QIAO Yiyu,LI Yan,SUN Lingling,et al.QIN Bowei's experience in treatment of liver cirrhosis using ternary combinations of herbal drugs[J]. Beijing Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine,2025,44(12):1590-1593.
QIAO Yiyu,LI Yan,SUN Lingling,et al.QIN Bowei's experience in treatment of liver cirrhosis using ternary combinations of herbal drugs[J]. Beijing Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine,2025,44(12):1590-1593. DOI: 10.16025/j.1674-1307.2025.12.016.
QIN Bowei's experience in treatment of liver cirrhosis using ternary combinations of herbal drugs
Professor QIN Bowei has extensive clinical experience in treating liver cirrhosis using ternary combinations of herbal drugs. He believes that the pathological nature of liver cirrhosis is characterized by deficiency in origin and excess in manifestation. According to the different stages of the disease course, he summarizes the core pathogenesis of liver cirrhosis as "stagnation, stasis, water retention, and deficiency". Stagnation represents the beginning (early stage) and is treated by regulating
qi
, relieving stagnation, harmonizing the stomach, and resolving food accumulation, with
Bupleuri Radix
,
Aurantii Fructus
, and
Massa Medicata Fermentata
. Stasis serves as the pivot (disease progression stage), with treatment focusing on activating blood circulation, resolving stasis, and dispersing masses, using
Sparganii Rhizoma
,
Curcumae Rhizoma
, and vinegar-processed
Pelodisci Carapax
. Water retention represents the manifestation (decompensated stage), and the therapeutic principle follows promoting
qi
movement, strengthening the spleen, and inducing diuresis to drain water, with
Poria
,
Alismatis Rhizoma
, and
Arecae Pericarpium
. Deficiency constitutes the root (late stage), emphasizing the protection of the spleen and kidneys and reinforcing vital
qi
with warming-
yang
therapy, using
Astragali Radix
,
Cinnamomi Cortex
, and
Aconiti Radix Lateralis Praeparata
. In clinical practice, treatment is closely aligned with the underlying pathogenesis and applied flexibly, achieving significant therapeutic effects.
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