Medication Experience of Traditional Chinese Medicine Master ZHANG Zhiyuan in Treatment of Pleural Effusion
Master ZHANG Zhiyuan is skilled in applying classic prescriptions into the treatment of pleural effusion,and is also good at adding and subtracting,modifying as well as innovating the prescriptions.It is believed that fluid retention can lead to phlegm,heat,stagnation,stasis and indigestion,and vice versa,and their combination may exacerbate the condition.Therefore,it is necessary to balance the relationship between them while expelling fluid retention.In the treatment,Master ZHANG makes flexible use of prescriptions with drastic purgative effect for expelling fluid retention,including Shizao Decoction(十枣汤)and Daxianxiong Pill(大陷胸丸).Based on clinical experience,he creates many unique prescriptions with reliable and unique efficacy,such as Sanyi Decoction(三一汤),Quyin Dangshui Decoction(祛饮荡水汤),Kaixiong Wujiang(开胸五将),Sanheyi Decoction(三合一汤)and Shiwei Qipo(十位耆婆),etc.,which are rigorous in prescriptions and have specific focus in the treat-ment and provide valuable experience for the clinical treatment of pleural effusion.
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