From solar terms to medical terms(PartⅡ):Some implications for traditional Chinese Medicine

作     者：SHI Jie CHEN Ge 

作者机构：Department of PharmacyMunicipal Hospital of QingdaoQingdao 266000China College of Information Science and EngineeringOcean University of ChinaQingdao 266100China Laboratory for Regional Oceanography and Numerical ModelingQingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and TechnologyQingdao 266200China 

出 版 物：《Science China Earth Sciences》 (中国科学（地球科学英文版）)

年 卷 期：2017年第60卷第11期

页      面：2051-2058页

核心收录：

学科分类：1005[医学-中医学] 0708[理学-地球物理学] 0704[理学-天文学] 100501[医学-中医基础理论] 10[医学] 

基　　金：supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.61361136001) 

主　　题：Solar terms Medical terms Traditional Chinese Medicine 

摘      要：In the traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM), the timing of performing the treatment during the year is always an important factor for maximizing its effectiveness. Based on over half a century of observational and reanalysis data, a modified calendric system, named the Twenty-four Medical Terms(24-MTs), has been established for China s Mainland following a systematic calibration and geographical adjustment of the classic Twenty-four Solar Terms(24-STs). In view of adapting the human body to the changing universe, a core philosophy of the TCM, this improved medical calendar is expected to make a significant contribution to the development of precise Chinese Medicine in the big data era. Specifically, two maps of localized timings for the so-called Triple-Fu(TF) and Triple-Jiu(TF) defined using a joint heat index of air temperature and relative humidity are created as an alternative to the two nationwide unified timings representing the warmest and coldest periods of the year. These location-specific medical calendars, with a maximum regional time shift of one week for TJ and a systematic advancing of 3.6–28.2 days for TF in China s Mainland, are thought to be clinically useful for carrying out precise TCM such astreating winter deceases in summer. In addition, similar maps of localized timings for peak spring and peak autumn defined as the days of fastest warming and cooling around the years are generated for China s Mainland, so as to provide a helpful guidance for practicing season(ST/MT) related and geographically dependent precise health care in the context of born in spring, grow in summer, harvest in autumn, and preserve in winter, which is a key ideology in the TCM.