TCM syndrome differentiation and treatment of helicobacter pylori infection based on damp heat insect pathogen
On the basis of clinical observation combined with analogism,helicobacter pylori can be classified into an insect patho⁃gen with damp heat properties,namely damp heat insect pathogen. The key to the onset of helicobacter pylori infection is the invasion of damp heat insect pathogen into the stomach,and the weakness of spleen and stomach or damp heat of spleen and stomach provide internal conditions for the invasion of damp heat insect pathogen. After the colonization of damp heat insect pathogen,it will affect the circulation of qi and blood in the stomach and produce insect toxins that damage the human body. In the initial stage,the patho⁃gen is mild and shallow,the body can still tolerate it. Over time,the disease pathogens get deepened. The pathogenic process of dampness and heat,from the shallow to the deep and from the influence of intangible qi to the endogenous generation of tangible evil,can be seen in the stagnation of insect evil,the disharmony of stomach qi,the stagnation of evil in the stomach,the brewing of heat,the disharmony of qi and blood,and the combination of insect and toxin,as well as the internal injury of the spleen and stomach and the depletion of qi and yin. The treatment principles of descending stomach qi,clearing heat and dampness,promoting blood circulation and detoxification,and tonifying the spleen and stomach are adopted respectively.