Unique Traditional Chinese Medicine Therapy for Painful Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy

Painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy is one of the common chronic complications of diabetes."Pain"is the most typical symptom in patients,which seriously affects their quality of life.Traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)treatment of the disease includes oral administration of Chinese medicine,TCM fumigation and acupuncture,etc.,which can significantly reduce the pain of patients and reduce the frequency of disease.Chinese decoctions regulate the imbalance of yin and yang in the human body through syndrome differentiation,so as to achieve the balance of yin and yang,which will then eliminate the disease.Chinese medicine fumigation make the medicine seep into the body from the skin to exert the medical effects,and nourish and dredge the meridians.There is no pain if the meridians are smooth flowing,there will be pain if the meridians are blocked,fumigation can be used alone or assisted by other treatment methods to enhance the efficacy.The characteristics of acupuncture are rapid painrelief,economic and convenient,and can quickly relieve pain for patients with low tolerance.

Chief Physician Wang Defen’s Experience in Treating Thyroid Nodules based on Syndrome Differentiation

To summarize the experience of Chief Physician Wang Defen in the treatment of thyroid nodules.According to many years of clinical experience,Chief Physician Wang Defen believes that the occurrence of thyroid nodules is mostly affected by emotional factors.Qi stagnation,liver depression and fire,phlegm and Qi are the pathogenesis of the disease,which is closely related to liver Qi stagnation.Based on the basic treatment principle of Nourishing Yin,clearing heat,soothing liver and strengthening spleen,the prescription chose Danzhi Xiaoyao Powder plus or minus can often achieve good clinical efficacy.

Tracing the Origin of Zhu Danxi’s Xianghuo (Ministerial Fire) Theory

The theory of Xianghuo(lit.‘ministerial fire’)was first recorded in the"Huangdi Neijing",and it was supplemented and perfected by later generations.During the Jin and Yuan Dynasties,Zhu Zhenheng refined it into"Xianghuo theory"to guide clinical treatment;modern scholars proposed the Xianghuo mechanism theory based on the corresponding characteristics of the Xianghuo theory to promote the clinical research in the Xianghuo theory.This paper discusses Danxi School's understanding of Xianghuo theory,and makes a rigorous research and summary in order to serve as a reference for Xianghuo theory.