title: [Study of the Tui and Zui in Wu shi er bing fang (prescriptions for fifty-two diseases)].
abstract: Based on the content concerning the characters Tui and Zui in Wu shi er bing fang (Prescriptions for Fifty-two Diseases), we revealed that Tui and Zui are used distinctively, although both have meanings associated with the external reproductive organs: Tui is used for disease names, whereas Zui is used to describe the human body parts. This theory differs from previous studies, as it offers an interpretation for related topics. We posed the new theory to overcome the many misunderstandings of scholars past and present related to Tui disease characteristics. Several issues exist regarding the interpretation of treatment methods for a disease denoted by the character Tui Specifically, while they have failed to observe the principle of restoration to an original state, modern people impose their way of thinking on that of ancient people. This must be corrected.
authors.affiliation: School of Sociology, KIBI International University, Takahashi-city, 716-8508, Japan.
authors.forename: Kizen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Son
mesh_terms: D005569:Formularies as Topic / Q000266:history*; D049690:History, Ancient; D049691:History, Medieval; D006801:Humans; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional / Q000266:history*