QI Yiming,JIANG Wenbo,MA Jie,et al.Thoughts of differentiating and treating Chuangzhen based on Wuzang organs in Key to Medicines and Patterns of Children's Diseases[J]. Beijing Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine,2025,44(10):1333-1336.
QI Yiming,JIANG Wenbo,MA Jie,et al.Thoughts of differentiating and treating Chuangzhen based on Wuzang organs in Key to Medicines and Patterns of Children's Diseases[J]. Beijing Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine,2025,44(10):1333-1336. DOI: 10.16025/j.1674-1307.2025.10.021.
Thoughts of differentiating and treating Chuangzhen based on Wuzang organs in Key to Medicines and Patterns of Children's Diseases
is the collective term for infectious exanthematous skin diseases. QIAN Yi believed that the etiology of
Chuangzhen
lies in the internal accumulation of toxins and external exposure to wind and cold. Before the eruption of
Chuangzhen
, signs corresponding to the
Wuzang
organs can be observed; after eruption, each
zang
organ manifests a distinct symptom, specifically, blisters for the liver, pustules for the lung, spots for the heart, rashes for the spleen, and darkening for the kidney. Based on this, he proposed differentiating and treating
Chuangzhen
according to
Wuzang
organs. QIAN Yi advocated differentiating
Chuangzhen
and typhoid fever from the perspective of the five elements' generation, restraint, and transformation, emphasizing assessment of severity and order of progression. In treatment, both warm- and cool-natured drugs were used. He established three therapeutic methods: dispersion to promote eruption of
Chuangzhen
, "relief" to clear heat and remove toxin, and "purgation" to promote urination. He emphasized careful application, avoiding indiscriminate dispersion or purgation, while also paying attention to prognosis, preventing complications, and protecting the spleen and kidneys. QIAN Yi's academic thought on differentiation and treatment of
Chuangzhen
based on
Wuzang
organs had a significant impact on later generations of physicians and continues to provide a valuable reference for the diagnosis and treatment of infectious skin diseases today.