JIANG Ting, LU Weimin, WANG Yuqian, et al. Scientific Connotations of “Treatment of Simultaneous Upper and Lower Diseases Focusing on Spleen and Stomach” from Intestinal Flora Aspect[J]. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine2020, 61(2): 119-122.
JIANG Ting, LU Weimin, WANG Yuqian, et al. Scientific Connotations of “Treatment of Simultaneous Upper and Lower Diseases Focusing on Spleen and Stomach” from Intestinal Flora Aspect[J]. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine2020, 61(2): 119-122.DOI: 10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2020.02.007.
Scientific Connotations of “Treatment of Simultaneous Upper and Lower Diseases Focusing on Spleen and Stomach” from Intestinal Flora Aspect
YE Tianshi put forward "treatment of simultaneous upper and lower diseases focusing on spleen and stomach"
which reflects the overall thought of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM) and the academic thought of emphasizing the spleen and stomach. Through analyzing the theoretical basis of TCM "treatment of simultaneous upper and lower diseases focusing on spleen and stomach" from the perspective of intestinal flora
the role of intestinal flora in the disease of "simultaneous upper and lower diseases" was scientifically explained from the "heart-kidney" axis
"brain-gut" axis
"lung-gut" axis and "liver-gut" axis. Moreover
the application of regulating intestinal flora in the prevention and treatment of chronic
multi-system and complex diseases was discussed from the perspective of "treating spleen and stomach". The study on the theory and mechanism of TCM through microbiome could further promote the innovation and development of TCM.