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这些中医术语用英语怎么表达(二)

 康泰wjr图书馆 2018-12-31


01

 The Theory of Yin and Yang

1.阴阳的定义及各自属性

DefinitionYin and Yang are the summarization of attributes of two opposite aspects of interrelated things or phenomena in nature.

Yinstatic  dark  cold substantial(物质)dimness  stillness 

Yangdynamic  bright  hot functional  brightness  movement

药味:Yang——acrid(辛)sweet; bland(淡); Yin——sour(酸);bitter  salty 

药性:Yang——dispersing(散); ascending(上升);floating; Yin ——astringent(收敛);descending; sinking

2.阴阳学说的四种关系

   阴阳对立:Yin and Yang opposed eachother 

 阴阳互根:Yin and Yang depend on each other

   阴阳消长:Yin and Yang wane and wax between each other

   阴阳转化:Yin and Yang transform between each other

3. ①重阴必阳,重阳必阴:Extreme yin turns into yang and extreme yang turns into yin

 ②寒极生热,热极生寒:Extreme cold brings on heat and extreme heat brings on cold

 ③《素问》曰:阴平阳秘,精神乃治;阴阳离决,精神乃治

The equilibrium of Yin and yang makes thevitality well-conservedthe divorce of Yin and yang makes theessence-qi exhausted.

 ④阳胜则热,阴胜则寒;阳虚则寒,因虚则热;阳损及阴,阴损及阳

Yang excess leads to heat syndrome whileYin excess causes cold syndrome

Yang deficiency results in cold syndromewhile Yin deficiency causes heat syndrome

Yang deficiency affects Yin while Yindeficiency affects Yang.

  ⑤善诊者,必先察色按脉,以别阴阳:A skilled diagnostician first of alldifferentiates between yin and yang when observing the complexionand feeling the pulse.

4. ……者……之:treating……with……

实者泄之:treating excess syndrome with purgation——purging excess

虚者补之:treating deficiency syndrome with invigoration ——invigorating deficiency


02

The Theory of Five Elements

1.五行定义:The five elements refer to woodfireearthmetal and water as well as their motion and changes in natural world.

2.五行属性:

 木曰曲直:Wood is the bending and straightinggrowthdevelopmentand free activity

 火曰炎上:Fire is the flaming up (warmthheatascendingbrightness )

 土爰稼穑:earth is the sowing and reapingreceptioncultivationtransformation

 金曰从革:Metal is the working of changechangedepurationastringency

 水曰润下:Water is the moistening and flowing downward

(coldcoolnessclosurestorage)

3.五行关系:

相生:generation   

相克:restriction  

相乘:over-restriction  

相侮:counter-restriction

母子关系:mother-childrelationship

4.五行生克顺序:

生:wood generates fire,fire generates earth,earth generates metal,metal generates water,and water inturn,generates wood.

克:wood restricts earthearth restricts water……

5.五行与五脏关系:

liverwood ; heartfire;  spleenearth ; lungmetal ; kindywater.


03

The Five Zang-Organs

心(heart

The main physiological function of the heart are to control the blood and vessels and govern the mind。(主要生理功能为主血脉,主神志)

肺(lung

The main physiological function of the lung are to dominate qi andcontrol respirationgovern ascentdispersionpurification and descent as well as regulate water passage

脾(spleen

The main physiological function ofthe spleen are to govern transportation and transformationcontrol blood and dominate muscles and limbsopen intothe mouth and associate with thought in emotion andslobber in secretion.(主运化、统血、四肢肌肉、开窍于口,在志为思,在液为涎)

肝(liver

The main physiological function of the liver are to store blood govern free flow qicontrol tendons and open into the eyes.(藏血,主疏泄,主筋,开窍于母)

肾(kidney

The main physiological function ofthe kidney are to store essencecontrol growth development and reproductiongovern waterreceive qiand open into the earsanus and urethra.(主藏精,主生长、发育、生殖和水液代谢,主纳气,开窍于耳和二阴)


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