Five cases of veteran doctors of traditional Chinese medicine Mou Yunfang's application of Rhubarb in treating acute diseases
10.3969/j.issn.1008-9691.2024.02.022
- VernacularTitle:牟允方老中医运用大黄治验急症医案5则
- Author:
Jianmin BAO
1
;
Chonglin MOU
Author Information
1. 台州市第一人民医院中医科,浙江台州 318020
- Keywords:
Rhubarb;
Sepsis;
Fracture pain;
Cholelithiasis;
Pregnancy with intestinal abscess;
Exogenous fever;
Famous doctors'experience;
Mou Yunfang
- From:
Chinese Journal of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine in Intensive and Critical Care
2024;31(2):239-241
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Rhubarb has a bitter taste and a cold nature.It is known for its functions of clearing heat and detoxifying,cooling blood and purging fire,stopping bleeding and promoting blood circulation,eliminating blood stasis,and dredging the channel.Mou Yunfang believed that the use of Rhubarb belongs to the"purgative"method of the 8 traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)methods,but it was not simply used for defecation.In fact,it was an act of expelling evil spirits.The evil spirits of heat release,turbidity,blood stasis,toxin,and phlegm are eliminated from the intestinal and visceral gates.With proper clinical application,it can save the suffering in an instant.And 5 proven cases of sepsis,fracture pain,cholelithiasis,pregnancy with intestinal abscess and exogenous fever were selected to analyze his clinical experience in using Rhubarb.The effect of using Rhubarb to cool blood and relieve heat in sepsis of internal medicine.Traumatology fractures have the function of promoting blood stasis,promoting blood circulation,and relieving pain.Although surgical cholelithiasis treats the gallbladder,it is effective through the use of Rhubarb to attack the accumulation of organs,promote dampness and reduce jaundice.Although gynecological pregnancy with intestinal abscess should not be attacked severely,Rhubarb should still be used to relieve dampness and heat in the intestines and remove blood stasis in the intestines,which is known as the"combat severe disease with drastic medicines"principle;pediatric fever caused by external factors,wind cold and internal dampness entrapment.When dispelling cold and dampness,a small amount of Rhubarb should be used to relieve constipation,providing a way out for evil and resolving both the exterior and interior.Grandmaster believes that the clinical use of Rhubarb has a wide range of indications,such as acute abdomen,chronic obstructive pulmonary disease,liver cirrhosis,stroke,myocardial infarction,rabies,tetanus,venomous snake bites,and many other difficult and miscellaneous diseases.However,the principle of differentiation and treatment still needs to be followed,and the pathogenesis of"stomach excess",that is,the heat syndrome of the internal excess,should be closely grasped in order to be effective.If it is a deficiency syndrome,it should be avoided.
