Thinking and practice of animal ethology in study of cold and hot nature of traditional Chinese medicine / 中国中药杂志
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica
; (24): 519-524, 2011.
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ABSTRACT
From the view of macroscopic animal ethology combined with computer and modem image processing technique, by monitoring the temperature tropism of animal affected by traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) with different Cold and Hot natures and obtaining many behavior parameters which were difficult to assess in direct observation, the differences between the Cold and Hot nature of TCM were evaluated and presented. This method could real-time, intuitively and objectively, qualitatively and quantitatively monitor the temperature tropism of experimental animals with no disturbance. Further, the Cold and Hot nature of TCM can be expressed from the whole animal level. This method met to the application peculiarity of TCM and suited for the TCM theoretical system. It is a attempt for the study of drug nature of TCM. It also contributed to elucidate the objective authenticity and scientific connotation of Cold and Hot nature of TCM, and express the inherent connection of this nature and the temperature tropism of animal. In this review, a new point and technology platform was provided for establishing an objective method for evaluating the Cold and Hot nature of TCM, which are corresponding with the feature of the application of TCM.
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Main subject:
Behavior, Animal
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Cold Temperature
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Hot Temperature
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Medicine, Chinese Traditional
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Animals
Language:
Zh
Journal:
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica
Year:
2011
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Article