Traditional Chinese medical understanding on pathogenesis of senile dementia
- VernacularTitle:老年痴呆病机的中医学认识概述
- Author:
Jinglai YAN
;
Yanqing CHEN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Senile dementia;
Pathogenesis;
TCM understanding
- From:
China Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Pharmacy
2005;0(07):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
TCM is unique and e ective on senile dementia in both theory and practice;therefore it is signi cant to generalize TCM understanding and experience on senile dementia for speci c therapy to reduce patients' cognition impairment and enhance their living quality.Sorting of TCM understanding on senile dementia pathogenesis and causes,it was clear that seniledementia was often seen in aging people characterized by de ciency in origin and excess in super ciality.Its de ciency in origin was de ciency of kidney essence,marrow and lucid yang failing to ascend.The origin aspect of senile dementia was believed to be the insu ciency of kidney.The de ciency of ve zang-organs was closely related to it.While the super ciality aspect was thought to be turbid phlegm and stagnant blood blocking brain and cerebral meridian with ve zang-organs all concerned.On one hand,the de ciency of kidney assisted by the de ciency of ve zang-organs could result in phlegm and blood stasis,that is to say excess resulted from de ciency.On the other hand,the stagnation of phlegm and blood stasis could block the generation,transformation and transportation of qi,blood and body uid,which would further consume the essence of the body.This is so-called de ciency transformed from excess.The above two aspects a ected each other and causing lingering pathogenic factors.
