Professor Yu Jiang-yi believes that the occurrence of obesity is related to many factors, such as overeating fat and sweet food, congenital endowment, abnormal emotions, geography and so on. Hyperactivity of stomach fire, stagnation of liver ,qi, spleen deficiency generating phlegm are the main pathogenesis, and deficiency and excess are mixed throughout the whole process. In clinical practice, Professor Yu advocates the combination of many therapies, such as differentiation of disease location, differentiation of pathological factors and differentiation of physical constitution. He suggests treatment from the middle energizer, adopts the basic treating principle of clearing stomach and purging heat, soothing liver and relieving depression, moving ,qi, and strengthening spleen, resolving phlegm and removing dampness, clearing heat, removing blood stasis and purging turbidity. Professor Yu believes that if obesity lasts for a long time, the patients will suffer from deficiency of both spleen and kidney and turbidity, which is easy to lead to many clinical deteriorated syndromes. So Modified Kidney-Warming Decoction can be used to supplement deficiency, reduce excess, and replenish fire and nourish earth. In addition, Professor Yu also pays attention to adjusting measures according to conditions of three categories of disease cause and emphasizes the concept of comprehensive treatment, overall consideration and patient-centered idea.
关键词
肥胖中焦失调温肾方三因制宜余江毅
Keywords
obesitydysfunction of middle energizer"Kidney-Warming Decoction"(III) adjusting measures according to conditions of three categories of disease causeYu Jiang-yi
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