An investigation on treatment of liver failure based on Synopsis of Prescriptions of the Golden Chamber
10.3969/j.issn.1008-9691.2017.05.001
- VernacularTitle:读《金匮要略方论》论治肝衰竭
- Author:
Liying GUO
1
,
2
;
300192 天津,天津市第二人民医院
;
Qiuwei LI
;
Jianwei JIA
Author Information
1. 300193 天津,天津市中医药大学
2. 300192 天津,天津市第二人民医院
- Keywords:
Liver failure;
Jaundice;
Synopsis of Prescriptions of the Golden Chamber
- From:
Chinese Journal of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine in Intensive and Critical Care
2017;24(5):449-451
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Liver failure belongs to the category of jaundice and yellow plague in the traditional Chinese medicine. It has something in common with the etiology and pathogenesis of jaundice. In Synopsis of Prescriptions of the Golden Chamber, the theories, methods, prescriptions and drugs for jaundice are systemically explained, and the related therapeutic principles and methods are proposed, that have profound influence on the treatment of jaundice for later generations. From the point of view upon the treatment of jaundice in Synopsis of Prescriptions of the Golden Chamber, the treatment of liver failure is discussed in this article. The author thinks that the "dampness, heat and blood stasis" are the pathological bases of jaundice, but the heat phenomenon is more obvious in the course of the disease, and at later stage"deficiency" is significant; the basic principle of the treatment of liver failure should first comply with clearing away heat and promoting diuresis, using the drugs heavily for heat-clearing and detoxifying to block the disease as the main line especially at the beginning stage, drugs for activating blood circulation and removing blood stasis are applied from the beginning to the end of the treatment, and in the mean time, regulation of spleen and stomach and tonification of spleen and kidney should be paid attention to especially at the later stage. The application and skill of making Yinchenhao decoction for treatment of jaundice is also important.