On the pathogenesis and treatment of pulmonary flaccidity based on the theory of"balance method"by Professor Yan Dexin,a master of traditional Chinese medicine
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis(IPF)is a chronic,progressive and irreversible interstitial lung disease,with un-known etiology,complex syndromes and lingering illness,which mostly belongs to the category of"lung flaccidity"in traditional Chinese medicine.Based on the"balance method"theory of Professor Yan Dexin,the first master of traditional Chinese medi-cine,this paper discusses the etiology,pathogenesis and treatment of IPF in traditional Chinese medicine.Taking"Qi is the length of all diseases,and blood is the fetus of all diseases"as the key link,and connecting with the viewpoint that"there must be blood stasis in a long illness,and there must be blood stasis in a strange disease",it is considered that qi deficiency is de-pressed in the early stage of onset,which turns heat into yin,blood enters the collaterals in the middle and late stage,and yang is involved in a long illness,and blood stasis is both a pathological product and an inducing factor The treatment focuses on regu-lating qi and promoting blood circulation,and on the basis of benefiting qi and nourishing yin at the early stage of IPF,the prod-ucts of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis are applied to benefit qi and nourishing yin,strengthen the body re-sistance and dispel blood stasis;In the middle stage,phlegm and blood stasis are treated at the same time,eliminating blood sta-sis and removing phlegm,so that blood stasis and phlegm have nothing to lean on,and phlegm and blood stasis have nothing to attach;In the later stage,warming yang to dispel cold and activating blood circulation to coagulate blood are in parallel,so as to invigorate yang,drive away evil spirits,restore yang to cold and promote blood stasis,so as to achieve the purpose of"dispersing qi and blood,making it smooth and peaceful",which provides new ideas and methods for IPF treatment.
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosisPulmonary flaccidityBalance methodQi and bloodYan Dexin