HU Jinhao,SUN Guiyan,GAO He,et al.Experience in the Application of Jiao (角) Medicine in Treating Diabetes Mellitus from the Perspective of Qi, Blood and Fluids[J].Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine,2025,66(16):1727-1730.
HU Jinhao,SUN Guiyan,GAO He,et al.Experience in the Application of Jiao (角) Medicine in Treating Diabetes Mellitus from the Perspective of Qi, Blood and Fluids[J].Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine,2025,66(16):1727-1730.DOI: 10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2025.16.017.
Experience in the Application of Jiao (角) Medicine in Treating Diabetes Mellitus from the Perspective of Qi, Blood and Fluids
This paper summarizes the clinical experience in applying
jiao
(角) medicine to treat diabetes mellitus from the perspective of
qi
, blood, and fluids. It is believed that impaired spleen transportation and transformation is the key pathomechanism of diabetes, leading to metabolic disturbances in
qi
, blood, and fluids, and resulting in a sequential pathological progression of "
qi
→ thick fluids → thin fluids → blood". At the
qi
level, the disease is mainly characterized by spleen
qi
deficiency and stagnation, and is commonly treated with Hongshen (
Panax Ginseng
), Hu
angqi (
Astragalus Mongholicus
), and Baizhu (
Atractylodes Macrocephala
) to tonify the spleen and regulate
qi
. At the thick fluids level, the condition manifests as abdominal distension, internal heat, and turbid pathogens, requiring Zexie (
Alisma Orientale
), Huanglian (
Coptis Chinensis
), and Dahuang (
Rheum Palmatum
) to clear the spleen and drain turbidity. At the thin fluids level, with
qi
and
yin
deficiency and predominant
yin
damage, Gegen (
Pueraria Lobata
), Wuweizi (
Schisandra Chinensis
), and Maidong (
Ophiopogon Japonicus
) are used to nourish
yin
and generate fluids. At the blood level, where vascular damage is predominant, Shuizhifen (
Whitmania Pigra Powder
), Danshen (
Salvia Miltiorrhiza
), and Sanqifen (
Panax Notoginseng Powder
) are applied to activate blood circulation, resolve stasis, and unblock the channels. Clinicians may flexibly select appropriate
jiao
medicine based on the specific pathological layer affected in each patient.
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