Reflections on the connection between traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine based on the theory of"lung governing skin and hair"
10.3969/j.issn.1006-2157.2024.01.008
- VernacularTitle:基于"肺主皮毛"理论的中西联系与思考
- Author:
Yimeng ZOU
1
;
Chunpu ZOU
;
Xiao CHEN
;
Yangzhuangzhuang ZHU
;
Lin SU
;
Zihang XU
Author Information
1. 上海中医药大学中医学院上海市健康辨识与评估重点实验室,上海 201203
- Keywords:
Huangdi Neijing;
lung governing skin and hair;
traditional Chinese medicine;
western medicine;
marker
- From:
Journal of Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2024;47(1):42-48
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
The theory of"lung governing skin and hair"has always occupied an important position in the clinical practice of traditional Chinese medicine.However,in western medicine,the close correlation between the lungs and the skin in health and disease has not been established.The difference between these two medical views has triggered an urgent need for the scientific interpretation and clinical application of the theory of"lung governing skin and hair"in western medicine.Therefore,the purpose of this paper is to discuss the application of"lung governing skin and hair"in chinese medicine and the correlation between the lung and the skin in western medicine from the connotation and history of"lung governing skin and hair"in Chinese medicine.In addition,we will discuss the common pathologic biomarkers of lung and skin diseases in western medicine and the co-morbidities between lung and skin,with the aim to provide new ideas for the clinical diagnosis and treatment of lung and skin diseases and modern research,as well as providing a direction for the integration of the theory of"lung governing skin and hair"into the clinical practice of western medicine.
