Professor Liu Tong-hua's Experience in the Treatment of Autoimmune Thyroiditis
The autoimmune thyroiditis(AIT)is an autoimmune disease,including Hashimoto's thyroiditis(HT),toxic diffuse goiter,etc.Hashimoto's thyroiditis is the majority.Professor Liu Tonghua believes that emotional internal injury and lack of innate endowment are the key factors in the onset of AIT,and liver stagnation and heat stagnation are the key pathogenesis of the disease.In clinical treatment,attention should be paid to the use of drugs for soothing liver and qi and clearing heat and fire and detoxification,the pathogenesis of"fire",the differentiation of"deficiency and deficiency"and psychological guidance,and self-designed Jiyankang Tai prescription is often used as the base prescription for syndrome differentiation and treatment.This article discusses the clinical experience and experience of Professor Liu Tonghua in treating AIT with Kangtai prescription of hypothyroidism,in order to guide the TCM treatment of AIT.