古代之三焦爭論

The Argument about Sanjiao in Ancient Times

10.6718/TJCMb.200906_15(2).0010

王元甫(Yuan-Fu Wang)

三焦 ； 無形說 ； 有形說 ； Sanjiao ； invisibility theory ； visibility theory

北市中醫會刊

15卷2期（2009 / 06 / 01）

52 - 74

繁體中文

論文選取從漢代到清代45位著名醫家，有26位醫家(57.7%)支持“無形說”，有11位醫家(24.4%)支持“有形說”，有2位醫家主張三焦“無形兼有形”，有1位醫家有其他看法，有5位醫家並未表態。古代醫家爭論之焦點在於三焦之“有形”或“無形”。從圖表分析中可看出兩個重要的趨勢： (1)在北宋以前，醫家幾乎全面支持三焦“無形說”，沒有反對者。 (2)在清代，尤其在清中葉以後，支持三焦“有形說”的醫家占上風。

This study analyzed forty-five famous physicians from the Qin Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty. There were 26 physicians (57.7%) approving of the invisibility theory, 11 physicians (24.4%) approving of the visibility theory, 2 physicians approving of the theory of ”invisibiLity complicated with visibility”, 1 physician having some other opinions, and 5 physicians giving no opinion. The debating focus of ancient physicians is on Sanjiao's invisibility or visibility. The chart analysis showed two important tendencies: (1) Before the Northern Sung Dynasty, almost all of the physicians approved the Sanjiao's invisibility theory. There were no physicians that held opposing opinions (2) In the Qin dynasty, especially after the middle of the Qin Dynasty, the physicians who approved the theory of visibility predominated.