Differentiation and Treatment of Primary Sj?gren's Syndrome Based on Spleen Fire Theory

VernacularTitle:基于脾火论辨治原发性干燥综合征
Author: Jie LIU ¹ ; Xiaojin HE
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1. 南京中医药大学附属医院/江苏省中医院,江苏南京 210029
Keywords: Sj?gren's syndrome; dryness arthralgia; spleen fire theory; spleen qi deficiency; spleen failure to raise nutritious sub-stances; stagnation transforming into fire
From: Journal of Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2024;40(5):435-439
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: This article focuses on the differentiation and treatment of primary Sj?gren's syndrome(pSS)based on the spleen fire theory.The connotation of the spleen fire theory is discussed,and the differences between spleen fire and other visceral fire such as yin fire are distinguished.The correlation between spleen fire theory and pSS is explained,and it is believed that spleen deficiency,lack of power to transport and transform,spleen failure to raise nutritious substances,stagnation transforming into fire are the key to its path-ogenesis;the pathological transformation of pSS is characterized by the long-term damage of spleen soil to other organs,resulting in the stasis of collaterals.Invigorating the spleen and replenishing qi,removing fire and moistening dryness,generating fluid and unblocking collaterals are the main treatment methods,which provide ideas and methods for the traditional Chinese medicine differentiation and treatment of pSS.