Application and prospects of fan-sui relation in TCM in preventing and treating encephalopathy
- VernacularTitle:中医“泛髓关系”研究在脑病防治中的运用
- Author:
Wei LIU
;
Guoli ZHANG
;
Xinlu WANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Sui;
Brain;
Bone;
Spinal cord;
Bone marrow;
Correlation;
Integration of TCM with western medicine
- From:
China Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Pharmacy
2005;0(07):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
In TCM,sui is divided into brain,spinal cord and bone marrow,etc.They are related to each other closely,stem from the kidney essence and are all connected with sea of sui,which is called fan-sui relation.Recent researches demonstrated that not only brain but also other sui can vary before or after brain damage,which may be a predictor of brain disease,or played an important role in the recovery of brain function.These achievements proved the possibility of fan-sui relation.Further research on the biological mechanism and application of fan-sui relation could:reveal the essence of 'kidney storing essence and generating sui'in TCM better and develop the new idea of the pathological mechanism of brain diseases;enhance preventive consciousness and construct the new preventive system of brain diseases characterized by TCM;help finding new methods or appropriately combine current methods to treat brain diseases.The new viewpoint can provide a chance to develop a new research field of brain diseases and improve the preventive and treatment system of brain diseases.
