Analysis of the Guizhi Tang in Clinical Application / 浙江中医药大学学报

ABSTRACT

Objective]To study the discipline of Guizhi Tang in clinical application, understand further indication of Guizhi Tang to improve clinical efficacy. [Method]After consulting medical cases about Guizhi Tang that are from different medical practitioners, analysis on the discipline of Guizhi Tang in clinical application with the help of six meridian syndrome differentiation, zang-fu differentiation and drug efficacy of Guizhi Tang. [Result]Guizhi Tang can be used to cure urticaria, coronary heart disease, nape carbuncle, high fever, half sweating and diarrhea. The cases of urticaria, diarrhea and nape carbuncle all contain symptoms of tai yang disease.The case of high fever is due to discord of ying-wei. The case of half sweating is due to discord of yin-yang. The case of coronary heart disease reflects Guizhi Tang can regulate spleen-stomach. [Conclusion] The medical cases about Guizhi Tang involve the departments of internal medicine, surgery, gynaecology and pediatrics,such as urticaria, coronary heart disease and so on. Using Guizhi Tang should get help from six meridian syndrome differentiation or zang-fu differentiation. When using six meridian syndrome differentiation, doctors should pay attention to difference of tai yang disease and other five meridian diseases. When using zang-fu differentiation, doctors should attach importance to the feature of Guizhi Tang that involves regulating yin-yang, spleen-stomach and ying-wei.