ZHOU Qiang, ZHANG Shengsheng. Discussion on Fifteen Treating Principles of Regulating Liver[J]. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine2015, 56(19): 1648-1650.
ZHOU Qiang, ZHANG Shengsheng. Discussion on Fifteen Treating Principles of Regulating Liver[J]. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine2015, 56(19): 1648-1650.DOI: 10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2015.19.008.
This article puts forward that liver is"the viscera of Qi and blood"and"the viscera of Qi activity". It advocates to regulate liver from Qi
blood
Yin and Yang
as well as summarizes fifteen treating principles of regulating liver
namely soothing liver
suppressing liver
purging liver of pathogenic fire
melting liver
removing heat from liver
calming liver
cooling liver
nourishing liver
dispersing liver
breaking liver depression
intenerating liver
tonifying liver
gentling liver
astringing liver and warming liver. The fifteen therapies of regulating liver is the summary of therapy from liver and fully embodies the characters about physiology and pathology of liver. This article also puts forward regulating Qi and blood and regulating Qi activity are the core of regulating liver.