Differentiation and Treatment of Androgenetic Alopecia Based on Collateral Disease Theory
Under the guidance of traditional Chinese medicine identification theory,this paper combines the collateral dis-ease theory,based on the physiological characteristics of the collaterals connecting the internal organs and filling the skin and fur externally,and the evolution of androgenetic alopecia,which is a disease of long duration,to summarize the etiology and patho-genesis of androgenetic alopecia,clinical features,treatment principles and methods,as well as the use of formulas and medica-tions,proposing the idea of treating androgenetic alopecia by mobilizing collaterals.This paper believes that the core pathogene-sis of androgenetic alopecia is the"blockage of collaterals",and that the loss of hair on the scalp can be caused by phlegm and blood stasis of the collaterals,damage to the collaterals by external attack and the malaise of the collaterals caused by viscera de-ficiency,accompanied by greasy adhesion or dryness of itchy,ultimately resulting in the withering away of the hair.It holds the basic treatment principle of"mobilizing collaterals for health"and starts from resolving turbidity and opening up the collaterals,nourishing and harmonizing the collaterals and tonifying the collaterals,combined with external application to activate blood cir-culation.The combination of internal and external treatment makes the collaterals smooth,and the hair can be regenerated.In or-der to advancing the construction of a basic theory of dermatology based on the collateral disease theory and provide innovative i-deas for the clinical treatment of androgenetic alopecia.
collateral disease theoryandrogenetic alopeciatraditional Chinese medicine treatment
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