Stage-Based Intervention in Atherosclerosis Using the "Attacking，Supplementing，Dispersing，Dissipating" Method Based on the Accumulation Syndrome Theory
10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2025.07.006
- VernacularTitle:基于积证理论运用攻、消、补、散法分期干预动脉粥样硬化的思路
- Author:
Yujie LUAN
1
;
Chenlu YUAN
2
;
Zizhen CHEN
2
;
Yijun LIU
2
;
Yi WEI
2
;
Yuanhui HU
2
Author Information
1. Graduate School of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine，Beijing，100029
2. Guang'anmen Hospital，China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
atherosclerosis;
theory of accumulation syndrome;
staged treatment
- From:
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2025;66(7):685-689
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Atherosclerosis is a complex pathological condition resulting from lipid deposition， chronic inflammatory responses， and fibrosis， with a prolonged disease course and multifactorial etiology. Based on the traditional Chinese medicine （TCM） theory of accumulation syndrome， atherosclerosis can be classified under this category， with its pathogenesis involving phlegm， blood stasis， deficiency， and accumulation. This paper proposed a stage-based intervention strategy using the four therapeutic principles of "attacking， supplementing， dispersing， dissipating"， and divided into six stages based on the pathological progression， including the stage of accumulation before formation， the stage of accumulation already formed， the stage of nucleus accumulation， the stage of nucleus accumulation decay， the stage of nucleus accumulation consolidation， and the stage of severe stenosis of nucleus. At different stages， the intervention focuses on reinforcing healthy qi and consolidating the root， tonifying the kidneys and spleen， dispersing and removing turbidity， removing phlegm stagnation， promoting qi circulation， dispersing accumulations and removing stasis， attacking accumulation and expelling stasis， directing the turbid downward and dispersing accumulation， and treatment would be adjusted based on specific symptoms， which provides a theoretical framework for the prevention and treatment of atherosclerosis with TCM.
