Introduction of Professor Zhou Enchao’s Experience of the Application of Herbal Pairs in the Treatment of Chronic Renal Failure / 浙江中医药大学学报

ABSTRACT

Objective]To summarize and promote Professor Zhou Enchao’s experience in the treatment of chronic renal failure especially the usage of herbal pairs.[Methods] Illustrate Professor’s medication experience in the treatment of chronic renal failure and summarize the herbal pairs that he commonly used by the methods of learning from his daily treatment in inpatient and outpatient department, arranging medical cases records of chronic renal failure, reading relative books and articles, recognition from the study of ancient classics, modern phamocological research and Professor’s own academic opinion etc. [Results]In Professor’s treatment of chronic renal failure, besides protecting the Zheng Qi(anti-pathogenic Qi), he emphasizes the methods of detoxification and promotion of the discharging of toxin which is in feature of the treatment by herbal pairs. In his experience, there are coincidence, supplement and prevention in the function between the pairs of herbs when using them together. The commonly used herbal pairs include the pair of Su Ye and Huang Lian with the function of resolving dampness and detoxificaion, the pair of Ban Zhilian and BaiHua She She Cao with the function of clearing away heat and detoxification, the pair of Tu Fu Ling and Liu YueXue with the function of reducing and discharging the turbid fluid and toxin, the pair of TuBie Chong and Tao Ren with the function of breaking the hard blood stasis and detoxification, the pair of Mu Li and Da Huang with the function of resolving the phlegm and activating and discharging blood stasis, the pair of Hei Da Dou and Wan Can Sha with the function of detoxifying the wind-toxin, the pair of Yin Chen and Shi Xiao San with the function of resolving damping, clearing away heat. [Conclusion] Pro. Zhou Enchao's clinical experience of chronic renal failure from toxin and using drug pairs is effective and worth promotion of application.