YE Jin's Experience for the Treatment of Short Stature in Children / 浙江中医药大学学报

ABSTRACT

[Objective]To explore Professor YE Jin's experiences for the treatment of short stature in children. [Methods] From the etiology and pathogenesis, TCM syndrome typing, feature medication to analyse the academic perspective and clinical experience of Professor YE Jin in the treatment of short stature, and list 1 proven case. This case focuses on the patient having an inadequate natural endowment and a poor diet, so we can discriminate he is in deficiency of spleen and kidney and give him a treatment to invigorate spleen and nourish kidney.[Results]Short stature in children is a common disease in pediatrics, with a complex etiology constitution. It has influence on children 's physical and mental development. Professor YE Jin thinks its treatment should adhere to the principle of clear etiology, for etiological treatment; explore pathogenesis, treatment based on syndrome differentiation;based on therapeutia principle and method to constitute prescription, then chooses TCM materials flexibly. Also she thinks its main pathogenesis is deficiency of spleen and kidney, which ought to be spleen invigorating and kidney nourishing therapy to make the children have an ideal height. [Conclusion]Professor YE Jin has unique clinical experience for short stature treatment based on spleen-insufficiency constitution related theory, with significant effect.