Premature Aging Prevention and Treatment Guided by Essence-Qi-Spirit Theory of Qiluo Doctrine： A Review
10.13422/j.cnki.syfjx.20241643
- VernacularTitle:气络学说精气神理论指导早衰防治及研究进展
- Author:
Chuanyuan JI
1
;
Hongrong LI
2
;
Jiameng HAO
3
;
Dandong WANG
4
;
Yucong MA
1
;
Kun MA
2
;
Cong WEI
2
Author Information
1. Institute of Integrative Medicine， Hebei University of Chinese Medicine， Shijiazhuang 050091， China
2. National Key Laboratory of Luobing Theory Innovation and Transformation，Shijiazhuang 050035， China
3. China Science and Technology Development Center for Chinese Medicine， Beijing 100027， China
4. Xianyang Central Hospital， Xianyang 712000， China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Qiluo doctrine;
essence-Qi-spirit theory;
premature aging;
anti-aging;
Bazi Bushen capsules
- From:
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae
2025;31(2):279-285
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
The theoretical basis of premature aging originates from The Yellow Emperor's Inner Classic. The etiology of premature aging is complex， and the disease mechanism is based on deficiency. The treatment for premature aging is based on tonicity. The essence-Qi-spirit theory of Qiluo doctrine summarizes that "essence is the origin of life， Qi is the driving force of life， and spirit is the embodiment of life"， which is the law of life. The theory puts forward the core disease mechanism of aging， which states that "deficiency of kidney essence is the root of aging， deficiency of primordial Qi is the key to aging， impairment of soma and spirit is the manifestation of aging". The theory also proposes the treatment of "tonifying kidney and supplementing essence， harmonizing Yin and Yang， warming and supporting primordial Qi， and nourishing soma and spirit" and the representative anti-aging drugs. The article unfolds from the perspective of the concepts of natural life span， premature senility before fifty， decline， and aging and also explains the origins and connotations of premature aging. The article explains the disease mechanism of premature aging under the guidance of the essence-Qi-spirit theory of Qiluo doctrine， which is "early deprivation of kidney essence， deficiency of primordial Qi， accumulation of deficiencies into impairment， and decline and impairment of soma and spirit"， summarizes the progress of modern medical research on the treatment of premature aging and representative drugs， and finds that Bazi Bushen capsules have a precise therapeutic effect on the overall premature aging， systematic functional decline， and related diseases. The study provides theoretical basis and new ideas to solve the problems of premature aging and geriatric diseases.
