QU Hongde,MA Jun,LI Yingcun.Research on etiology and treatment of Alzheimer's disease based on "heart wind" theory[J].Shanghai Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine,2025,59(7):47-50.
QU Hongde,MA Jun,LI Yingcun.Research on etiology and treatment of Alzheimer's disease based on "heart wind" theory[J].Shanghai Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine,2025,59(7):47-50. DOI: 10.16305/j.1007-1334.2025.z20240707002.
Research on etiology and treatment of Alzheimer's disease based on "heart wind" theory
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a common progressive neurodegenerative disorder among the elderly, which severely affects the patients' daily lives. Elderly individuals are often characterized by physical weakness and organ degeneration, making them more susceptible to external wind pathogens, which may invade the heart, or internal wind generated due to imbalances in the heart's qi, blood, yin, and yang. According to the Dunhuang manuscript
Zhangzhongjing Wuzang Lun
(
Zhang Zhongjing's Theory of the Five Organs
), it is stated that "heart wind leads to forgetfulness". Therefore, the main etiology of AD is the combined influence of internal and external wind affecting the heart, leading to the heart dysfunction and memory impairment. The treatment should focus on tonifying the heart, opening the orifices, resolving phlegm, and dispelling stasis to prevent the generation of internal wind, while simultaneously tonifying qi and blood, strengthening the body's fundamental essence, and defending against external wind invasion. Herbs such as Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix) and Chuanxiong (Chuanxiong Rhizoma) are used as assistive medicinals to extinguish internal wind and expel external wind, thereby jointly achieving the effect of nourishing the heart and stabilizing the mind. In clinical practice, the Dunhuang medical formula Shenmiao B
uxin Wan (Divine Elixir to Nourish the Heart) can be used in combination with the Liao Fengxu Shouruo Fang (Formula for Wind Deficiency, Emancipation and Weakness), with adjustments for treatment.
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