Application of classical formula in treatment of diabetes.
10.19540/j.cnki.cjcmm.20190416.504
- Author:
Bing PANG
1
;
Qing NI
1
Author Information
1. Department of Endocrinology,Guang'anmen Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences Beijing 100053,China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
classical formula;
combination of disease and syndrome;
type 2 diabetes
- MeSH:
Diabetes Mellitus/drug therapy*;
Drugs, Chinese Herbal/therapeutic use*;
Humans;
Kidney;
Lung;
Medicine, Chinese Traditional;
Phytotherapy
- From:
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica
2019;44(18):3895-3898
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
The application of classical formula in the treatment of diabetes has a long history. Zhang Zhongjing set up a special chapter on consumptive thirst in Synopsis of the Golden Chamber,listing Baihu Jia Renshen Decoction for exuberant heat in the lung and stomach,dual deficiency of Qi and Yin syndrome,and Shenqi Pills for kidney Qi deficiency syndrome. However,the clinical application is not limited to them. In this study,formulas of Huanglian,Dahuang,Chaihu,Gualougen,Lingzhu,Huangqi and Dihuang are listed as the main therapeutic methods for diabetes mellitus,with effects in clearing heat,dredging the bowels and purging turbid,clearing depression and dispersing knots,nourishing Yin and quenching thirst,invigorating spleen and draining dampness,supplementing Qi and tonifying deficiency,nourishing Yin and tonifying kidney,which have the advantages for the treatment of diabetes and its complications. Based on accurate differentiation of symptoms and signs,consideration shall be given to both " of diseases and syndromes",while emphasis shall be given to the " main symptoms",so as to flexibly apply classical formula and expand the scope of application.
