GUAN Huifang,ZHAO Linhua,TIAN Jiaxing.Connotation and Application of the Theory of "Gout is Not Bi (痹) Syndrome"[J].Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine,2025,66(10):987-991.
GUAN Huifang,ZHAO Linhua,TIAN Jiaxing.Connotation and Application of the Theory of "Gout is Not Bi (痹) Syndrome"[J].Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine,2025,66(10):987-991.DOI: 10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2025.10.002.
Connotation and Application of the Theory of "Gout is Not Bi (痹) Syndrome"
(痹) Syndrome" categories in traditional Chinese medicine, mainly because its joint pain often presents as wandering attacks, and the clinical symptoms are similar to those caused by wind. However, the essence of gout is actually dietary disorders caused by internal injuries, so it should not be classified as
Bi
(痹) syndrome due to wind, cold, dampness. Focusing on the theory of "gout is not
Bi
syndrome" proposed by TONG Xiaolin, combining ancient and modern medical literature and modern clinical research, this article analyzes the underlying etiology of gout, which originates from dietary irregularities and accumulation of turbid toxins, as well as the disease mechanism of "toxicity hurts joints and accumulation of toxins impairs the kidneys", in order to clarify the essential difference between gout and impediment syndrome. Using the theory of "state-targeted diagnosis and treatment", gout is classified into two categories: dampness-heat and deficiency-cold, and the treatment strategy of lowering the turbid toxin, facilitating the joints, and preserving the kidneys was proposed in order to guide the clinical practice.
SHI X , ZHUANG L , ZHAI Z , et al . Polydatin protects against gouty nephropathy by inhibiting renal tubular cell pyroptosis [J]. Int J Rheum Dis , 2023 , 26 ( 1 ): 116 - 123 .
Syndrome Differentiation and Treatment of Ulcerative Colitis Based on the Theory of Latent Dampness-Heat Pathogen
A Multi-Omics Study on the Differences in Blood Biological Characteristics between Acute Gout Patients with Damp-Heat Toxin Accumulation Syndrome and Damp-Heat Accumulation Syndrome
Pathogenesis and Treatment of Stomach Exuberance and Spleen Deficiency in Metabolic Disease
Staged Diagnosis and Treatment of Gout based on "Consolidating the Root and Clearing the Source"
Differentiation and Treatment of Co-morbidity of Osteoporosis and Knee Osteoarthritis based on the Concept of "Wei (痿) and Bi (痹) Unity"
Related Author
FENG Quansheng
LIU Wenping
LI Linyang
WANG Wen
KA Yuxiu
LU Hang
WEI Bowen
LIU Wei
Related Institution
School of Basic Medical Sciences,Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
National Clinical Research Center for Chinese Medicine Acupuncture and Moxibustion
First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Dongzhimen Hospital,Beijng University of Chinese Medicine
First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine/National Clinical Research Center for Chinese Medicine Acupuncture and Moxibustion