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Hypertension is the most important risk factor for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases， affecting the structures and functions of important organs of the body， such as the heart， brain， and kidney. At present， the prevalence of hypertension in China remains high. How to effectively curb the incidence of hypertension and reduce target organ damage in patients with hypertension is an urgent challenge that needs to be addressed. Traditional Chinese medicine （TCM）， by virtue of its unique efficacies and advantages， is increasingly applied around the world. In TCM， "wind" is considered as a major constant factor in the development of hypertension. Some scholars believe that hypertension is located in collaterals， and the lesions of collaterals are also important reasons for the occurrence and development of hypertension. Collateral diseases and pathogenic wind are closely related to the development of hypertension as well as target organ damage in the heart， brain， and kidney. From the six-meridian syndrome differentiation for febrile diseases， "collateral" and "wind" are closely related to the Jueyin， with collateral diseases classified into Jueyin diseases and pathogenic wind beginning in the Jueyin. The occurrence， development， and persistence of hypertension are closely related to Jueyin diseases. The present study analyzed the pathogenesis and treatment of hypertension from "collateral" and "wind" of the Jueyin， and specifically discussed the relationship between hypertension and "collateral" and "wind" of the Jueyin. It is believed that the internal depression of wind and fire in the Jueyin results in the upward impulse of liver fire， and the deficiency of Jueyin can trigger the internal movement of liver wind and stirring wind due to collateral deficiency. External contraction in the Jueyin due to the induction of external wind is the important pathogenesis of the development of hypertension and the damage to target organs such as the heart， brain， and kidney. The therapeutic methods for both "collateral" and "wind" were also discussed based on the primary prescription for Jueyin， Wumei Pills. Six-meridian syndrome differentiation can guide the therapeutic principles for all diseases and inspire posterity. Exploring the pathogenesis and treatment of hypertension from “collateral" and "wind" of the Jueyin is of great significance in guiding the prevention and treatment of hypertension， reducing target organ damage in patients with hypertension， and improving the prognosis of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.
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Melasma， as a kind of melanosis， often occurs over the face of young and middle-aged women， which seriously affects the physical and mental health of patients. At present， it is believed that the occurrence of melasma is related to various factors such as ultraviolet radiation and changes in sex hormone levels in the body. However， the exact pathogenesis of melasma is still unclear and its clinical efficacy is not ideal. Therefore， it is of great clinical significance and social value to carry out basic researches on melasma diseases. Among them， the animal model of melasma acts as an important tool for studying melasma， and it is particularly important to clarify the pathophysiological mechanism of the occurrence and development of melasma. The common modeling methods include ultraviolet modeling， progesterone modeling and ultraviolet combined with progesterone modeling. However， there are still some problems in the practical application of animal models of melasma due to many influencing factors in the preparation of such animal models， and there is still a lack of a more complete and recognized model preparation scheme to this day， which reduces the success rate of model preparation and limits its application and popularization to some extent. In view of the key problems in the establishment and application of animal models of melasma， we comprehensively summarized the research status of the models from such aspects as experimental animals， modeling methods and model evaluation， and discussed the effects of different modeling methods and animal species， animal age and other factors on animal model of melasma by referring to and sorting out the recent literatures at home and abroad in recent years. This is to provide references for the preparation of more scientific， reasonable， economic and convenient animal models of melasma， lay a foundation for in-depth researches on the pathogenesis， prevention and treatment of melasma， and also provide reference for other animal model research.
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Objective:Define traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) therapeutic principles and methods and common prescriptions of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) based on clinical experience of famous doctors. Method:China National Knowledge Infrastructure, China Biology Medicine disc, China Science and Technology Journal Database, Wanfang database were systematically retrieved for literatures of famous doctors in diagnosis and treatment of BPH from January 1, 1997 to December 31, 2018.A literature analysis database was established for integration and analysis of relevant content of TCM therapeutic principles and methods and prescriptions. SPSS 20.0 software was used for statistics to obtain TCM therapeutic principles and methods, common prescriptions and drug distribution regularity of BPH. Result:A total of 109 qualified literatures were included in this study, involving 66 famous doctors and experts, and 9 kinds of BPH therapeutic principles were obtained, including "treatment of both symptoms and root cause of disease", "tonification and purgation in combination", "coordination of Yin and Yang". There are 55 kinds of therapies, including "promoting blood circulation for removing blood stasis", "clearing heat and promoting dampness", "warming and recuperating kidney Yang", "softening and resolving hard mass" and " invigorating kidney Qi". And BPH was mostly diagnosed and treated based on kidney, spleen and lung. Through collection and summarization, totally 38 formulas commonly used in treating BPH obtained. The most commonly used ones were "Guizhi Fuling Wan", "Zishen Tongguan Wan", "Buzhong Yiqi Tang", " Bazheng Tang" and "Jisheng Shenqi Wan". There were 217 commonly used herbs, mainly including " Astragali Radix", "Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata", "Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma", "Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma", "Angelicae Sinensis Radix", "Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae", "Peach Kernel", "Pangolin Scales", "Vaccariae Semen", "Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix et Rhizoma", "Poria", "Rhizoma Alismatis" and "Plantain Seed". Conclusion:The treatment of BPH is based on the principles of "treatment of both symptoms and root cause of disease, and tonification and purgation in combination". The commonly used therapies include prescription for "promoting blood circulation for removing blood stasis", "clearing heat and promoting dampness" and "warming and recuperating kidney Yang". The corresponding prescriptions shall be based on symptoms.