On the Application of the Theory of "Pharynx As the Gathering of Meridians"in Swallowing Disorders after Stroke
This paper summarizes the clinical experience of Director Cheng Hongliang in the treatment of dysphagia after stroke by acupuncture based on the theory of 'pharynx is the gathering of meridians'. We should adhere to the trin-ity concept of 'brain-throat-viscera', integrate the theory of 'pharynx is the gathering of meridians', combine the three differentiation methods of 'disease symptoms, disease location and meridians', and treat dysphagia after stroke with 'differentiation of meridians'. After more than ten years of exploration, the treatment idea of acupoint selection + glos-sopharyngeal acupoint selection + acupoint selection based on meridian differentiation was established. The first choice was to regulate yin and yang by governor vessel and conception vessel, and the spleen, stomach and kidney were selected to nourish the successive days, and the liver and heart meridians were selected to promote qi and blood circulation, which further improved the clinical efficacy and formed the key technology of acupuncture treatment of dysphagia after stroke.
'brain-throat-viscera' trinitythe pharynx is gathered by the meridiansdysphagia after stroketreatment based on differentiation of meridiansacupuncture