Professor SHEN Shuwen's Clinical Experience and Academic Thought of Using Flower Traditional Chinese Medicine to Treat Spleen and Stomach Diseases Based on the Theory of"Light and Practical"
This paper summarizes the clinical experience and academic thoughts of Professor SHEN Shuwen,a renowned traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)practitioner in Shaanxi province,on utilizing flower-type Chinese medicine in treating spleen and stomach diseases based on the theory of"lightness can remove stagnation".The TCM theory of"lightness can remove stagnation"boasts a long history and rich connotations,possessing significant academic value and clinical guidance significance.Flower-type Chinese medicine constitute an important component of TCM.In the treatment of spleen and stomach diseases,Professor SHEN advocates the principle of"harmonizing the liver and spleen,and regulating Qi movement".He believes that"flowers possess ascending and dispersing properties"and"light in texture",aligning with the"lightness"connotation in the TCM treatment principle of"lightness can remove stagnation".Based on fundamental TCM theories,he skillfully employs flower-type Chinese medicine to achieve clinical effects of lightly regulating spleen and stomach Qi movement,lightly strengthening the spleen and ascending clear Yang-Qi,and lightly soothing the liver and resolving depressive heat.The distinctive features of TCM are prominently displayed.The flower-type Chinese medicine commonly used by Professor Shen in clinical practice include:Dingxiang(Caryophylli Flos),Xuanfuhua(Inulae Flos),Jinyinhua(Lonicerae Japonicae Flos),Hehuanhua(Albiziae Flos),Houpohua(Magnoliae Officinalis Flos),Yuejihua(Rosae Chinensis Flos),Gegen(Puerariae Lobatae Radix),Baibiandouhua(Lablab Semen Album),Lyuemei(Prunus Mume Flos),Meiguihua(Rosae Rugosae Flos),Huaihua(Sophorae Flos),Foshouhua(Citri Sarcodactylis Fructus),Puhuang(Typhae Pollen).Exploring the clinical experience of renowned TCM practitioners in utilizing flower-type Chinese medicine to treat spleen and stomach diseases based on the theory of"lightness can remove stagnation"is conducive to comprehensively summarizing and refining the efficacy of flower-type Chinese medicine,and also facilitates the inheritance of the clinical experience and academic thoughts of renowned TCM practitioners.
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