LIU Shunzhi,CUI Hongsheng,GONG Xuefeng.Pathogenesis and Treatment Strategies of COPD from the Perspective of "Qi-Fire Imbalance"[J].Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine,2025,66(19):2056-2060.
LIU Shunzhi,CUI Hongsheng,GONG Xuefeng.Pathogenesis and Treatment Strategies of COPD from the Perspective of "Qi-Fire Imbalance"[J].Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine,2025,66(19):2056-2060.DOI: 10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2025.19.015.
Pathogenesis and Treatment Strategies of COPD from the Perspective of "Qi-Fire Imbalance"
This paper explored the pathogenesis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) through the
qi
-fire theory in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), proposing a staged therapeutic framework. It is considered that
qi
-fire imbalance is the core pathogenic mechanism underlying COPD. In the early stage, pathogen obstructing lung
qi
, constraint fire damaging collaterals is the main pathogenesis. In the stable stage, the depletion of original
qi
and internal generation of
yin
fire are predominant, while in the acute exacerbation stage, it is progressed to pathogenic fire accumulation and high fever consuming
qi
.Corresponding to these pathogenic patterns, a staged prevention and treatment strategy has been proposed, that is, in the early stage, it is recommended to regulate
qi
and disperse constraint fire; in the stable stage, the method of tonifying
qi
to generate metal while suppressing latent
yin
fire can be used; and in the acute exacerbation stage, it is suggested to eliminate pathogenic fire through purgation while preserving original
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