title: [A study of Bo-Juyi's disease].
abstract: Hitherto, Bo-Juyi has been known as a sickly poet. But analysis of his disease according to the traditional Chinese medicine had not been until this paper. So many factors affected his illness; especially the weak life power which he was given from his mother and the heavy load of stress he suffered were worsening factors. His habits of heavy drinking of alcohol and tea weakened his constitution by creating bad waters in his body-which normally would have protected the flow of Qi, blood and fluids. Therefore, he was susceptible to many diseases.
authors.forename: Shuji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kotaka
mesh_terms: D001208:Asia; D004194:Disease; D049711:History, Modern 1601-; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional / Q000266:history*; D011037:Poetry as Topic / Q000266:history*