Essence Experience of Professor SHI Zai-xiang in Treatment of Intractable Abdominal Distension / 中国中医药信息杂志

ABSTRACT

Intractable abdominal distension refers to the reasonable application of the general dialectical therapy with no significant efficacy. Professor SHI Zai-xiang believes that on the basis of hepatosplenic disorder, there are the etiology and pathogens of spleen yang not raising and spleen and stomach in disorder in intractable abdominal distension, which should be treated with raising qing yang, tonifying qi, and consolidating the superficial resistance. Therefore, modifiedBuzhong Yiqi Decoction was used; as for abdominal distension with blood stasis and meridian stasis, the treatment should be motivating blood circulation and eliminating stasis, motivating qi stagnation, and making free the passage of blood in the vessels, which should be treated withGexia ZhuyuDecoction combined withDahuang Zhechong Pills; as for abdominal distension with lung qi stagnation, the treatment should be motivating lung qi, moisturizing dryness and laxation, promoting qi and eliminating swelling, which should be treated with modified WenbaiPills; as for abdominal distension with cold and yang deficiency, the treatment should be warming and expelling cold, warmly tonifying spleen and kidney, which should be treated withJiuzhuan Yuhu Pills; as for abdominal distension with extra meridians tiredness and deficiency of yin and yang, the treatment should be tonifying extra meridians, warmly tonifying yin and yang and tonifying liver and kidney, which should be treated with modified Roucongrong Pills. Intractable abdominal distension needs the overall dialectical and alternative treatment.