Ideas and methods for treatment of gastrointestinal diseases by integrated Chinese and Western medicine.
- Author:
Tuan-Jie QI
1
;
Bei-Hai WEI
;
Zhi-Shui CHEN
Author Information
1. Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Gastrointestinal Diseases;
therapy;
Humans;
Integrative Medicine;
Medicine, Chinese Traditional
- From:
Chinese Journal of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine
2009;29(5):444-449
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
The fundamental mechanism of gastrointestinal diseases is the imbalance between the attack factor and the protective factor of stomach mucous membrane. It can not outbreak if the protective factor is stronger than the attack factor; otherwise, it will. Attack and protective function inside the stomach are mediated by various factors. These related factors interaction constitutes a complicated network system. This kind of outbreak theories of imbalance in Western medicine is same as that, "The sense of right saves inside, the evil can't do" and "Evil is competing with right, all diseases occur", in Chinese medicine. So, it is the key which points to futher study the interaction between gastrointestinal attack factors and protective factors by traditional Chinese medicine, thus improving the clinical effect.
