New theory of atresia of the hair follicle"Xuanfu"
Follicular atresia refers to a large group of diseases in which pus,abscesses and cysts appear in the sebaceous gland related parts of the hair follicles,which is extremely difficult to treat clinically and brings huge physical,psychological and economic burdens to patients,and is also a hot issue in clinical research.Prof.Cheng Hongbin,the heir of Zhong's Chuan School of Surgery,has been able to achieve good results in treating this disease from the perspective of the theory of the Xuanfu in Chi-nese medicine,believing that the blockage of qi,phlegm,dampness,stasis,toxicity or the emptiness of the Xuanfu in the body is the key link that leads to the malfunction of the opening and closing of the couples and the obstruction of the flow of qi and flu-id,and the excessive application of modern antibiotics,hormones,immunosuppressants and heat-clearing and detoxifying herbs is also an important pathogenic mechanism that leads to the recurrent attacks of the disease that are difficult to heal.In this paper,we analyze in depth the theory and application of Xuanfu theory in this disease,starting from the classic effective clinical cases.It is concluded that the five methods of sparing,opening,penetrating,guiding and relieving are used to provide new ideas for the treatment of this disease.