In traditional Chinese medicine,Henoch-Schonlein purpura nephritis(HSPN)is the manifesta-tions of Henoch-Schonlein purpura(HSP)when the renal damage occurs,and its causes mainly contain wind,heat,dampness,toxin,stasis and deficiency,the treatment covers clearing heat,eliminating stasis and tonifying the deficiency.We further propose to treat HSPN from the aspect of blood,adopt cooling blood and dispelling blood at the acute stage,promoting blood circulation to removing blood stasis at the remission stage,nourishing blood and tonifying blood at the rehabilitation stage,and discuss the molecular mechanism of TCM treatment of HSPN from the aspect of blood.
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