LI Hongtao,HUANG Yaqi,YAO Lulu,et al.Analysis on Acupuncture in the Treatment of Post-stroke Dysphagia Based on the Theory of "Latent Pathogen in Cerebral Collaterals"[J].Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine,2025,66(09):901-905.
LI Hongtao,HUANG Yaqi,YAO Lulu,et al.Analysis on Acupuncture in the Treatment of Post-stroke Dysphagia Based on the Theory of "Latent Pathogen in Cerebral Collaterals"[J].Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine,2025,66(09):901-905.DOI: 10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2025.09.006.
Analysis on Acupuncture in the Treatment of Post-stroke Dysphagia Based on the Theory of "Latent Pathogen in Cerebral Collaterals"
Dysphagia is a common complication of stroke. Combining the principles of traditional Chinese medicine with modern research findings, it is proposed that "latent pathogen in the cerebral collaterals" constitutes the core pathogenesis of post-stroke dysphagia (PSD). In clinical practice, treatment is tailored according to the location of PSD. During the oral stage, when the pathogen invades the face and mouth, resulting in excessive salivation, acupoints are primarily selected from the foot
shaoyin
(少阴) kidney channel, in combination with
ren mai
(任脉) ,
du mai
(督脉),
chong mai
(冲脉) and the spleen channel, to replenish essence and fill the marrow, dispel dampness and unblock the channels. In the pharyngeal stage, as the pathogen obstructs the throat, disrupting normal swallowing, the therapy emphasizes dredging the
shaoyang
(少阳) channel and warming and tonifying the
jueyin
(厥阴) channel, by taking acupoints mainly from the hand and foot
shaoyang
channels, along with the
jueyin
channels, so as to soothe the liver and promote bile secretion, regulate and harmonize
qi
and blood. During the esophageal stage, where the pathogen damages the esophagus, impeding food passage, the treatment emphasizes activating the
yangming
(阳明) channels and regulating
taiyin
(太阴) channels; acupoints are mainly selected from the foot
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