1.The Preventive and Therapeutic Approach to Membranous Nephropathy Based on the Theory of "Prevention of Disease Before It Occurs"
Chenyuan NIU ; Guangzhen LIU ; Weiwei SUN
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2025;66(5):468-472
Based on the theory of "prevention of disease before it occurs", this paper explores the pathogenesis and progression of membranous nephropathy, focusing on the role of "dampness, heat, and blood stasis" as the fundamental causes. The approach emphasizes early prevention, controlling potential risks and secondary factors for disease occurrence. Starting with reinforcing lung defense, preventing blood stasis, and early detection and intervention, prescriptions such as Yupingfeng Powder (玉屏风散) and Xiaochaihu Decoction (小柴胡汤) are recommended. During disease progression, the significant role of dampness and blood stasis in pathogenesis is highlighted. Treatment strategies focus on eliminating dampness and turbidity, clearing heat and promoting urination, cooling blood and resolving blood stasis, activating blood circulation and unblocking meridians, and detoxifying the bowels. Prescriptions like Bixie Fenqing Decoction (萆薢分清饮), Sanren Decoction (三仁汤), and Taohong Siwu Decoction (桃红四物汤) are used. Concurrently, attention should be given to managing complications such as anemia, cardiovascular diseases, and osteoporosis, controlling their progression, and promoting recovery. The approach also includes improving the patient's constitution, regulating emotions, adjusting diet, and preventing colds to reduce recurrence, providing a reference for the prevention and treatment of membranous nephropathy using traditional Chinese medicine.
2.Study on Standardization of Names of Pediatric Diseases Based on Ancient Books
Xuepin WANG ; Yuan YAO ; Chenyuan LIU ; Hongwei ZHOU ; Qi XIE
World Science and Technology-Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2023;25(8):2858-2864
Objective The research on the standardization of TCM disease names is the basis of mining and sorting out the essence of ancient TCM books,which has important value for promoting the academic innovation of TCM.Methods This study took the names of pediatric diseases in traditional Chinese medicine as an example,and on the basis of collecting and sorting out ancient books,put forward the research principles and methods for the standardization of pediatric disease names in ancient books,aiming at the problems such as the mixed use of diseases,syndrome types and symptoms,polysemy,and the misuse and mixture of variant and traditional characters.The research starts with the establishment of the system framework of the disease to standardize the classification of the disease names,differentiation and analysis of the connotation of disease names,the determination of the preferred term of the disease names,and the determination of the relationship between the upper and lower positions of the disease names.Results A total of 784 pediatric disease names were sorted out from 11 ancient books,and 174 preferred terms were determined after normalization.Conclusion This study puts forward the basic ideas of the standardized research methods of disease names in ancient Chinese medicine books.And it will make the beneficial discussion on the standardized diagnosis and treatment of TCM pediatrics,the improvement of academic level,and the unified establishment of the standardized terminology system of TCM disease names.