Historical Origin and Development of Treatment Method of"Cultivating Earth to Restrict Water"
"Cultivating earth to restrict water"originates from the"five elements theory",which is the specific application of the five elements system theory.After the continuous development and improvement of doctors over the ages,it has become one of the basic treatments for difficult and miscellaneous diseases in traditional Chinese medicine.Through literature research,this pa-per discussed the theoretical origin and clinical application of the method of"cultivating earth to restrict water".It is concluded that the method of"cultivating earth to restrict water"was first advocated in Huangdi Neijing and first applied in Shanghan Zabing Lun.It was first proposed in the Northern Song Dynasty's prescription Shengji Zonglu.After the development of the Song,Jin and Yuan Dynasties,it was gradually improved in the Ming and Qing Dynasties,and modern doctors were widely used in inter-nal injuries and miscellaneous diseases.The theory of"cultivating earth to restrict water"not only refers to strengthening spleen and making water in a narrow sense,but also includes"broadening spleen to induce diuresis","warming Yang to induce diure-sis","receiving kidney Qi",etc.The actual meaning of"cultivating earth to restrict water"is to normalize the metabolism of wa-ter and fluid and the function of kidney by regulating the functions of Zang-Fu organs such as spleen and earth,which expands the practical idea of clinical treatment.
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