YANG Kun,ZHAO Yanan,LIU Hongxiao.Treatment of Sjogren's Syndrome Using the Method of Regulating Liver and Lung[J].Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine,2022,63(20):1932-1935.
YANG Kun,ZHAO Yanan,LIU Hongxiao.Treatment of Sjogren's Syndrome Using the Method of Regulating Liver and Lung[J].Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine,2022,63(20):1932-1935.DOI: 10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2022.20.007.
Primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) belongs to the category of “dryness
bi
(痹)” in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), and the main pathogenesis is inadequate body fluids or abnormal body fluids distribution caused by external and internal dryness. Liver and lung are the main affected
zang
-
fu
(脏腑) organs when invaded by dryness, so the core of treatment is regulating liver and lung. According to the different pathogenesis that dryness contraining
qi
, dryness damaing fluid and dryness transforming into toxin,
Xuanmai Ganju Decoction
(玄麦甘桔汤) combined with
Chaihu Shugan Powder
(柴胡疏肝散) can be used to regulate lung
qi
, soothe the liver and rectify
qi
, while
Erzhi Pills
(二至丸) plus
Shashen Maidong Decoction
(沙参麦冬汤) is suggested to nourish blood and soften the liver, boost yin and moisten the lung, and
Wuwei Xiaodu Beverage
(五味消毒饮) to resolve toxins and clear dryness, dispel pathogen and reinforce healthy
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