Simple Analysis to The Similarities and Differences of Ancient and Modern Doctors in Diagnosing and Treating the Bone Atrophy Based on TCM / 浙江中医药大学学报

ABSTRACT

[Objective] To explore the similarities and differences between ancient and modern physicians in treating "bone atrophy"so as to provide reference for clinical treatment of renal osteodystrophy, bone tuberculosis and osteoporosis. [Method] Summarizing the similarities and differences between ancient and modern physicians in etiology and pathogenesis and treatment of syndrome differentiation of bone atrophy by consulting the literatures. [Results] Ancient and modern physicians have connections and differences in treatment based on syndrome differentiation of bone atrophy.Ancient physicians who treated bone atrophy whose syndrome was evil invading XiGu, deficiency of spleen and kidney with coordinating meridian of Yangming, getting rid of evil obtained better effects and the syndrome of Qi deficiency and blood stasis, damage of Yin and Yang that treated with enriching Qi and activating blood, nourishing yin and tonifying yang as well. Modern physicians who treated bone atrophy whose syndrome was deficiency of spleen and kidney, dampness and blood stasis with nourishing kidney and spleen, activating blood and draining turbidity obtained certain effects and the syndrome of kidney and essence deficiency, blood and Qi stasis that treated with strengthening bones and essence, promoting flow of qi and blood as well. So as the syndrome of Yang deficiency of kidney, phlegm and blood stasis resisting meridian. [Conclusion] Ancient and modern physicians have certain effects in the treatment of bone atrophy.They both believe that Qi and blood stasis are the factors which lead to bone atrophy, therefore, activating Qi and blood as treatment of bone atrophy are both agreed.The difference is that the ancient physicians believed that the spleen and stomach deficiency was the key to the formation of bone atrophy.Coordinating Yangming meridian as treatment.Modern physicians believe that kidney deficiency and blood stasis is the key to the formation of bone atrophy.Nourishing kidney and activating blood as treatment mainly.