Exploring the Impact of Reduced Gastric Acid Secretion on the Gastric Microecosystem Based on the Theory of"Stomach Liking Moistness and Disliking Dryness"
Traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)believes that the stomach is a bowel of yang brightness meridian and pertains to dry earth,which tends to have yang hyperactivity and dryness heat.It therefore,requires continuous nourishment and moistening of the stomach fluid to maintain its normal physiological function.If there is insufficient stomach fluid,the stomach will lose the nourishment from the fluid,and the patient may get gastric lesion.Therefore,the stomach has a physiological characteristic of"liking moistness and disliking dryness".Based on this theory,the authors found through in-depth exploration of the impact of human gastric acid secretion on the gastric microbiota that a decrease in gastric acid secretion can not only cause the breeding of a large number of pathogenic bacteria in the stomach,damage the gastric microbiota,and cause stomach infections,but also inhibit the production of pepsin,leading to indigestion.Therefore,from the perspective of modern medicine,we have revealed the scientific connotation of the theory of"stomach liking moistness and disliking dryness",making TCM differentiation more microscopic,clinical treatment more precise,and medication selection more efficient.
Stomach liking moistness and disliking drynessDecreased gastric acid secretionGastric microbiota
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