Research progress of wenyang tongluo recipe in the treatment of diabetic peripheral neuropathy with yang deficiency cold coagulation and collater-al stasis type
Diabetic peripheral neuropathy(DPN)is a common chronic complication of diabetes mellitus.At present,the efficacy and safety of western medicine in the treatment of this disease can not be guaranteed.With the clinical attention to traditional Chinese medicine and the applica-tion of various traditional Chinese medicine decoctions,traditional Chinese medicine syndrome differentiation treatment is also gradually applied in the treatment of DPN.Yang deficiency cold coagulation and collateral stasis type is common syndrome type of DPN.Wenyang tongluo recipe is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine treatment prescription with the effect of warming yang and benefiting qi,promoting blood circulation and dredging collaterals.Clinical studies have confirmed that wenyang tongluo recipe has anti-inflammatory,anti-oxidative stress,improving microcir-culation,and other effects,which is consistent with the treatment principle of DPN with yang deficiency cold coagulation and collateral stasis type.In recent years,with the in-depth study of wenyang tongluo recipe by doctors,it has been proved that it has good clinical value in the treatment of DPN.It can control the progress of the disease by improving the nerve conduction function,reducing blood viscosity,and improving glucose metabolism.In this regard,this article reviews the application of wenyang tongluo recipe in the treatment of DPN with yang deficiency cold coagula-tion and collateral stasis type.