A brief discussion on the application of sweet medicinal in the treatment of diabetes in WU Tang's Item Differentiation of Warm Febrile Diseases
Xiaoke disease belongs to the category of diabetes in modem medicine.The Yellow Emperor's Canon of Internal Medicine is the first to propose the name"Xiaoke".Its understanding of the causes of diabetes mainly involves the weakness of the five internal organs,overeating fat and sweet food,emotional imbalance,and six climate exopathogens.On this basis,the ancient and modem medical practitioners have carried out continuous exploration and in-depth study on the etiology and pathogenesis of diabetes.Item Differentiation of Warm Febrile Diseases is a treatise on febrile diseases written by WU Tang after summarizing the theories of The Yellow Emperor's Canon of Internal Medicine and Treatise on Febrile Diseases and learning from YE Tianshi's academic thought and clinical experience.It pioneers the differentiation and treatment of febrile diseases through three Jiao and established a completely innovative and independent theoretical system of febrile diseases.WU Tang is good at applying the theory of compatibility of drug properties and tastes to the treatment of various febrile diseases.He distinguishes and treats diabetes from three Jiao system,and applies the compatibility of drug properties and tastes in the clinical treatment of diabetes,providing a model for future generations and worthy of further in-depth research.The application of sweet medicinal in Item Differentiation of Warm Febrile Diseases has the effect of supplementing and mediating the drug,alleviating the pain and so on as far as its single drug efficacy is concemed.In terms of the compatibility of sweet medicinal with properties and flavors of other medicinals,it can exert effects such as sweet and cold generating saliva,sour and sweet transforming Yin(阴),and sweet and bitter combining.Based on these characteristics,WU Tang's use of sweet medicinal in Item Differentiation of Warm Febrile Diseases is very extensive and distinctive.This article aims to explore the etiology and pathogenesis of diabetes from the perspective of three Jiao diagnosis and treatment system.By organizing and summarizing the use of sweet medicinal in Item Differentiation of Warm Febrile Diseases,the characteristics and laws of their compatibility in the treatment of diabetes are analyzed,in order to provide new ideas for modem clinical diagnosis and treatment of diabetes.
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