This article establishes a new traditional Chniese medicine(TCM)syndrome differentiation system for atherosclerosis(AS).AS occurs in the spleen and stomach,formation of plaque,deposited in the pulse,belongs to the Chinese medicine'pulse accumulation'category.It is considered that this disease is caused by the spleen not dissipating essence,turbidness of phlegm and blockage of veins.The basic pathogenesis is deficiency of vital qi,phlegm turbidness and collaterals stasis.Among them,spleen disturbance is the pathological basis of plaque germination,chen qi and blood turbidness is the key factor of lipid turbidness,turbidness into collaterals is the middle link of dynamic evolution,and phlegm stasis is the final stage of plaque accumulation.The treatment with the method of strengthening the root and clearing the source:first,strengthening the spleen to help transport,restoring the spleen and stomach;seconds,the treatment of phlegm and blood stasis combined,inhibit plaque development;thirdly is to dissipate the accumulation and reverse the plaque structure.AS is a complex pathogenesis,it is appropriate to distinguish the five Zang viscera to take into account the multiple viscera,distinguish the combination of multiple methods at the same time,distinguish the specimen to foster and dispel the evil,distinguish the outcome to prevent the disease from changing,in order to provide reference and reference for the differentiation and treatment of AS in TCM.
Atherosclerosis(AS)Venous accumulationQi and fluid compressComplex pathogenesisDifferentiation and treatment systemStrengthening the root and clearing the source