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Chiang PJ, Li TC, Chang CH, et al. SEED: the six excesses (Liu Yin) evaluation and diagnosis scale. Chin Med. 2015;10:30doi: 10.1186/s13020-015-0059-4.
Chiang, P. J., Li, T. C., Chang, C. H., Chen, L. L., Lin, J. D., & Su, Y. C. (2015). SEED: the six excesses (Liu Yin) evaluation and diagnosis scale. Chinese medicine, 1030. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13020-015-0059-4
Chiang, Pei-Jung, et al. "SEED: the six excesses (Liu Yin) evaluation and diagnosis scale." Chinese medicine vol. 10 (2015): 30. doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13020-015-0059-4
Chiang PJ, Li TC, Chang CH, Chen LL, Lin JD, Su YC. SEED: the six excesses (Liu Yin) evaluation and diagnosis scale. Chin Med. 2015 Oct 27;10:30. doi: 10.1186/s13020-015-0059-4. eCollection 2015. PMID: 26516343; PMCID: PMC4624590.
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Chin Med. 2015 Oct 27;10:30. doi: 10.1186/s13020-015-0059-4. eCollection 2015.

SEED: the six excesses (Liu Yin) evaluation and diagnosis scale.

Chinese medicine

Pei-Jung Chiang, Tsai-Chung Li, Chih-Hung Chang, Li-Li Chen, Jun-Dai Lin, Yi-Chang Su

Affiliations

  1. Graduate Institute of Chinese Medicine, School of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan ; Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
  2. Graduate Institute of Biostatistics, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
  3. Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, USA.
  4. School of Nursing, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan ; Department of Nursing, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
  5. Department of Healthcare Administration, College of Medical and Health Science, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan.
  6. Graduate Institute of Chinese Medicine, School of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.

PMID: 26516343 PMCID: PMC4624590 DOI: 10.1186/s13020-015-0059-4

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Infections such as common colds, influenza, acute upper respiratory infections, bacterial gastroenteritis, and urinary tract infections are usually diagnosed according to patients' signs and symptoms. This study aims to develop a scale for the diagnosis of infectious diseases based on the six excesses (Liu Yin) etiological theory of Chinese medicine (CM) by the Delphi method.

METHODS: A total of 200 CM-guided diagnostic items measuring signs and symptoms for infectious diseases were compiled from CM literature archives from the Han to Ming dynasties, CM textbooks in both China and Taiwan, and journal articles from the China Knowledge Resource Integrated Database. The items were based on infections and the six excesses (Liu Yin) etiological theory, i.e., Feng Xie (wind excess), Han Xie (coldness excess), Shu Xie (summer heat excess), Shi Xie (dampness excess), Zao Xie (dryness excess), and Huo Xie (fire excess). The items were further classified into the six excess syndromes and reviewed via a Delphi process to reach consensus among CM experts.

RESULTS: In total, 178 items with a mean or median rating of 7 or above on a scale of 1-9 from a panel of 32 experts were retained. The numbers of diagnostic items in the categories of Feng (wind), Han (coldness), Shu (summer heat), Shi (dampness), Zao (dryness), and Huo (fire) syndromes were 15, 22, 25, 37, 17, and 62, respectively.

CONCLUSIONS: A CM-based six excesses (Liu Yin) evaluation and diagnosis (SEED) scale was developed for the evaluation and diagnosis of infectious diseases based only on signs and symptoms.

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