"thosewhosufferedfromdiseaseswerethosewholivedinanemptyhouseandlivedinthefirstplace,wheremedicinewasplaced."Thismeansthatthegovernmentsetupatemporarypublichospitaltocontroltheepidemicatthattime,indicatingthatChinahadtakenisolationmeasuresforinfectiousdiseasesasearlyas2ad.
BecausetraditionalChinesemedicinehaseffectivelyresistedthespreadof321large-scalepestilences,mostChinesepeopledonothaveadeepunderstandingofthehorrorofpestilence.Pestilenceusedtobethemostterribledemonkinginhumanhistory.Inhistory,theSpanishpandemic,theEuropeanblackdeath,theglobalplague,almosteveryplague,causedthetragedyoftensofmillionsofdeaths.Let'stakealookatthehorrifyingtragediesofseveralgreatplaguesinEurope.
SevenmajorplaguesinEurope,nearlytensofmillionsofpeoplediedeachtime
TheancientGreece,whichlaidthefoundationofEuropeancivilization,wasdestroyedbyagreatplaguethathadneverbeenheardbefore.In430B.C.,agreatplagueoccurredinAthens,nearly1/2ofthepopulationdied,andthewholeAthenswasalmostdestroyed.It'sunbelievablethatthereisanothermoreterribledemonbesidesthewar:plague.
ThefateoftheRomanEmpirewasalsochangedbythegreatplague.SmallpoxandmeaslesplagueinancientRomecausedonethirdofthetotalpopulationtodie.TheRomansoldierswhofoughteverywherebroughtsmallpoxandmeaslestoRome.InfectiousdiseasestookthelivesoftwoRomanemperors.Accordingtodioca,aRomanhistorian,2000peoplediedadayofillnessinRome.Itwasestimatedthatthetotaldeathtollwas5million,whichgreatlyweakenedthestrengthoftheRomanEmpire.
TheblackdeathoccurredinEuropeinthe14thcenturyA.D.,causingabout25milliondeaths,whichbecameaturningpointinEuropeanhistory.ItissaidthatEuropehasbeenindepressionforhundredsofyearsaftertheplague.
Theblackdeathisoneofthemostdeadlyplaguesinhumanhistory.In1348,hundredsofpeoplediedinEuropeeveryday.Europeanslamentedthattheendoftheworldreallycame.TheblackdeathhasnotletgoofanycornerofEurope,andevenextendeditsclawstoEurope'scloseneighbors-theMiddleEastandNorthAfrica.By1348,itwasdividedintothreeparts,sweepingSpain,Greece,Italy,France,Syria,EgyptandPalestine.
AftertheblackdeathcameintoEngland,allthetenantsinsomemanorsdied.Andthedensityofpopulationinthecityisevenworse.Bymay,only30000ofLondon'soriginal50000residentswereleft,anditwasnotuntilthe16thcenturythattheoriginalnumberwasrestored;atOxfordUniversity,two-thirdsofthestudentsdied!Bythetimetheoutbreakwasbroughtundercontrolin1351,theBritishIslesandIrelandhadlostabout40%oftheirtotalpopulation,farmorethantheirtotallossinthehundredyearwarbetweenBritainandFrance.
Theblackdeathtollis75millionworldwide,ofwhich25to50millionareinEurope.Inthreeyears,theBlackDeathravagedthewholeEuropeancontinentandspreadtoRussia,causingnearlyhalfoftheRussianpopulationtodie.
In1520,morethan3millionpeoplediedofsmallpoxinMexicobecauseoftheentryofSpaniards.Inthenext50years,nearly20millionpeoplewerelostduetosmallpoxinMexico.
From1914to1924,20millionpeoplediedinRussiaduetofamineandinfluenza.Spanishinfluenzaisthemostdeadlyinfectiousdiseaseinhumanhistory,whichkilled30millionpeoplein1919.
TraditionalChinesemedicinehumanpoxbringsvacciniaimmunologytotheworld,saving2billionlives
InnineteenthCentury,westernmedicinewasbasicallyverydarkinwoodlouse.InnineteenthCentury,whendoctorsinEuropetreatedpatients,theybleedblood,claimingthatbloodlettingcouldcurealldiseases.Enemawithturpentineandletthepatientdrinkbrandy.Pourboilingwateronthestomach:pourboilingwateronthestomachofthepatient.Birdexcrementwipesthehead,claimingtocureheadachesandhairloss.Rubthewoundwithhumanexcrement,claimingtohealbetter.Thebackwardwesternmedicineisbasicallyblindtocommondiseases,andishelplessinthefaceofplague.Soalmosteverymajorplaguekillstensofmillionsofpeople.
AftertheintroductionoftraditionalChinesemedicine(TCM)varicellavaccinationintoBritain,QinNa,amedicalexpertofWesternmedicine,wasinspiredtoinventvacciniain1796.Sincethen,westernmedicine'simmunologyhasdevelopedrapidlyformorethan100years,whichhasgraduallycontrolledthespreadoftheplagueinEuropeancountries,walkedoutofthedarkeraofplague,andlaidasolidfoundationforEuropetoenterthemoderncultureandeconomicdevelopment.
Withoutthediscoveryofpoxmedicineforthepreventionandtreatmentofinfectiousdiseaseshundredsofyearsinadvance,humanbeingswouldhavedefeatedtheplaguestepbystep.WecanimaginethatifChinesemedicinehumanpoximmunologywasdiscovered200yearslater:30%-40%ofthepopulationdiedofeachmajorplagueinChinaandAsia,40%ofthepopulationdiedofeachmajorplagueinEurope.Afterseveralmajorplagues,howmanymorepeoplewoulddieintheworld?Humanbeingsmaybeputoffforhundredsofyearsbeforetheyenterthemoderncivilizedsociety.
HereareafewcasesofinfectiousdiseasestreatedbytraditionalChinesemedicineinthepasthundredyearstoseethemagicoftraditionalChinesemedicine.
1956,theyearofapplication
TheepidemicofencephalitisBbrokeoutinShijiazhuang.Westernmedicinecouldnotcontrolit,andtheepidemicbecamemoreandmoreserious.ZhouEnlaihastoaskPuFuzhou,afamousChinesemedicine,toprescribethepulse.Accordingtothetheoryofluck,accordingtotheclimateofShijiazhuang,whichissunnyandwarminthesummer,itcanclearawayheat,detoxifyandnourishyin.WithBaihuDecoction,ithasgreatmiraculouseffect.Thecurerateisover90%.Thecurativeeffectisfarbeyondtheworldlevel,savingtensofthousandsoflives.
YearofDingyou,1957
JapaneseencephalitishasalsobecomepopularinBeijing.Westernmedicineornot,ortoseekZhutraditionalChinesemedicine.FromthelocalweatherandthefivetransportationsandsixQiofthatyear,consideringthecontinuousrainandwetheatinBeijingformanyyears,itisawettemperature(differentfromthesummertemperature).ThetraditionalChinesemedicineprescriptionssuchasBaihuplusAtractylodesdecoction,AlmondTalcumDecoctionandSanrenDecoctionwereusedtotreatthediseasewiththetraditionalChinesemedicineideasofaromatizationandclearingYangandpromotingdampness.
1898,1958
JapaneseencephalitisisprevalentinGuangzhou.DengTietao,amasterofChinesemedicine,alsousestraditionalChinesemedicinetotreatthesyndromeofsummerheatanddampness.Thecurativeeffectis90%,whichgreatlyreducesthemortalityrate,savesthelivesoftensofthousandsofpeople,andhasnosequelae.
Guiweiyear,2003
SARSbrokeout.WesternmedicineisusedinBeijing,butthemortalityrateisveryhigh,peopleareworried.UndertheguidanceofDengTietao,GuangzhouusedtraditionalChinesemedicinetotreatSARS,andthedeathratewasreducedtozero.Finally,Beijinghadtousealargedoseofhormonetocurepatients.However,thepatient'srecoveryledtonecrosisofthefemoralhead,whichwasveryserious.
WuYoukeancientprescriptionoftraditionalChinesemedicineinMingDynast
curedmodernSARSvirus
WuYouke,afamousChinesemedicineexpertattheendofMingDynasty,certainlydidn'tthinkwhenhewrotethetreatiseonplague:360yearslater,hisprescriptionforpreventionandtreatmentofinfectiousdiseaseswasusedbymodernpeopletodealwithanewSARSvirus.
Dr.ChenHongnengfromtheAffiliatedHospitalofSingaporeCollegeoftraditionalChinesemedicinecalledProfessorLiJingweifromtheChineseAcademyoftraditionalChinesemedicineandrecommendedtheuseof"Dayuandrink"topreventSARS"DaYuanYin"istheprescriptionofWuYouke,afamousdoctorofMingDynasty.Atthattime,SARSwasraginginmorethan20provincesandcitiesinChina,includingBeijing,andmorethan20countriesandregionsaroundtheworld.AftertheoutbreakofSARS,ChineseexpertsintraditionalChinesemedicinehaveprovidedanumberofpreventiveprescriptions.Thedecoctionmachinesofdrugstoresoperate24hoursaday.ChinesemedicineenterpriseshavebecomeoneoftheindustriesthathavebeenenduringantiprosperityduringtheperiodofSARS,savingthousandsofpatients.
Tuyouyou:Chinesemedicinebringsartemisinintotheworld
TuyouyoulooksforinspirationfromtraditionalChinesemedicine.InspiredbyGeHong,afamousdoctorintheEasternJinDynasty,whowrote"theprescriptionforemergencypreparationatthebackoftheelbow",hefoundtheinspirationandfoundartemisinin.Atpresent,malariaisnolongeracommondiseaseinChina.In2013,therewereonly3896malariapatientsinChina,whichmaymakepeoplenotknowhowgreatartemisininis.ButinmosquitoinfestedSoutheastAsia,AfricaandSouthAmerica,malariastillthreatensthehealthandevenlifesafetyofhundredsofmillionsofpeople.Thediscoveryofartemisininhassavedmillionsoflives.
EuropeanspaidalotofmoneytobuysmallpoxpreventionandtreatmentoftraditionalChinesemedicineintheQingDynasty.AfteritwasintroducedintoEurope100yearsago,Europegraduallygotridofthedarkeraofplagueandbecameprosperous.
WithouttraditionalChinesemedicine,Chinnaisunlikelytoinventcowpox,butthatdoesn'tmeanitwon'thappen.Itmaytakehundredsofyearstodiscoverit.ThankstotraditionalChinesemedicine'shumanpoxandBritishQinna,theoriginalimmunetechnologyoftraditionalChinesemedicinehassavedbillionsoflives.TheindeliblecontributionoftraditionalChinesemedicinetohumanbeings
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