"Pro. SUN Zhi's Experience of""Purge Stomach and Tonify Spleen""Treatment of Acupuncture on Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus"
10.16466/j.issn1005-5509.2017.04.019
- VernacularTitle:"孙志教授""泻胃补脾法""针刺治疗2型糖尿病经验浅析"
- Author:
Chen LIU
;
Zhi SUN
- Keywords:
type-2 diabetes mellitus;
Xiaoke;
overpowered stomach and weak spleen;
acupuncture;
purge and tonify;
SUN Zhi;
medical cases;
experi-ences
- From:
Journal of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University
2017;41(4):336-338
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
[Objective] Analyze the academic thought ofpurge stomach and tonify spleentreatment used by Professor SUN Zhi in acupuncture on type-2 diabetes mellitus during his clinical experience.[Method] According to new recognition of type-2 diabetes mellitus pathogenesis, study of acupuncture theory, clinical manipulation, conclude acupuncture point choices and needling methods ofpurge stomach and tonify spleentreatment, studying its characteristics. [Result] Type-2 diabetes mellitus belonging toXiaokecategory which features excessive discharge of urine and persistent thirst in Chinese medicine, but their pathogenesis is not the same, Professor SUN Zhi based on years of clinical observation found that patients with type-2 diabetes mellitus commonly manifested obese, polyorexia and accompanied by fatigue, summarized asstrong stomach and weak spleen. Tonify the deficiency and purge sthenia, using acupuncture manipulation, regulating spleen and stomach function, by reducing method of acupuncture Zhongwan, Zusanli and Neiting to inhibt stomach and control appetite, reinforcing method of acupuncture Sanyinjiao, Taibai, Pishu to enhance the transport of the spleen, meaning purging stomach and tonifying spleen. This treatment of type-2 diabetes mellitus in clinic achieved good results. [Conclusion]Purge stomach and tonify spleentreatment offers a new way of acupuncture to treat diabetes, deserving further exploration, popularization and application.
