The pathogenesis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD)is complex,and there are various pathological mani-festations.Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the disease is most closely related to the lung and spleen.Lung deficiency af-fects the spleen and spleen deficiency affects the lung,resulting in prolonged course of disease and repeated attacks.During treat-ment,the method of banking up earth(spleen)to generate metal(lung)should be emphasized,giving consideration to both lung and spleen.This method has a long history,and with the change of dynasties,it had been continuously enriched and developed.Therefore,banking up earth(spleen)refers to replenishing the spleen and qi,as well as harmonizing the spleen and stomach,mois-tening the middle energizer,reinforcing the healthy qi,consolidating root,and tonifying pectoral qi,to treat the lung.In modern med-icine,the scientific connotation of banking up earth(spleen)to generate metal(lung)in the treatment of COPD has gradually be-come clear,and the method exerts excellent curative effects in different stages of the disease.This fully reflects the importance and superiority of the method,which is expected to provide reference for the prevention and treatment of COPD by Chinese medicine.
Banking up earth(spleen)to generate metal(lung)Chinese medicineChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseEti-ology and pathogenesisDeficiency of lung and spleenViscera therapyMechanism of actionResearch progress
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