Treating Parkinson’s disease from lung based on the theory of traditional Chinese medicine
ZHU Dongyu1, LU Zhengyu1, LU Lingdan1, XU Qiang2, ZHAO Hong1
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1Department of Neurology, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200437, China;2Intensive Care Unit, Taian Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Taian 271000, Shandong Province, China
Parkinson’s disease is a common neurological disease. It belongs to the “tremor syndrome” in traditional Chinese medicine. Parkinson’s disease is mostly treated from liver, spleen or kidney based on the theory of traditional Chinese medicine. The relationship between lung and Parkinson’s disease is rarely mentioned. Using the treatment to tonifying lung in the early stage of Parkinson’s disease has certain curative efficacy to prevent or slow down its progression. Based on the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, the lung opens at nose, governs Qi and breathing, regulates water passage, and has internal and external relations with the Large Intestine Meridian. Its physiological function also affects the transporting of Qi and blood through the whole body. So the lung is the key organ of Parkinson’s disease. In this paper, the discussion on the relationship between the lung and Parkinson’s disease through aspects of etiology, pathogenesis and non-motor symptoms demonstrates that the early treatment of Parkinson’s disease from lung is necessary and feasible.
ZHU Dongyu, LU Zhengyu, LU Lingdan, XU Qiang, ZHAO Hong.
Treating Parkinson’s disease from lung based on the theory of traditional Chinese medicine[J]. Journal of Neurology and Neurorehabilitation. 2017, 13(3): 109-113 https://doi.org/10.12022/jnnr.2017-0033