YANG Yang,ZHANG Yunling.ZHANG Yunling's experience in the treatment of motor neuron disease[J]. Beijing Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine,2025,44(06):735-738.
YANG Yang,ZHANG Yunling.ZHANG Yunling's experience in the treatment of motor neuron disease[J]. Beijing Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine,2025,44(06):735-738. DOI: 10.16025/j.1674-1307.2025.06.013.
Professor ZHANG Yunling treats motor neuron disease in clinical practice by addressing both root causes and manifestations. Based on the pathogenesis characterized by spleen and kidney deficiency with latent pathogenic factors, as well as deficiency in root causes and excess in manifestations and deficiency-excess in complexity, he applies methods including tonifying the spleen and boosting
qi
, clearing heat and promoting urination to remove dampness, nourishing
yin
to reduce fire, strengthening tendons and bones, benefiting the kidney, resolving phlegm, unblocking collaterals, consolidating the root, dredging collaterals, and removing toxins. The entire treatment is guided by the principle of tonifying the spleen and kidney, with supplementary therapies such as calming internal wind, resolving dampness and phlegm, activating blood, dredging collaterals, and eliminating toxins adjusted according to the symptoms.
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