Experience in the Application of Jiao （角） Medicine in Treating Diabetes Mellitus from the Perspective of Qi， Blood and Fluids
10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2025.16.017
- VernacularTitle:从“气、血、津、液”治疗糖尿病的角药应用经验
- Author:
Jinhao HU
1
;
Guiyan SUN
1
;
He GAO
2
;
Yufeng YANG
1
;
Nan HU
2
;
Yan SHI
1
Author Information
1. Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine， Shenyang， 110847
2. The Affiliated Hospital of Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
diabetes mellitus;
qi;
blood;
thin fluids;
thick fluids;
jiao （角） medicine
- From:
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2025;66(16):1727-1730
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
This paper summarizes the clinical experience in applying jiao （角） medicine to treat diabetes mellitus from the perspective of qi， blood， and fluids. It is believed that impaired spleen transportation and transformation is the key pathomechanism of diabetes， leading to metabolic disturbances in qi， blood， and fluids， and resulting in a sequential pathological progression of "qi → thick fluids → thin fluids → blood". At the qi level， the disease is mainly characterized by spleen qi deficiency and stagnation， and is commonly treated with Hongshen （Panax Ginseng）， Huangqi （Astragalus Mongholicus）， and Baizhu （Atractylodes Macrocephala） to tonify the spleen and regulate qi. At the thick fluids level， the condition manifests as abdominal distension， internal heat， and turbid pathogens， requiring Zexie （Alisma Orientale）， Huanglian （Coptis Chinensis）， and Dahuang （Rheum Palmatum） to clear the spleen and drain turbidity. At the thin fluids level， with qi and yin deficiency and predominant yin damage， Gegen （Pueraria Lobata）， Wuweizi （Schisandra Chinensis）， and Maidong （Ophiopogon Japonicus） are used to nourish yin and generate fluids. At the blood level， where vascular damage is predominant， Shuizhifen （Whitmania Pigra Powder）， Danshen （Salvia Miltiorrhiza）， and Sanqifen （Panax Notoginseng Powder） are applied to activate blood circulation， resolve stasis， and unblock the channels. Clinicians may flexibly select appropriate jiao medicine based on the specific pathological layer affected in each patient.
