Treatment of Ulcerative Colitis based on"Jian Yin"Theory
Ulcerative colitis belongs to the category of"dysentery","diarrhea"and"hematochezia"in traditional Chinese medicine.its main clinical manifestations are abdominal pain,diarrhea,mucus,purulent and bloody stool.The occurrence and development of ulcerative colitis is closely related to the evil of heat,which involves the fire of dampness and heat,the fire of heat and poison,and the phase fire of wanton action.Hot evil injures Yin,burns Yin Jin,Yin Blood,Lipid membrane,spleen Yin,Kidney Yin,leading to repeated attacks of ulcerative colitis.The core point of the method of"Jianyin"is to purge heat as a means and to preserve Yin fluid for the purpose.Based on the guiding principle of"Jianyin"theory,this paper discusses the treatment of ulcerative colitis from two aspects of purging fire and preserving yin fluid,including"clearing dampness-heat,strengthening spleen yin","purging heat toxin,strengthening yin jin","flat fire","firm kidney yin"and"purging to preserve yin".