浅谈肝肾同源理论的科学内涵

Scientific connotation on the theory of 'the liver and kidney have a common source'

"肝肾同源"是中医经典理论之一,起源于《黄帝内经》,理论被后世医家不断丰富和完善,逐渐形成了涵盖五行相生、肝肾脏腑功能相互联系、肝肾同治等内容的理论体系。现代医学对"肝肾同源"也进行了深入的研究,认为其物质基础是"神经-内分泌-免疫网络"。与中医学理论不同,现代医学意义的肝、肾两个器官不同源,但是肝肾疾病具有潜在的共同病理机制,并且存在"肝肾同治"现象。

‘The liver and kidney have a common source＇ is a classic traditional Chinese medicine theory dating from ancient Chinese medicine literature The Inner Canon of Huangdi. With the development of Chinese medicine, this theory has been greatly enriched. The basic implications of this theory include some systems of theories of traditional Chinese medicine, such as mutual generation in five elements and the connection of the liver and kidney both in function and treatment. The investigation of modern medicine indicates that the material basis of this theory is nerve-endocrine-immune network. Nevertheless, the meaning of the liver and kidney in modern medicine is quite different from traditional Chinese medicine. In modern medicine, the liver and kidney belong to different sources, but there is a common pathogenesis between the liver and kidney. In some circumstance, treatments to one organ also have impacts on the other one.