The external treatment of traditional Chinese medicine research of cirrhosis ascites
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-4246.2016.08.027
- VernacularTitle:肝硬化腹水的中医外治法研究现状
- Author:
Guangdong YANG
;
Weimin LI
;
Jiang WANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Tympanitis;
The liver cirrhosis;
External treatment;
External application on the navel;
Acupuncture;
Review
- From:
International Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2016;38(8):765-768
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
The external treatmen of traditional Chinese medicine, the enema and the acupuncture is the current methods of external treatment of traditional Chinese medicine treatment for cirrhosis ascites. In the field of external application and enema, most literature reported specific herbal formular for specific disease, while little literature reported combination of oral administration of herb and external application, or external application based on TCM pattern differentiation, or external application on the acupoints. Acupuncture can reduce drug use and avoid their damage on the liver. This paper summarized the current researches of Chinese medicine external treatment, and points out the direction of the research on the external treatment of traditional Chinese medicine.
