Overview of Research on Qushi Tongmai Method in the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis and Its Application
10.13359/j.cnki.gzxbtcm.2024.10.018
- VernacularTitle:祛湿通脉法治疗类风湿关节炎的研究与应用概况
- Author:
Chang-Song LIN
1
;
Jing-Yi ZHAN
;
Shu-Lin CHEN
;
Yi-Fang ZHANG
Author Information
1. 广州中医药大学第一附属医院,广东广州 510405
- Keywords:
rheumatoid arthritis;
Qushi Tongmai method;
Kunduan Yimu Formula;
Nanxu Yimu Granules;
Santeng Shujin Formula;
Guizhi Shaoyao Zhimu Decoction;
Huangqi Guizhi Wuwu Decoction;
Banxia Xiexin Decoction;
enhancing efficiency and reducing toxin
- From:
Journal of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2024;41(10):2625-2630
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
The pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis patients exerts the features of wind-damp and stasis obstruction,sinew injury and bone damage,therefore,the therapy of dispelling wind and removing dampness,dredging blood vessels,unblocking meridians and collaterals,invigorating spleen and kidney,and strengthening muscles and bones was proposed,hereinafter referred to as Qushi Tongmai method.Under the guidance of Qushi Tongmai method,rheumatoid arthritis can be treated with Chinese medicine based on the modification of empirical formulas such as Kunduan Yimu Formula,Nanxu Yimu Granules and Santeng Shujin Formula,and classical formulas such as Guizhi Shaoyao Zhimu Decoction,Huangqi Guizhi Wuwu Decoction and Banxia Xiexin Decoction according to the deficiency and excess of healthy qi and pathogenic qi as well as the specific symptoms.Moreover,the soft exact,external treatment and functional exercise can be also included.The Chinese medicine therapy combined with the soft exact,external treatment and functional exercise constitutes a unique Chinese medicine system for the prevention and treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.The results of a series of clinical and experimental studies indicated that Qushi Tongmai method exerts efficiency-enhancing and toxin-reducing effect in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis,and the establishment of Qushi Tongmai method is a theoretical innovation in exerting the advantages of Chinese medicine in the prevention and treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.
