从补益肝肾论治类风湿关节炎

Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis with Nourishing Liver and Kidney

肝肾亏虚是中老年患者以及某些疾病发展到一定阶段常会出现的一种病理状态。类风湿关节炎(RA)是一种关节滑囊慢性炎症病变为主要特征的自身免疫性疾病,该病无论从疾病的发生、发展还是转归上都与肝肾不足有着密切的联系。故中医在治疗类风湿关节炎的用药选择上,应在补益肝肾的基础上,辨证施治,扶正祛邪。

Deficient of the liver and kidney is a pathological state which is often appears in elderly patients and a certain stage of some diseases. Rheumatoid arthritis （RA） is a chronic inflammation of synovial joints as the main feature of autoimmune diseases . It is closely linked to deficient of the liver and kidney no matter on disease generation, developments and outcome. Therefore, drug selection in the treatment of rheumatoid arthri- tis by traditional Chinese medicine should be based on nourishing Liver and Kidney for Dialectical treatment to promote the body resistance and eliminate pathogenic factors.