Study on Wu Weikang's Clinical Experience in Treatment of Phlegm Syndrome / 浙江中医药大学学报

ABSTRACT

Objective] In order to guide the treatment based on syndrome differentiation and to provide theory and thinking method for further research , the article researched the experience in treating phlegm syndrome of Pro.Wu Weikang,a prominent physician of Longjiang medical school,and discussed the four treatments of phlegm syndrome. [ Methods] The article researched experience in treatment of phlegm syndrome mainly from four aspects: ①searching for the primary cause of disease in treatment; ②harmonizing method with warm medicine; ③treat qi before phlegm; ④synchronic treating phlegm and blood stasis. [Results] Pro.Wu Weikang maintained that strange and chronic diseases are accompanied with phlegm. Thus he advocated that searching for the primary cause of disease in treatment,the treatment with mild medicine,the priority over qi treatment and the simultaneous treatment of both phlegm and stasis. These principles are widely used in clinic and highly effective. [Conclusion]The experience in prescription component of the treatment of phlegm syndrome not only has a high scientific content ,but also has significant guidance of clinical practice.