从肺论治神经系统疾病

Treatment of Neurological Diseases from the Perspective of Lung

中医认为,气是生命的本源,百病生于气,神经系统疾病的发生发展与肺的功能有着密切关系。现代医学中肺功能的概念包括呼吸、代谢和防御三个方面。肺主一身之气、主治节、朝百脉,若肺功能异常,肺气失宣,则体内浊气难以排出,水液停聚、痰浊阻滞,可影响神经系统,如急性脑血管疾病、帕金森病、痴呆、重症肌无力、抑郁症。在治疗用药时,常见与肺气相关的药材,如续命汤治疗脑血管疾病用麻黄、桂枝、杏仁等归肺经的药材;治疗重症肌无力用药中补益中气的黄芪为主要药材等。可见,从治肺着手,可能为神经系统疾病的临床治疗找到新方法、新思路。

TCM thinks that Qi is the origin of life, all diseases are born of Qi. The occurrence and development of nervous system diseases are closely related to lung function. The concept of lung function in modern medicine includes breathing, metabolism and defense. Lung governs the whole body’s Qi, and all vessels converging in lung. If the lung function is abnormal, water will be stagnation and phlegm will be blockage, nervous system could be affect. Acute cerebrovascular disease, Parkinson’s disease, dementia,myasthenia gravis and depression may occur. In the treatment of medication, herbs always be related to lung Qi. Such as Xuming decoction for cerebrovascular diseases uses Mahuang, Guizhi, Xingren. Huangqi is the main medicinal material in the treatment of myasthenia gravis. It can be seen that treated from the of lung,may find new methods and new ideas for the clinical treatment of nervous system diseases.