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"Paired medicine" belongs to the TCM compatibility, and is often relatively fixed applied in some special cases, with advantages of positive efficacy and simplified medication. The efficacy of paired medicine is not derived from the use of single medicine. It's new function can be realized through the compatibility between single medicine. Professor WEI Zi-xiao is expert in using paired medicine. Most of his commonly used paired medicine comes from some famous TCM prescriptions. Professor WEI Zi-xiao brings forth new ideas on the basis of his own experience and the outcome of modern research, with obvious clinical efficacy.
RESUMEN
Gouty arthritis is a clinical common joint disease caused by metabolic disorder. TCM therapy has unique advantages, such as good efficacy and few adverse reactions. Professor WEI Zi-xiao advocates differential treatment for this disease. In his opinion, acute gouty arthritis is equivalent to TCM damp-heat arthralgia, and therapy of eliminating dampness and heat should be used. During the intermission, therapy of reinforcing spleen and nourishing kidney is appropriate because of deficiency of them. Deficiency of liver and kidney and phlegm and blood stasis are basic pathogenesis in chronic phase of the disease, therefore, activating blood, reducing phlegm and nourishing liver and kidney should be adopted. In addition, Professor WEI pays attention to pharmacological research achievement of TCM, disease differentiation and life and diet regulating in treatment of the disease.