AI Rudi's Experience in Diagnosing and Treating Skin Pruritus Based on the "Unity of Restoring Form， Regulating Qi，and Harmonizing Spirit"
10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2025.09.003
- VernacularTitle:艾儒棣基于“形气神一体观”辨治皮肤瘙痒症经验
- Author:
Wei SONG
1
;
Tianlin YANG
1
;
Shuihan ZHOU
1
;
Jie ZHANG
2
;
Qianying YU
1
;
Min XIAO
1
;
1
Author Information
1. Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine，Chengdu，610072
2. Second People's Hospital of Chengdu
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
skin pruritus;
Jiao Yao （triplet herbs）;
unity of restoring form， regulating qi， and harmonizing spirit;
medicinal bath;
gua sha;
auricular therapy;
experience of famous doctors;
AI Rudi
- From:
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2025;66(9):883-889
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
This paper summarizes Professor AI Rudi's experience in the diagnosis and treatment of skin pruritus based on the "unity of restoring form， regulating qi， and harmonizing spirit"， employing internal herbal medicine combined with external treatments. It is believed that the core pathogenesis of pruritus is the "imbalance of form， qi， and spirit"， with disturbed spirit as the onset， disordered qi as the key pathogenic factor， and physical changes as the manifestation of the disease. The treatment principle follows "restoring form-regulating qi-harmonizing spirit"， with a combination of internal and external therapies， and differentiation based on deficiency and excess. For excess conditions caused by pathogenic disturbances to the heart spirit， treatment is based on different patterns of wind-heat， damp-heat， and blood-heat， using Sangye （Morus alba）-Sangbaipi （Morus alba cortex）-Longchi （Draconis os） to disperse wind and clear heat， calm the spirit； Difuzi （Kochia scoparia）-Qinghao （Artemisia annua）-Tanxiang （Santalum album） to clear damp-heat and aromatically open the spirit； Mudanpi （Paeonia suffruticosa）-Chuanxiong （Ligusticum chuanxiong）-Shuiniujiao （Bubalus bubalis cornua） to cool the blood， activate circulation， and calm the spirit. For deficiency conditions caused by insufficient nourishment of the heart spirit， treatment is based on patterns of qi deficiency or blood deficiency， using Huangqi （Astragalus membranaceus）-Fuping （Lemna minor）-Wuweizi （Schisandra chinensis） to tonify the qi and stabilize the exterior； Heshouwu （Polygonum multiflorum）-Jili （Tribulus terrestris）-Shouwuteng （Polygonum multiflorum vine） to nourish the blood， moisten dryness， and calm the spirit. External treatments integrate traditional Chinese medicine therapies such as medicinal baths， gua sha， and ear acupuncture， with custom herbal wash formulas for restoring form， jojoba oil gua sha for regulating qi， and ear seed therapy using Wangbuliuxing （Vaccaria segetalis） for harmonizing the spirit， achieving a holistic treatment effect for form， qi， and spirit.
