Treatment of Peptic Ulcer based on the Theory of "Eliminating the Earth Stagnation"
Peptic ulcer is a common digestive system disease in clinical practice,with the characteristics of high in-cidence,long course of disease and recurrent attacks. Traditional Chinese medicine generally classifies it as "Epigastric Pain","Fullness" and "Abdominal Pain". The occurrence of this disease is closely related to spleen and stomach dys-function. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that "earth depression" is the first of the five depressions,and spleen and stomach diseases are mostly depression. "Zhengzhi Huibu" says:"Food stagnation in the middle Jiao,phlegm condensation in the spleen,and heat blocking the intestines and stomach are all earth depression." Various pathogenic factors that block the spleen and stomach and cause spleen and stomach stagnation can be called "earth depression". This article discusses the treatment of peptic ulcer based on the theory of "Earth Depression Takes It Away",focusing on the overall concept,and the treatment should be clearing heat and dampness to remove "Earth Depression";sup-pressing wood and supporting earth to open "Earth Depression";strengthening the spleen and resolving phlegm to re-solve "Earth Depression". When the evil Qi that is stagnant in the spleen and stomach is removed and the righteous Qi is restored,the spleen and stomach will be healthy,the Qi mechanism in the middle Jiao will rise and fall in an orderly manner,and the "Earth Depression" will be dispersed and the ulcer will heal itself.