Investigation on the prevention and treatment strategy of primary sarcopenia with traditional Chinese medicine and pharmacy based on qi and blood theory
Sarcopenia easily leads to disability or death of the elderly due to muscle weakness,fall and disability,which brings a heavy burden to China's medical and health system.At present,there are limited ways to treat sarcopenia in modern medicine.Traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)treats sarcopenia based on syndrome differentiation of"flaccidity"and"asthenia",and the clinical efficacy is good.The pathogenesis of sarcopenia is mostly the deficiency of qi and blood in the elderly,and the muscles cannot be nourished,resulting in muscle flaccidity and asthenia.Therefore,the prevention and treatment of sarcopenia based on the theory of qi and blood is expounded in this paper.TCM puts forward prevention before illness,advocates that the elderly should have a moderate diet and guide to promote qi and blood,and pay attention to the cultivation of human qi and blood.If qi and blood are full,the physiological functions of the five internal organs will be smooth and the muscles will not atrophy easily.At the same time,after the occurrence of sarcopenia,the disease should be prevented,and the qi and blood should be reconciled through compound or single Chinese materia medica and its effective components,acupuncture and moxibustion,massage and guiding exercises,so as to restore the balance of qi and blood in five internal organs.It improves the muscle quality and body balance function of sarcopenia,in order to prevent the development of sarcopenia.It is suggested that the elderly can achieve the purpose of preventing and treating sarcopenia by harmonizing qi and blood,that is,the so-called"ease the blood and qi,harmonize their flow to bring peace".
Qi and blood theorySarcopeniaFlaccidity syndromeAstheniaTraditional Chinese medicine and pharmacy
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