Application of Heat Toxin Theory in Rehabilitation Treatment of Heat Toxin Syndrome of Chronic Disease
This paper elaborated the modern pathological basis of heat toxin,the characteristics of heat toxin in chronic diseases,and the formation mechanism and important influence of heat toxin in the occurrence and development of chronic diseases.According to the therapeutic scheme of clearing,draining,regulating and replenishing proposed by Professor DING Shuwen for the treatment of heat toxin syndrome,combined with the therapeutic principle of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)to treat diseases by seeking the root cause,reinforce healthy qi and remove pathogen,treatment methods of"clearing and resolving"were used and Huanglian Jiedu Decoction(黄连解毒汤),Simiao Yong'an Decoction(四妙勇安汤)and other formulas were selected based on syndrome differentiation to achieve the purpose of clearing heat,removing toxin and expelling pathogen.For"draining and discharging",Dahuang Huanglian Xiexin Decoction(大黄黄连汤)and other formulas were selected for promoting urination,drying dampness,removing toxin and discharging heat.Cooling and moist medicinals sweet in flavor and cold in property,or sweet,sour,salty in flavor and cold in property were selected to assist the formulas for heat-clearing and toxin-removing to replenish qi and nourish yin,and"regulate and replenish"the body.In addition to Chinese medicinal paste,acupuncture at specific points,diet tea and exercise sweating and other therapeutic methods of rehabilitation treatment in TCM were also selected based on syndrome differentiation to promote the rehabilitation of chronic heat toxin syndrome."Heat toxin"expanded the TCM pathogenesis in the late stage of chronic diseases,which might provide reference and support for the rehabilitation treatment and research of chronic diseases.
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