Professor TIAN Delu's medication experience in differentiating and treating liver fibrosis by stages based on the principle of "the liver, serving as a firm organ, being tempered by softness"
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Professor TIAN Delu's medication experience in differentiating and treating liver fibrosis by stages based on the principle of "the liver, serving as a firm organ, being tempered by softness"
Beijing Journal of Traditional Chinese MedicineVol. 45, Issue 2, Pages: 217-221(2026)
ZHOU Jingxin,SUN Huiyi,ZHANG Wen,et al.Professor TIAN Delu's medication experience in differentiating and treating liver fibrosis by stages based on the principle of "the liver, serving as a firm organ, being tempered by softness"[J]. Beijing Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine,2026,45(02):217-221.
ZHOU Jingxin,SUN Huiyi,ZHANG Wen,et al.Professor TIAN Delu's medication experience in differentiating and treating liver fibrosis by stages based on the principle of "the liver, serving as a firm organ, being tempered by softness"[J]. Beijing Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine,2026,45(02):217-221. DOI: 10.16025/j.1674-1307.2026.02.012.
Professor TIAN Delu's medication experience in differentiating and treating liver fibrosis by stages based on the principle of "the liver, serving as a firm organ, being tempered by softness"
Liver fibrosis falls within the categories of "hypochondriac pain", "jaundice", and "abdominal mass" in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). Based on the physiological characteristic that "the liver, serving as a firm organ, being tempered by softn
ess", Professor TIAN Delu considers liver fibrosis to result from excessive consumption of rich, greasy, and alcoholic foods, or invasion by external pathogens such as viruses. These factors lead to disharmony of the liver's substance and function, as well as
qi
and blood, resulting in dysfunction of the
Zang-fu
organs. Consequently, pathological products such as dampness, heat, toxin, stagnation, and blood stasis accumulate, congeal, and obstruct the liver collaterals, causing damage to the liver. In the early stage, the disease is predominantly characterized by excess; over time, it develops into a pattern of mixed deficiency and excess, and in the late stage, it is marked by deficiency of healthy
qi
with persistence of pathogenic factors. Treatment should adhere to the pathogenesis, following the principle of "eliminating pathogenic factors, tonifying deficiency, and regulating
qi
and blood", with stage-based differentiation and management. In the early stage, treatment focuses on soothing the liver and regulating
qi
, activating blood and resolving stasis, and clearing damp-heat. In the middle stage, while eliminating pathogenic factors, treatment also emphasizes regulating the liver and strengthening the spleen. In the late stage, therapy focuses on reinforcing healthy
qi
and consolidating the root, tonifying the liver, spleen, and kidney. Throughout all stages, regulation of blood and unblocking of the collaterals are consistently applied to restore the physiological state of balance between firmness and softness of the liver, thereby reversing liver fibrosis.
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