LI Wenrong's Ten Methods for Treating Liver Diseases： Insights from a Physician in the Qing Dynasty
10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2024.03.018
- VernacularTitle:清代医家李文荣治肝十法钩玄
- Author:
Yuxuan FANG
1
;
Xuan ZHOU
2
;
Mingyi SHAO
1
;
Rongrong ZHANG
3
;
Yang XU
3
;
Liujie ZHANG
3
;
Shoucheng WANG
3
Author Information
1. The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Chinese Medicine， Zhengzhou， 450099
2. The Third Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
3. Henan University of Chinese Medicine
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
liver diseases;
LI Wenrong;
ten methods for treating liver diseases
- From:
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2024;65(3):332-336
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
By organizing and studying on the original works of LI Wenrong， this paper aimed to explore his theories and methods for treating liver diseases. LI Wenrong believes that the liver is easily prone to physiological disturbances， difficult to pacify， and can be compared to a “chariot” that moves horizontally and vertically， acting as a “general” for both civil and military affairs. Pathologically， liver diseases tend to spread to other organs， resulting in ever-changing pathological changes， often affecting emotional health. In terms of therapeutic methods， LI Wenrong proposes ten methods including draining fire to calm the liver， nourishing water to moisten wood， clearing metal to calm the liver， calming gallbladder and harmonizing liver， subduing yang with shell-drug， treating liver diseases by supplementing spleen， soothing the liver with sweetness， astringing the liver with sourness， relieving the liver with spiciness， and draining the liver with excess-fire. These methods have great guidance and reference value for contemporary clinical practice in traditional Chinese medicine.
