An Analysis of Commonly Used Medicinal Pair Combinations for Chronic Kidney Disease by Zhao Jingli
Professor Zhao Jingli views chronic kidney disease as a condition characterized by the syndrome of deficiency in the radical and excess in the incidental,often presenting as a mixture of deficiency and excess.This condition is prone to recurrence and is difficult to treat.The deficiency primarily involves the loss of qi,blood,and yin-yang balance in the five zang organs,particularly in the spleen and kidney,while the excess is mainly attributed to water dampness,dampness-heat,turbid toxins,and blood stasis.The key pathogene-sis lies in the dysfunction of the triple energizer system.Clinically,the treatment principle focuses on promoting the flow of the lesser yang triple energizer,tonifying the spleen and kidney,as well as dispelling wind,dredging collaterals,inducing diuresis,draining damp-ness,clearing heat,drying dampness,eliminating turbid toxins,and activating blood circulation to resolve stasis,and other methods to treat the incidental and radical simultaneously.In practice,common medicinal pairs utilized include Chaihu(Radix Bupleuri)-Huangqin(Radix Scutellariae),Fuzi(Poria)-Rougui(Cortex Cinnamomi)/Ganjiang(Rhizoma Zingiberis),Nüzhenzi(Fructus Ligustri Lucidi)-Mohanlian(Herba Ecliptae),Jinyingzi(Fructus Rosae Laevigatae)-Qianshi(Semen Euryales),Mabiancao(Herba Verbenae)-Liujinv(Herba Artemisiae Anomalae),Qingfengteng(Caulis Sinomenii)-Weilingxian(Radix et Rhizoma Clematidis),Chantui(Periostracum Cicadae)-Baijiangcan(Bombyx Batryticatus),Tufuling(Rhizoma Smilacis Glabrae)-Tubeimu(Rhizoma Bolbostematis),and Danshen(Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae)-Dilong(Pheretima),etc.
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