中医常用词汇

中医常用词汇		Terms Commonly Used in TCM

中国医药学　Traditional Chinese Medicine		治未病　prevention of disease
中医基础理论　Basic theory of traditional Chinese medicine		脏腑　zang-organs and fu-organs, viscera
临床经验　clinical experience		功能活动　functional activities
辨证论治　treatment based on syndrome differentiation		形神统一　unity of the body and spirit
本草　materia medica, herbs		阴阳失调　imbalance of yin and yang
中药　Chinese materia medica, Chinese medicinal herbs		条达舒畅　free development
四气五味　four properties and five tastes		延年益寿　prolonging life, promising longevity
针灸　acupuncture and moxibustion, acumox		养生防病　cultivating health to prevent disease
各家学说　theories of different schools		正气　healthy qi, vital qi
汗法　diaphoresis, sweating therapy		病邪　pathogenic factor
下法　purgative therapy, purgation		整体观念　concept of holism
吐法　emetic therapy, vomiting therapy		疾病的本质与现象　nature and manifestations of disease
补土派　school of invigorating the earth		阴阳的相对平衡　relative balance between yin and yang
病因学说　etiology		疾病的发生与发展　occurrence and development of disease
养生　health-cultivation,		同病异治　treating the same disease with different therapies
医疗实践　medical practice		异病同治　treating different diseases with the same therapy
治疗原则　therapeutic principles		五脏　five zang-organs, five zang-viscera
寒凉药物　herbs of cold and cool nature, cold-natured herbs		六腑　six fu-organs, six fu-viscera
滋阴降火　nourishing yin to lower/reduce fire		经络系统　system of meridians and collaterals
滋水涵木　enriching water to nourish wood		余热未尽　incomplete abatement of heat
瘀血致泻　disease caused by blood stasis		有机整体　organic wholeness/integrity
先天之精　congenital essence		表里关系　exterior and interior relation
形与神俱　inseparability of the body and spirit		开窍　opening into
开胃　promoting appetite		自然现象　natural phenomena
脉象　pulse conditions, pulse pattern		哲学概念　philosophical concept
邪正关系　states of pathogenic factors and healthy qi		对立统一　unity of opposites
发热恶寒　fever and aversion to cold		相互消长　mutual waning and waxing
头身疼痛　headache and body pain		相互转化　mutual transformation
久痢脱肛　proctoptosis due to prolonged dysentery		阴阳属性　nature of yin and yang
养阴清热　nourishing yin and clearing away heat		相互联系　interrelation
清肺热　clear away lung-heat		相互制约　mutual restraint, mutual restriction/interaction
湿邪犯肺　pathogenic dampness invading the lung		动态平衡　dynamic equilibrium
清热泻火　clearing away heat and reducing fire		阴平阳秘　yin and yang in equilibrium
腠理　muscular interstices, striae, interstitial space		阴阳的互根互用　interdependence of yin and yang
水湿停滞　retention of water and dampness, water retention		相互依存　interdependence
癃闭　retention of urine		阴阳离绝　separation of yin and yang
气血运行　circulation/flow of qi and blood		相反相成　opposite and supplementary to each
阴阳转化　transformation between yin and yang		生理功能　physiological functions
阳消阴长　yang waning and yin waxing		病理变化　pathological changes
阴胜则阳病　predominance of yin leading to disorder of yang		临床诊断　clinical diagnosis
阴胜则阳病　an excess of yin leads to deficiency of yang		阳胜生外热　exuberance of yang leading to exterior heat
阳胜则热　predominance of yang generating heat		阳中求阴　obtaining yang from yin
寒极生热　extreme cold generating heat		绝对偏盛　absolute predominance
热极生寒　extreme heat generating cold		阳虚则寒　yang deficiency leading to cold
阳损及阴　impairment of yang involving yin		阴阳俱损　simultaneous consumption of yin and yang
阴液不足　insufficiency of yin-fluid		阴阳两虚　simultaneous deficiency of both yin and yang
病机总纲　general principle of pathogenesis		阳虚发热　fever due to yang deficiency
病机　pathomechanism, pathological mechanism		阴阳自和　natural harmony between yin and yang
阴阳胜复　alternative predominance of yin and yang		木乘土　the wood over-restrains the earth
虚寒证　deficiency-cold syndrome		木火刑金　wood-fire impairs the metal
扶阳退阴　strengthening yang to reduce yin		金水相生　generation between the metal and water
祛风散寒　expelling/eliminating wind to dispersing cold		生克制化　interrelationship between generation and restriction
消导积滞　promoting digestion and removing food retention		制则生化　restriction ensuring generation
潜阳熄风　suppressing yang to quench wind		母病及子　disease of the mother-organ affecting the child-organ
五行学说　theory of five elements		传变　transmission of disease, progress of disease
运动变化　motion and variation		子病犯母　disease of the child-organ affecting the mother-organ
正邪相争　struggle/combat between healthy qi and pathogenic factors		肝肾精血不足　insufficiency of liver and kidney essence and blood
相生相克　mutual generation and restriction		肝阳上亢　hyperactivity of liver yang
生我，我生　to be generated and to generate		心肝血虚　asthenia / deficiency of heart and liver blood
克我，我克　to be restricted and to restrict		心肝火旺　exuberance of heart and liver fire
生中有制　restriction within generation		心火亢盛　hyperactivity/exuberance of heart fire
克中有生　generation within restriction		滋肾养肝　nourishing the kidney and liver
木曰曲直　wood is characterized by growing freely and peripherally		方位配五行　correspondence of the directions to the five elements
火曰炎上　fire is characterized by flaming up		温肾健脾　warming the kidney and strengthening the spleen
土爰稼穑　earth is characterized by cultivation and reaping		肾阳式微　declination of kidney yang
金曰从革　metal is characterized by change		脾阳不振　inactivation of spleen yang
病缓起　gradual onset of disease		脾胃虚弱　hypofunction/weakness of the spleen and stomach
肝阴不足　insufficiency of liver yin		地道不通　menopause
相乘相侮　over-restriction and reverse restriction		平肝和胃　soothing the liver and harmonizing the stomach
水湿停聚　retention of water-dampness		水火不济　discordance between water and fire
肾阴不足　insufficiency of kidney yin		藏象学说　theory of visceral manifestations
心肾不交　disharmony between the heart and kidney		奇恒之腑　extraordinary fu-organs
宣通水道　dredging water passage		水谷精微　cereal nutrients, essence of water and food
通调水道　dredging and regulating water passage		传化水谷　transmission and transformation of food
行气利水　activating qi to excrete water		贮藏精气　storage of essence
水液停滞　retention of fluid		治疗效果　curative / therapeutic effect
后天之本　postnatal / acquired base of life		藏而不泻　storage without excretion
调畅气机　regulating qi activity		泻而不藏　excretion without storage
肝气上逆　upward flow of liver qi		表热里寒　exterior heat and interior cold
水曰润下　water is characterized by moistening and downward flowing		肝旺脾虚　hyperfunction of the liver and weakness of the spleen
脾主运化　the spleen governing transportation and transformation		大肉陷下　obvious emaciation and muscular atrophy, extreme emaciation
肝气郁结　stagnation of liver qi		面色红润　ruddy complexion, rosy cheeks
胆虚证　gallbladder deficiency syndrome		胆虚不得眠　insomnia due to gallbladder asthenia
腐熟水谷　digesting food		导便法　laxation
食欲不振　poor appetite		跌打损伤　traumatic injury
脘腹胀闷　epigastric distension and depression		动静结合　integration of motion and quietness/stillness
嗳气酸腐　eructation with fetid odor		定喘　relieving asthma
泌别清浊　separating the clear from the turbid		心主血脉　the heart controlling blood and vessels
食物残渣　residue of food		心气充沛　abundance of heart qi
大肠主传导　the large intestine governing transmission and transportation		防御外邪入侵　preventing the invasion of exogenous pathogenic factor
癃闭　dysuria, retention of urine, anuria and dysuria		血液充盈　plenty of blood
面黄肌瘦　emaciation with sallow complexion		脉道不利　unsmoothness of vessels
止珠偏斜　strabismus, squint, ocular deviation		面色无华　lusterless complexion
调节水液　regulation of water		脉象细弱　thin and weak pulse
排泄糟粕　excretion of waste material		面色萎黄　sallow complexion
髓海不足　insufficiency of marrow-sea		汗血同源　sweat and blood sharing the same origin
精神委靡　dispiritedness, listlessness, lower spirit		升降出入　ascending, descending, coming in and going out
月经不调　irregular menstruation		气为血帅　qi serves as the commander of the blood
冲任不固　weakness of thoroughfare and conception vessels		气血凝滞　stagnation of qi and blood
经期延长　prolonged menstruation		血瘀　blood stasis
小肠实热　sthenia-heat in the small intestine		气滞腰痛　lumbago due to qi stagnation
气机调畅　smooth activity of qi		气虚滑胎　habitual abortion due to qi asthenia
气化不利　dysfunction of qi in transformation			畏寒喜热　aversion to cold and preference for heat
气分热盛　excessive heat at qi phase			气郁化热　stagnation of qi transforming into heat
温养脏腑　warming and nourishing the viscera			瘀血阻络　blood stasis obstructing the collaterals
清肺润燥　clearing the lung and moistening dryness			破瘀通经　breaking blood stasis to promote menstruation
内伤头疼　headache due to internal injury			祛瘀　eliminating stasis, expelling stasis
逆传心包　reverse transmission into the pericardium			气不摄血　failure of qi to check the blood
宁心安神　calming the heart and tranquilizing the mind			血液循行　circulation of the blood
惊悸不安　palpitation due to fright			气的运动形式　the moving styles of qi
血液生成不足　insufficient production of the blood			平肝止血　soothing the liver to stop bleeding
血液亏虚　deficiency of the blood			离经之血　abnormal flow of the blood
津液的形状、功能与分布　form, function, and distribution of the body fluid			气血生化之源　source for the production and transformation of qi and blood
脉细无力　thin and weak pulse			肌肤干燥　dry skin
肌肤甲错　squamous and dry skin			血脉调和流畅　smooth and normal flow of the blood
脏腑火热炽盛　exuberant fire and heat in the viscera			机体正常水液　normal fluid inside the body
热迫血分　heat invading the blood phase			气滞津停　retention of fluid due to stagnation of qi
寒凝气滞　stagnation of cold and qi			身倦乏力　lassitude
气滞血瘀　qi stagnation and blood stasis			伤津脱液　consumption and loss of the body fluid
津液的营养和滋润作用　the nourishing and moistening functions of the body fluid			津液的生成、输布和排泄　production, distribution, and excretion of the body fluid
腹痛拒按　unpalpable abdominal pain			脾的“散精”功能　the function of the spleen to “dissipate essence”
津液不足　insufficiency of the body fluid			水液停聚　retention of water
奇经八脉　eight extraordinary vessels, eight extraordinary meridians			胃的“游溢精气”　the function of the stomach to “distribute essence”
津液生化匮乏　scanty production of the body fluid			津液的代谢平衡　the metabolic balance of the body fluid
热盛耗伤津液　consumption of the body fluid due to excessive heat			风为百病之长　wind is the leading factor in causing various diseases
水液代谢障碍　disturbance of water metabolism			气随津脱　exhaustion of qi due to loss of body fluid
水湿困脾　dampness encumbering the spleen			濡养肌肤　moistening and nourishing the skin
湿邪内盛　exuberance of interior dampness			经脉之海　sea of meridians
脾虚水肿　edema due to spleen deficiency			滋养脏腑　moistening and nourishing the viscera
运行全身气血　transporting qi and blood in the whole body			十二经别　twelve branches of meridians
联络脏腑肢节　connecting with viscera, limbs and joints			经别　divergent meridians
循行路线　running route			经气　meridian qi
十二正经　twelve regular meridians			十二皮部　twelve skin areas, twelve skin regions/divisions
经隧阻滞　blockage of meridians			十二经筋　twelve meridian tendons
经穴　meridian acupoints, Jing-River acupoint			饮食劳倦　improper diet and overstrain
经络辨证　syndrome differentiation according to meridians			风寒感冒　common cold due to wind-cold
经络感传　meridian conduction, channel transmission			湿热泄泻diarrhea due to damp-heat
经络现象　meridian phenomena			内生五邪　five endogenous pathogenic factors
经络阻滞　blockage of meridians			风邪外袭　pathogenic wind attacking the superficies
舒筋活络　relaxing tendons and activating collaterals			游走性关节疼痛　migratory arthralgias
刺血疗法　blood-pricking therapy			阳气衰退　decline of yang-qi
外感六淫　attacked by six climate pathogenic factors			六淫　six climatic evils
感受寒邪　attacked by pathogenic cold			经闭发肿　amenorrhea with edema
虚实夹杂　deficiency complicated with excess, asthenia complicated with sthenia			邪正盛衰　predominance or decline of pathogenic factors and healthy qi
寒性凝滞　cold tending to stagnate by nature			病症的虚实变化　asthenia and sthenia changes of disease
腠理闭塞　blockage of muscular interstices			机体的抗病能力　body resistance
经脉拘急收引　contraction of tendons			五心烦热　feverish sensation over the five centers
湿邪困脾　pathogenic dampness encumbering the spleen			五心　five centers (palms, soles and chest)
疾病的发生、发展与变化　occurrence, development and changes of disease			生津安神　promoting the production of body fluid and tranquilizing the mind
体质强弱　conditions of constitution			蓄血发黄　jaundice due to blood accumulation
气血功能紊乱　dysfunction of qi and blood			脾阳不振　inactivation of spleen yang
阴阳偏盛大　relative predominance of yin and yang			阴虚生内热　yin deficiency generating interior heat
五志过极　extreme changes of emotions			热极生风　extreme heat producing wind
精气夺则虚　depletion of essence causing deficiency			七情内伤　internal injury due to emotional disorder
阴阳互损　mutual consumption of yin and yang			饮食不节　improper diet
真热假寒　true heat and false cold			暴饮暴食　craputence
气机郁滞不畅　stagnation of qi activity			神昏谵语　coma and delirium
津液代谢失常　disorder of fluid metabolism			四诊合参　combined use of the four diagnostic methods
寒热往来　alternate attacks of chill and fever			精神活动　mental activities
津伤化燥　consumption of fluid transforming into dryness			面部表情　facial expressions
风火胁痛　hypochondriac pain due to wind-fire			精充气足　sufficient essence and abundant qi
口眼歪斜　wry mouth with distorted eyes, facial distortion			预后良好　favorable prognosis
湿浊内生　endogenous turbid dampness			表情淡漠　apathetic facial expressions
虚火上炎　flaming of asthenia-fire			精神不振　dispiritedness
邪气内陷　internal invasion of pathogenic factors			神志不清　unconsciousness
大肠热结　retent, ion of heat in the large intestine			轻宣润燥　dispersing lung qi and moistening dryness
心脉瘀阻　blood stasis in the heart vessels			四肢抽搐　convulsion of the limbs
镜面舌　mirror-like tongue			脏腑辨证　syndrome differentiation of viscera
饥不欲食　hunger without desire for food			病位与病性　location and nature of disease
脉有胃气　pulse with stomach qi			表里同病　disease involving both the exterior and interior
清里泄热　clearing away heat in the interior			风热眩晕　vertigo due to wind-heat
寒证化热　cold syndrome transforming into heat syndrome			寒热错杂　simultaneous occurrence of cold and heat
舌淡苔白而润滑　light-colored tongue with white and slippery coating			表邪入里　invasion of the exterior pathogenic factors into the interior
祛风解痉　expelling wind to relieve convulsion			外感胃脘痛　stomachache due to exogenous pathogenic factors
恶寒与恶热　aversion to cold and aversion to heat			潮热盗汗　tidal fever and night sweating
口干唇裂　dry mouth with cracked lips			高热谵妄　high fever with delirium
脉数无力　rapid and weak pulse			和血止痛　regulating blood to alleviate pain
寒邪郁而化热　stagnation of pathogenic cold changing into heat			寒因寒用　treating pseudo-cold syndrome with herbs of cold nature
未病先防　preventing measures taken before the occurrence of disease			热因热用　treating pseudo-heat syndrome with herbs of heat nature
补气健脾　invigorating qi and strengthening the spleen			塞因塞用　treating obstructive syndrome with tonifying therapy
补血养心　enriching blood to nourish the heart			发汗解表　relieving exterior syndrome by diaphoresis
水气凌心　water attacking the heart			风热乳蛾　tonsillitis due to wind-heat
心悸多梦　palpitation and dreaminess			痰饮咳嗽　cough due to fluid retention
血为气母　the blood serving as the mother of qi			实热蕴结　accumulation of sthenia-heat
调摄精神　regulating mental states			舒肝和胃　soothing the liver and harmonizing the stomach
血脉流畅　smooth circulation of blood			清热泻火　clearing away heat and reducing fire
关节通利　smooth movement of joints			疏风泄热　dispelling wind and reducing heat
气机调畅　free activity of qi			行气消瘀　activating qi to resolve stagnation
益寿延年　promoting longevity			养血润肠　nourishing the blood and moistening the intestine
治病求本　treatment of disease must concentrate on the principle cause of disease			因时、因地、因人制宜　applying proper therapeutic measure in line with season, local conditions and individuality
急则治其标　relieving the secondary symptoms first in treating acute disease			缓则治其本　relieving the primary symptoms in treating chronic disease
通腑泄热　purging fu-organs to eliminate heat			燥湿化痰　drying dampness and resolving phlegm
标本兼治　treatment focusing on relieving both the secondary and primary symptoms			正虚邪实　asthenia of healthy qi and sthenia of pathogenic factors
痰湿壅肺　accumulation of phlegm-dampness in the lung			血枯经闭　amenorrhea due to blood exhaustion
祛虫消积　removing parasites to eliminate accumulation
中草药　Chinese medicinal herbs	炮制　processing
四气五味　four properties and five tastes	清除杂质　eliminating impurity
入药部分　the part used for medical purpose	作用和缓　mild effect
药物采集　collection of herbs	发散解表　relieving exterior syndrome by dispersion
收敛　astringency	方剂学　science of prescriptions
软坚散结　softening hardness to dissipate stagnation	配伍关系　compatibility
燥湿健脾　drying dampness and strengthening the spleen	组成规律　prescription-formulating principle
升降沉浮　ascending, descending, sinking and floating	方剂的加减　modification of prescriptions
归经　meridian tropism	剂型和剂量　drug form and dosage
用药禁忌　contraindication in using herbs	君臣佐使　monarch, minister, assistant and guide
药物用量　dosage	药物毒性　toxicity of medicinal herbs
辛温解表药　relieving exterior syndrome with herbs pungent in taste and warm in nature	十八反与十九畏　eighteen incompatible herbs and nineteen herbs of mutual antagonism
袪风湿药　herbs for expelling wind and dampness	调和诸药　moderating the property of herbs
胸痛彻背　thoracic pain involving the back	温经散寒　warming meridians to dissipate cold
清热凉血药　herbs for clearing away heat and cooling blood	宣肺平喘　disperse lung qi to stop asthma
引经报使　guiding action	灵活化裁　flexible modification
针灸疗法　acupuncture and moxibustion therapy, acumox	清散郁热　clearing away and dispersing stagnant heat
针刺补泻　reinforcing and reducing techniques for needling	随症加减　modification according to symptoms
针刺手法　needling techniques, manipulation	药物饮片　processed herbs
进针手法　methods for inserting the needle	内服散剂　powder for oral taking
针刺止痛　alleviating pain with acupuncture	外用膏剂　medicinal extract for exterior application
针刺麻醉　acupuncture anesthesia, acu-anesthesia	开水冲服　mixing in boiled water for oral taking
针感　needling sensation	浓缩浸膏　condensed extract
皮内针　intradermal needle	耳针疗法　ear acupuncture treatment
针刺的角度与深度　angle and depth of needling	提插捻转　lifting, thrusting, swirling and rotating
双手进针法　insertion of needle with double hands	水针疗法　hydro-acupuncture therapy
行针　manipulating the needle	头针疗法　scalp-acupuncture therapy
化脓灸　blistering moxibustion	推拿手法　manipulations for tuina, manipulating techniques
瘢痕灸　scarring moxibustion	减轻疼痛　alleviating pain
艾炷灸　moxibustion with moxa cone	功法训练　exercise for practicing tuina
灯火灸　lamp moxibustion	放松肌肉　relaxing muscles
温针灸　warm needling method	解除肌肉紧张　relieving muscular tension
一指禅推法　pushing manipulation with one finger	活动受限　confined activity
点按法　point-pressing manipulation	关节脱位　dislocation of joint
大鱼际揉法　kneading manipulation with the large thenar	腰椎间盘突出　protrusion of lumbar vertebral disc
交替搓揉　alternative rubbing and kneading	旋转复位　rotating reduction
腰肌劳损　injury of lumbar muscles	软组织损伤　injury of soft tissues
解除痉挛　relieving spasm	关节粘连僵硬　adhesion and stiffness of joint
外感发热　exogenous fever	滑利关节　lubricating joint
脉象浮紧　floating and tense pulse	手法补泻　reinforcing and reducing manipulations
寒邪束表　pathogenic cold hampering the exterior	拇指平推法　horizontal pushing with the thumb
邪热入里　interior invasion of pathogenic heat	午后潮热　afternoon tidal fever
四肢厥冷　cold limbs	热扰神明　heat disturbing mind
阳气不振　inactivation of yang-qi	形体消瘦　emaciation
少气懒言　lack of qi and no desire to speak	祛痰止咳药　herbs for eliminating phlegm and stopping cough