YANG Xuerou,XU Shifen,ZHANG Yao,et al.Xu Shifen's experience of using "encircling pathogens and strengthening healthy qi" acupuncture method in treating children with atopic dermatitis[J].Shanghai Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine,2025,59(12):39-42.
YANG Xuerou,XU Shifen,ZHANG Yao,et al.Xu Shifen's experience of using "encircling pathogens and strengthening healthy qi" acupuncture method in treating children with atopic dermatitis[J].Shanghai Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine,2025,59(12):39-42. DOI: 10.16305/j.1007-1334.2025.z20250115003.
Xu Shifen's experience of using "encircling pathogens and strengthening healthy qi" acupuncture method in treating children with atopic dermatitis
This paper introduces Professor Xu Shifen's experience in treating children with atopic dermatitis (AD). Professor Xu holds that the pathogenesis of AD is primarily due to deficiency of healthy qi and invasion of wind-dampness. The treatment focuses on strengthening healthy qi, dispelling wind and eliminating dampness, with an emphasis on tonifying the spleen and stomach and enriching qi and blood. In clinical practice, she combines encircling acupuncture with filiform fire needling, and applies moxibustion at Zusanli (ST36) to invigorate healthy qi, along with syndrome differentiation-based acupoint selection to dispel wind and dry dampness. Professor Xu has created the "encircling pathogens and strengthening healthy qi" acupuncture method, which can strengthen healthy qi and eliminate pathogens, treating both the root cause and the manifestations, with satisfactory therapeutic effects. One clinical case is presented for reference.
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