LI Shun,LUO Juanjuan,LIU Guirong.ZHANG Zhiyuan's Experience in Treating Stroke Sequela with Focus on Regulating Qi and Blood[J].Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine,2023,64(24):2495-2499.
LI Shun,LUO Juanjuan,LIU Guirong.ZHANG Zhiyuan's Experience in Treating Stroke Sequela with Focus on Regulating Qi and Blood[J].Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine,2023,64(24):2495-2499.DOI: 10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2023.24.003.
This parer summarized the clinical experience of Professor ZHANG Zhiyuan in treating stroke sequelae from the perspective of regulating
qi
and blood. It is believed that the basic pathogenesis of stroke sequelae is disharmony of
qi
and blood, and it is advocated that the basic treatment method is to regulate
qi
and blood. For the three major symptoms of stroke sequelae, including hemiplegia, cognitive dysfunction, and sluggish speech, the effective formulas have been summarized. Hemiplegia is often treated with
Chongsu Qiju Decoction
(重塑起居汤) to tonify the center and replenish
qi
, activate blood and dredge collaterals. Cognitive dysfunction is often treated with modified
San Hua Decoction
(三化汤) to resolve phlegm and purge heat, regulate
qi
and tonify blood. And sluggish speech is often treated with
Zishou Jieyu Decoction
(资寿解语汤) to warm and tonify
yang
qi
, expel wind and remove phlegm. Meanwhile, the self-made
Zhinao Huayu Decoction
(治脑化瘀汤) is used to prevent the occurrence of stroke sequelae, and to regulate the blood and
qi
by using wind medicinals and the method of relaxing and purging bowels to cure the disease.