SONG Yujiao,ZHU Min,JIANG Zhuonan,et al.Treatment of Thyroid Nodules,Breast Nodules,and Uterine Fibroids Based on the Theory of "Liver Governing the Free Flow of Qi"[J].Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine,2025,66(13):1409-1412.
SONG Yujiao,ZHU Min,JIANG Zhuonan,et al.Treatment of Thyroid Nodules,Breast Nodules,and Uterine Fibroids Based on the Theory of "Liver Governing the Free Flow of Qi"[J].Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine,2025,66(13):1409-1412.DOI: 10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2025.13.018.
Treatment of Thyroid Nodules,Breast Nodules,and Uterine Fibroids Based on the Theory of "Liver Governing the Free Flow of Qi"
Guided by the theory of "liver governing the free flow of
qi
", it is believed that liver fail to govern the free flow of
qi
may lead to
qi
stagnation, phlegm coagulation, and stasis, which is the core pathogenesis of thyroid nodules, breast nodules and uterine fibroids;
qi
stagnation, phlegm coagulation, and stasis are not only the important pathological products, but also the obstruction to the liver's function, and the two affect each other as the cause of each other. In clinic, it is advocated that using the treatment method of soothing the liver, rectifying
qi
, and resolving constraint, with prescription of
Tongqi Powder
(通气散) as the basic formula, and modified according to symptoms. For liver depression and
qi
stagnation syndrome, the formula chooses modified
Tongqi Powder
to soothe the liver and rectify
qi
; for
qi
stagnation and phlegm coagulation syndrome, the formula chooses modified
Tongqi Powder
plus
Shenling Baizhu Powder
(参苓白术散) to soothe the wood and regulate the earth, and resolve phlegm and dissipate masses
; for
qi
stagnation and blood stasis syndrome, the formula applies modified
Tongqi Powder
plus
Taohong Sizu Decoction
(桃红四物汤) to move
qi
and invigorate blood circulation, unblock the collaterals and dispel accumulation. At the same time, according to the characteristics of thyroid nodules, breast nodules, and uterine fibroids and their different disease locations, medicinals were added or subtracted according to the symptoms, so as to treat both the symptoms and the root cause of the disease simultaneously.
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