The research status and thinking of brain-gut axis in Chinese medicine
The theory of brain-gut axis is consistent with the holistic understanding of human body in traditional Chinese medi-cine.In recent years,the mechanism of action of nervous system and intestinal flora on brain-intestinal axis is gradually clear.Meanwhile,the exploration and practice of traditional Chinese medicine in this field is getting deeper and deeper,but many prob-lems have appeared.The core reason for these problems lies in the lack of thinking in traditional Chinese medicine.Due to the differences in understanding of the human body and diseases between Chinese and western medicine,it is suggested to find the breakthrough point to highlight the advantages of traditional Chinese medicine,pay attention to the role of syndrome differentiation in research and integrate the significance of syndrome differentiation of micro indicators to solve the problem,so as to provide ref-erence for the follow-up of such research.
Brain-gut axisTraditional Chinese medicineIntestinal microecologyHolistic viewSyndrome differen-tiation