基于“肺脾同治”法探析寒湿疫中人参的应用

Application of ginseng in cold-damp epidemic diseases based on the method of treating lung and spleen together

新型冠状病毒肺炎归属于中医“寒湿疫”范畴中,寒湿为阴邪,损人阳气,疫毒暴烈,损耗人体正气,其发病关键病位在肺、脾两脏,以外感疫气,肺脾虚寒为核心病机。疾病发展过程中,可累及其他脏腑,后期出现化热、化燥、伤阴、致瘀、闭脱等变证。人参作为温补之品,在寒湿疫的治疗中起到了重要的作用。本文结合人参药用功效,探讨人参在寒湿疫治疗中发挥大补元气、培土生金的功效,使邪去正安。

The coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)belongs to the category of“cold-damp epidemics”in traditional Chinese medicine,in which the cold-damp is a yin pathogen that impairs yang qi,while the virus is violent to deplete vital qi.The key disease location of COVID-19 is the Taiyin lung and spleen,whose core pathogenesis is the exogenous pathogenic qi and deficient cold of the lung and spleen.In the process of the disease development,other zang-fu viscera can be involved,while in its late stage,there will be changes in syndrome such as transformation into heat,transformation into dryness,yin injury,blood stasis,blocking and collapse.Ginseng,as a warm tonic,plays an important role in the treatment of cold-damp epidemics.By referring to the medicinal effects of ginseng,this paper discusses the effect of ginseng in the treatment of cold-epidemics,which can greatly invigorate vital qi,strengthen earth to generate metal,so that pathogens can be eliminated and health can be recovered.