Professor LIU Liangji's experience in the treatment of cough from the throat based on the theory of lung ascending through the throat
The etiology of cough is diverse and complex,and it is difficult to treat.Although the pathogenesis is always lung loss of ventilation,lung-Qi(气)is reversed,it is often delayed because of the treatment for the pathogenesis and neglect of the cause of the disease.Professor LIU Liangji,from the Affiliated Hospital of Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine,has been a doctor for more than 30 years and has rich experience in the treatment of lung diseases.His clinical practice found that the cause of cough is often attributed to the adverse effect of the throat.Based on the theory that the throat and lung are physiologically connected and pathologically related and the circulation of the meridians of the throat,he put forward the theory that the lung is connected with the throat.Based on this theory,he pointed out that the treatment of cough should be based on the throat,and special attention should be paid to the examination and conditioning of the throat.Based on the fact that the throat is the gateway to the lung,the warm pathogens are the first to be attacked,and the physiological characteristics of dry heat easily damage the lung,Professor LIU points out that the treatment of the throat should be focused on clearing the heat,while the treatment of the lung should be warm but not dry.This paper introduces professor LIU's experience in treating cough with the Yinqiao Mabo powder(银翘马勃散)and the Wenfei decoction(温肺散)based on the method of combination of cold and heat,in order to expand the clinical thinking.
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