CHEN Ying-yi's experience in treating chronic diarrhea / 中华中医药杂志

ABSTRACT

The article summed up the experience of CHEN Ying-yi in treating chronic diarrhea.Chen held that the main pathogenesis of chronic diarrhea were the disharmony between the liver and the spleen,commonly impairing the function of kidney,therefore the treatment principle should focus on regulating the liver and invigorating the spleen. Invigorating the spleen should distinguish replenishing qi,tonigying yin and warming yang.Regulating the liver had to discriminate the excess and defi ciency of liver's conveyance and dispersion.Long-time diarrhea will impair the function of kidney.If it damaged the kidney-yang,we should warm up Governor Vessel to lift the kidney-yang.If it damaged the kidney-yin,we should nourish kidney-yin by replenishing kidney-yang.In this article,the author listed the basic prescription of CHEN Ying-yi in treating chronic diarrhea and his clinical experience,which can be used as references in clinic practice.