LIU Yunpeng's experience for treating gynecological diseases from liver
LIU Yunpeng,a famous doctor in Jingchu(荆楚)area,was born in a family of traditional Chinese medicine and engaged in clinical work for more than 80 years.In the 1950s,LIU Yunpeng was honored as one of the eight famous doctors in Changsha City.LIU Yunpeng is a well-known expert in gynecology of TCM in China,and the first and fourth batch of well-known instructors for inheriting academic experience of TCM determined by the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine.Mr.LIU devoted his life to TCM,learned from others and was adept in innovation.In clinical practice,he advocated the theory of regulating liver mainly and soothing liver first.Taking eleven methods of regulating the liver as the main thread,this paper systematically combs the academic context and theoretical origin of treating gynecological diseases from the perspective of liver by Mr.LIU,and summarizes his academic thought and clinical experience in the treatment of gynecological diseases.Specifically speaking,the first is gynecological disease,which is mostly caused by the liver.The second is the liver wood disease,which is characterized by more excess syndrome and less deficiency syndrome;excess syndrome is mostly Qi(气)depression,while deficiency syndrome is mostly blood deficiency.Third,soothing the liver should be the first in the treatment of liver diseases,and it is still necessary to distinguish deficiency from excess,and cold from heat.Although the methods of regulating the liver of Mr.LIU originated from ancient sages,there were also innovative,which were reflected by a mount of self-designed empirical effective prescriptions of regulating liver,such as Tiaojing No.Ⅰ(调经Ⅰ号方)and Tiaojing No.Ⅱ(调经Ⅱ号方)for treating various symptoms around menstruation to soothe the liver and regulate Qi,and promote blood circulation and regulate menstruation.The Shugan Sanjie decoction(疏肝散结汤)for treating mammary lump to soothe the liver and relieve depression,and dissipate phlegm and disperse stagnation;and the Chaizhi Baijiang decoction(柴枳败酱汤)for treating pelvic inflammatory masses to clear away heat and detoxify,soothe the liver and activate blood circulation,and remove blood stasis and eliminate masses.At the end of this paper,a typical medical case is listed for speculative analysis,in order to provide a reference for later scholars in TCM clinic.
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