Understanding Of Chinese Medicine On Peptic Ulcer

Peptic ulcer (peptic ulcer, PU) is a chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal mucosa of ulcerative, more involvement of the stomach and duodenum.Chronic, cyclical, rhythmic abdominal pain is the main typical symptoms of peptic ulcer.Other symptoms such as belching, nausea, vomiting, acid regurgitation, retrosternal burning sensation (heartburn), salivation, constipation ect can occur alone or with pain. Course of a long, varying severity, oftenrecurrent and associated with gastric cancer. Recurrent clinical manifestations and is often difficult to cure.Generally believed that the cause of this disease are Helicobacter pylori (Hp) infection, gastric acid and pepsin digestion-related, disease often due to improper diet, injury, genetic, non-steroidal drugs and nerve spirit. Western treatment include the resistance Hp infection, restoration and protection of gastric mucosa and inhibit gastric acid, but the high recurrence rate, side effects and the patient is difficult to tolerate are the problem. In order to solve problems, modern physicians research its pathogenesis and treatment-depth, also made some progress.Although there is no PU in the Chinese literature on the disease name, but according to its etiology, pathogenesis and clinical manifestations, which can be attributed to traditional Chinese medicine "Stomachache, " "noisy", "fullness", "spit acid" and other areas, offen resulting of weakness of the spleen and stomach, hurt by emotion, improper diet and over strain, internal accumulation of dampheat cause the stomach membrane damage.In therapy, the ancient physicians stressed the discernment of cold and heat, deficiency and excess, and the creation of basic treatment principles and effective herbs, providing the basis for the treatment. Modern physicians think that weakness of the spleen and stomach is the onset foundation, blood stasis in the collaterals of stomach throughout the disease, internal abscess is the local pathological changes. Through the treatment based on syndrome differentiation of TCM, the use of Chinese Herbs, Acupuncture, Integrative Medicine and other treatment, showing the superiority of medical treatment of the disease and broad prospects. Through more than ten years to study the literature of Chinese medicine, Chinese medicine Research on PU understanding with the system, discover the strengths and weaknesses of TCM point, and put forward some opinions.