Introduction to TANG Qizhi's Experience in Treating Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy Under the Guidance of the "Turbid-Toxin Encumbering the Spleen" Theory
Abstract: Professor TANG Qizhi proposes that turbid-toxin encumbering the spleen is the core pathogenesis of diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN),and it runs through the process of the onset and development of DPN. Based on the pathological evolution pattern in which dysfunction of the spleen and stomach gradually involves the meridians and collaterals of the limbs,this process can be divided into three stages:the initial stage,the progressive stage,and the advanced stage. In the initial stage,the pathogenesis is turbid-toxin encumbering the spleen with failure of clear yang to ascend,treatment should focus on eliminating turbidity and removing toxin,strengthening spleen and ascending clear yang;in the progressive stage,the pathogenesis is turbid-toxin entering the collaterals with heat stagnation in the blood aspect,treatment should focus on clearing heat and cooling blood,removing blood stasis and unblocking collaterals; in the advanced stage,the pathogenesis is deficiency and decline of the zang-fu organs with collateral damage that is difficult to repair, treatment should focus on boosting qi and supporting healthy qi, nourishing blood and dredging collaterals.