中医证候研究的现状及发展趋势

中医证候研究是中医药现代化的关键环节,在整个中医药理论体系中始终处于核心的地位,是连接临床和基础理论的桥梁。文章主要从证候规范化研究和证候基础性研究两大方面入手,回顾分析了中医证候的研究现状,并探讨今后证候研究的发展思路及趋势。提出中医证候规范化研究应以证素的提取为前提,从病证结合入手,逐步建立证候诊断标准体系;中医证候基础性研究应建立在系统生物学的基础上,运用蛋白质组学、代谢组学等技术从生物学层面探讨中医证候的科学内涵。

The present situation and development tendency of syndrome of traditional Chinese medicine

The study on syndrome of TCM is a key topic on basic research of TCM. Among the whole system of TCM, the syndrome of TCM is in the core position. It is the bridge which connecting the clinic with the basic theories. This paper has carried on the discussion from the study of syndrome standardization and essence of syndromes. We reviewed and analyzed the present situation of syndrome, and explored the development and tendency of the research on syndrome. The following suggestions have been put forward:extracting the syndrome elements is the precondition and the comparison of diseases and their relevant syndromes is the main idea to establish the standardization of criterion of syndromes in clinical diagnosis. studying the essence of syndrome on the basis of system biology by methods of proteomics and metabolism to explore the scientifi c connotation of TCM syndrome.