Staged Differentiation and Treatment of Liver Cirrhosis with Newly Modified Chaihu Biejia Decoction （柴胡鳖甲汤） / 中医杂志

Based on Chaihu Biejia Decoction （柴胡鳖甲汤， CBD） created by Professor LIU Duzhou， a newly modified CBD has been formulated. The differentiation and treatment of liver cirrhosis can be divided into three stages， that is， the early stage when liver cirrhosis is about to be， the middle stage when liver cirrhosis is formulated after long accumulations， and the late stage when liver cirrhosis has been transformed. Following the pathogenesis， it is recommended to differentiate the abnormal exuberance of zang-fu （脏腑） organs， qi or blood， deficiency or excess， cold or heat in three stages， and newly modified CBD is taken as the basic formula for further modifications. In early stage of liver cirrhosis， the treatment is mainly to invigorate blood and dissolve stasis， clear dampness and heat， and modifications should be made in accordance with the different causes flexibly. The treatment for the middle stage is to soften hardness and dissipate masses， dissolve stasis and clear heat， while fortifying the spleen and supplementing kidneys is accompanied. In the later stage when the healthy qi declines， and the disease is severe and evil prevails， the treatment is to reinforce healthy qi and supplement deficiency， take mild purgation and dispersion， and medicinals to promote urination， stanch bleeding， direct the turbid downward， or open the orifices can be added in accordance with the syndromes so as to treat the branch.

Treatment of Hepatic Osteodystrophy by Stages based on Root Deficiency and Branch Excess / 中医杂志

Hepatic osteodystrophy （HO） should be treated by stages based on the differentiation of root deficiency and branch excess. The root cause of HO is the insufficiency of the liver， spleen， and kidney， and the branch onset should be differentiated by stages that in the incubation， the pathogenesis is shaoyang （少阳） constraint and block and cardinal disturbance， while in the attack period， it is turbid toxin， static heat， scorching marrow and withering bones. In treatment， attention should be paid to regulating and tonifying the depletion of the liver， spleen， and kidney to cultivate the foundation. In the incubation period， it is suggested to put focus on unblocking cardinal disturbance of shaoyang liver and gallbladder so as to regulate and harmonize qi and blood. In the attack period， the focus should be on dissolving stasis， removing turbidity， and clearing the source to promote gallbladder function and bone strength. In clinical practice， medication should be modified according to individual symptoms， and the root and the branch， the primary and the secondary should be differentiated to closely follow the pathogenesis and be tailored according to the symptoms. At the same time， reasonable and safe medication should be emphasized to protect liver function.