SHI Lei,CAO Sisi,YANG Qing,et al.Research and Application of Herb Sniffing and Inhaling Therapy in Traditional Chinese Medicine[J].Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine,2023,64(10):978-982.
SHI Lei,CAO Sisi,YANG Qing,et al.Research and Application of Herb Sniffing and Inhaling Therapy in Traditional Chinese Medicine[J].Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine,2023,64(10):978-982.DOI: 10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2023.10.002.
Research and Application of Herb Sniffing and Inhaling Therapy in Traditional Chinese Medicine
Herb sniffing and inhaling therapy is also known as medicine-smelling in ancient times. As an external treatment in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), the herbs play the role after smelt and inhaled. The herb sniffing and inhaling therapy is sprouted in the pre-Qin Dynasty, formed in the Qin and Han dynasties, and developed rapidly into its heyday in the Sui, Tang, Song, Liao and Yuan dynasties, with expansion in the treatment scope and corresponding prescriptions.In the Ming and Qing dynasties, “snuff”as a new carrier of sniffing and inhaling therapy appears. Since the People's Republic of China founded, the traditional external herb sniffing and inhaling therapy has developed rapidly as a supplementary and alternative treatment. In TCM, herb sniffing and inhaling prevents and treats the disease by dispelling filth, repelling the pathogen, sneezing and preventing infection, and having a way out for the pathogen. Herbs can be smelt and inhaled into the lungs through the mouth and nose, and then transferred into the channels and collaterals and the whole body as the lung links with all the vessels. Herb sniffing and inhaling therapy can be used in treating nasal diseases, eye diseases, headaches, pediatric diseases, gynecological diseases, and emergencies, and assisting in the treatment of modern diseases such as traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, insomnia, coronary heart disease, and others. Through a comprehensive textual research on its historical evolution, mechanism, and clinical application in ancient and modern times, this paper provided a basis for the inheritance and development of herb sniffing and inhaling therapy.
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