诸屑肤燥窍干肢凉皆属于燥--仝小林教授对燥证病机的探讨及干预

Skin desquamation,skin and five awakened dry,limbs cold,all due to dryness——Professor TONG Xiaolin's probe on the pathogenesis ofdryness Syndrome in Chinese medicine and intervention strategies

仝小林教授认为燥证可分为温燥、津亏凉燥、津充凉燥3类。其中津充凉燥的临床表现主要为皮肤干燥脱屑、皲裂、四肢发凉、诸窍(口、鼻、眼、耳)干燥等,其基本病机为寒湿内盛,阳气不足以化气,证属冰伏热少、阳气不足。温阳散寒、活血通络为其基本治法。

Professor TONG Xiaolin regard that dryness Syndrome can be divided into three categories： hotdrynesssyndrome, syndromeof fluid deficiency and colddrynessandsyndromeof fluid sufficiency and colddryness. The clinical manifestations of the fluid adequate-colddrynesssyndrome are skin desquamation, skin and five awakened （mouth, nose, eyes, ears）dry, limbs cold. The basic pathogenesis is cold-dampness accumulating inside, yang qi deficiency. The principles for treatment is warming yang, dissipating cold, activating blood and dredging collaterals. We analyzed the clinical characteristics of fluid adequate-colddrynesssyndrome, etiology and pathogenesis, take Professor TONG Xiaolin＇s experience in the treatment of drynesssyndrome as example, to explain the intervention strategy of traditional Chinese medicine, which maybe enlightenments for clinical.