Chest Bi

is a special medical term in Chinese medicine. By summarizing ancient and modern syndrome-treatment literature of chest Bi

the authors find that the concept of chest Bi is evolving and the extent of chest Bi is gradually restricted to the heart. The syndrome and treatment of chest Bi gradually change from activating Yang with pungent and warm natured drugs to promoting blood circulation for removing blood stasis. The authors analyze that this change is closely related to the influence of modern western medicine introduction. Accuracy

uniqueness and standardization of modern medicine theory leads to the extent of chest Bi gradually restricted and interrelated

while infiltration of anatomical knowledge in modern medicine leads to Chinese medicine theory gradually changing from emphasizing Qi transformation to emphasizing form-quality correlation.