Clinical application of Sanjiao Qi transformation theory in obesity
With the improvement of people's living standards,the number of people suffering from obesity is increasing year by year,and the total number of obese people in China ranks first in the world.How to effectively treat obesity has become a problem that can not be ignored.The cause of obesity is complex,involving a number of organs in the human body.Chinese medicine be-lieves that its pathogenesis is not separated from phlegm,dampness,blood stasis and other pathological factors,and treatment from the spleen,treatment from the liver,treatment from the kidneys,or treatment focuses on phlegm,water dampness,and blood stasis,are not comprehensive.Sanjiao(三焦)is the collective name of the body's epiglottis,mesoglottis,hypoglottis,which passes through the body up and down,inside and outside,regulating the whole body's Qi(气),leading the five viscera and six fu-organs to play its physiological functions in the transmission of water and grain essence,and regulating the water and fluid to play a coordinated and balanced role,and it is an important channel of the normal operation of Qi,blood and body fluid.Favorable Sanjiao gasification can bring the harmony of Qi and blood,sufficient source of the generation and transformation,water metabolism balance,orderly ascending and descending.If Sanjiao gasification is unfavorable,there will be abnormal Qi,blood and fluid circulation,water and grain essence can not be returned to the right way,the water metabolism is disordered,resulting in wa-ter-dampness,phlegm,blood stasis and other pathological products,ultimately leading to obesity.Therefore,restoring the orderly Sanjiao gasifi-cation is of great significance in the treatment of this disease.Liver,gallbladder and Sanjiao belong to the Shaoyang(少 阳)meridian,liver and gallbladder are used for evacuation,and together they are the pivot of elevation.If Shaoyang pivot is smooth,the liver and gallbladder excretion will be normal,Sanjiao gasification is due to the balance of Yin(阴)and Yang(阳),and the harmony of viscera and internal organs.The body's Qi and normal transmission of fluid need to be coordinated under the coordination of the Shaoyang pivot,and the two co-regulate Qi elevation and metabolism of water and fluid in order to maintain the normal function of the organs.Chaihu and Longgu Muli decoction(柴胡加龙骨牡蛎汤)is a commonly used formula for clinically facilitating Sanjiao and regulating the Shaoyang pivot,which helps to regulate the pivot,balance Qi and blood,and promote Sanjiao Qi transformation,and it provides a new way of thinking for the overall treatment of obesity.
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