Application of Gastrointestinal Adjustment in the Treatment of Encephalopathy with Acupuncture and Moxibustion: Based on the Theory of Axis of Brain and Intestines
HUANG Kaiyu, LIANG Shuang, FU Shuping, et al. Application of Gastrointestinal Adjustment in the Treatment of Encephalopathy with Acupuncture and Moxibustion: Based on the Theory of Axis of Brain and Intestines[J]. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine2016, 57(13): 1099-1104.
HUANG Kaiyu, LIANG Shuang, FU Shuping, et al. Application of Gastrointestinal Adjustment in the Treatment of Encephalopathy with Acupuncture and Moxibustion: Based on the Theory of Axis of Brain and Intestines[J]. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine2016, 57(13): 1099-1104.DOI: 10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2016.13.006.
The gastrointestinal tract is closely related to the brain. The theory about axis of brain and intestines upgraded the understanding of interaction between brain and gastrointestinal tract to a new altitude. The authors sorted out the effects of gastrointestinal tract on brain function from approaches of immune
nerve
endocrine and intestinal flora. Combined with the closely related mechanism between gastrointestinal disease with encephalopathy
the effect of acupuncture and moxibustion adjusting gastrointestinal tract and theoretical basis of acupuncture adjusting gastrointestinal tract to treat encephalopathy
the authors comprehensively analysed and discussed the feasibility of acupuncture and moxibustion treating encephalopathy through adjusting gastrointestinal tract. The authors put forward that doctors should pay much attention to adjust gastrointestinal tract and strengthen use of stomach channel
large intestine channel and abdominal acupoints in the process of acupuncture and moxibustion treating encephalopathy.