Overview of the application of elimination therapy in the treatment of diabetes and its complications
10.3760/cma.j.cn115398-20250111-00131
- VernacularTitle:消法治疗糖尿病及其并发症应用概况
- Author:
Li CUI
1
;
Xun CAO
Author Information
1. 黑龙江中医药大学附属第一医院老年病科，哈尔滨 150040
- Keywords:
Diabetes mellitus;
Diabetes complications;
Xiao therapy;
Clinical application;
Review
- From:
International Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2025;47(10):1484-1488
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
The occurrence of diabetes and its complications is closely related to phlegm dampness, blood stasis and stagnation. The course of the disease is mostly from excess to deficiency in excess, and then to excess in deficiency. Elimination therapy is one of the eight methods of TCM treatment. In the treatment of diabetes and its complications, the application of elimination therapy can dissipate the tangible excessive pathogens of the human body, help the healthy qi to slowly eliminate the pathogenic knots, regulate the operation of yin, yang, qi and blood, and alleviate the state of hyperglycemia. It can also aim at the complex pathogenesis of diabetes and its complications, so as to achieve the purpose of simultaneous treatment of the symptoms and root causes, strengthening the healthy qi and eliminating the pathogenic factors. The clinical application of eliminating therapy should be dynamically adjusted according to the different stages and different degrees of diabetes and its complications. The specific application includes eliminating phlegm and dampness, resolving collaterals and stasis, soothing depression and stagnation of liver qi. At present, the research on the eliminating therapy for the treatment of diabetes and its complications is mainly based on clinical observation. There are some shortcomings such as small sample size, poor repeatability, and imperfect efficacy evaluation, and the future research needs to be improved in the above aspects.
