Seven Chapters on Luck - Unkishichihen

…The reason why so many opposing theories emerged from the same book is due to the inconsistency of the contents of these books as mentioned above, but the theory that physicians of this era particularly valued was the theory of the five elements of fortune and six qi based on the theory of the five elements. This theory originates from the Suwen, especially the so-called Seven Chapters on Fortune, which is said to have been written by Wang Bing. It has been discussed since the Tang Dynasty and was so popular that it was designated as one of the examination subjects for the Taimu Bureau in the Southern Song Dynasty. In order to establish a treatment theory, the medicines used also needed to be backed up by theory, and in particular, the meaning of the properties of the medicines, with an emphasis on the theory of the five elements, and the theory of guiding the meridians, which states that each medicine affects a specific meridian, were emphasized. …

*Some of the terminology used in "Seven Chapters of Fortune" is listed below.

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…同一書を用いながら正反対ともいえるような多くの学説が出現したのは，前述のようなこれらの書の内容の不統一性によるものであるが，この時代の医家が特に重視した理論は五行説にもとづく五運六気の説，いわゆる運気論である。　この理論は《素問》，特に王冰が作ったともいわれているいわゆる運気七篇に由来する説で，唐代から論じられ，南宋で太医局の試験課目の一つとして指定されるほど流行したものである。治療理論を確立するためには，使用する薬にも理論的裏付けが必要で，特に五行説に重点を置いた薬の性質の意味づけと，各薬品がそれぞれ特定の経脈に影響を与えるという帰経説が強調された。…

※「運気七篇」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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