Exploring the pathogenesis and differential treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis based on the theory of "kidney qi heat"
10.3969/j.issn.1006-2157.2024.03.016
- VernacularTitle:基于"肾气热"探讨绝经后骨质疏松的病机与辨治
- Author:
Haili GU
1
;
Dongdong YU
Author Information
1. 辽宁中医药大学 沈阳 110847
- Keywords:
postmenopausal osteoporosis;
kidney qi heat;
inflammatory reaction;
immune reaction;
nourishing yin and clearing heat
- From:
Journal of Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2024;47(3):412-416
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Postmenopausal osteoporosis (PMO) is a clinically refractory bone metabolic disease that often occurs in women after menopause. According to its clinical manifestations, it is classified as " bone flaccidity" and " bone withering" in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). Based on the theory of "kidney qi heat", this paper explains the etiology and pathogenesis of PMO. It is proposed that yin deficiency, depletion of liquid, and yin not containing yang form the basis of its pathogenesis. Furthermore, the internal heat of yang hyperactivity and crippled backbones are the central links that lead to the mutual loss of yin and yang and the withering of bones. Based on the above pathogenesis, the early treatment of the disease is based on nourishing yin and promoting liquid, supplementing qi and nourishing blood production using Yiyin Zengye Decoction with modification. In the medium term, the treatment is based on nourishing yin, clearing heat, invigorating the kidney, and supplementing essence using Ziyin Qingre Decoction with modification. In the final terminal stage, the treatment is based on nourishing yin, tonifying yang, and strengthening the foundation using Yinyang Shuangbu Decoction with modification. At the same time, the correlation between "kidney qi heat" and inflammatory and immune reaction is explored to provide new concepts for clinical research and improve the clinical application value of TCM in the prevention and treatment of PMO.
