The Research About Atrophy-syndrome In The Huangdi Neijing

The history of Atrophy-syndrome is long. The concept, classification, pathogenesis and symptom about Atrophy-syndrome are different from the original ideas in the Huangdi Neijing, especially there are so many different ideas about the concept of Atrophy-syndrome that the symptom, pathogenesis and treatment are different.I choose the Huangdi Neijing as my topic mainly because that I want to analyze the concept, symptom, pathogenesis and treatment about Atrophy-syndrome, and found the useful information for modern treatment through the bibliography, logic method, statistics and any other method.The concept of Atrophy-syndrome in the Huangdi Neijing is different from nowadays. According to the description in the Huangdi Neijing, I found that there are two meanings about Atrophy-syndrome: at first, it means withered. The muscular atrophy and thin could be seen, and the position not only including the four limbs but also all our organs. Second, it means out of the function, people could not do exercise at random. The symptoms include weakness, flabbiness, debility, contraction, stiffness, numbness, and muscle moistening and so on.The symptoms about Atrophy-syndrome in the Huangdi Neijing are different from nowadays. The symptoms such as stiffness, pain, numbness, sexual disturbance and so on were not found in the modern symptoms about Atrophy-syndrome. Besides, the Atrophy-syndrome in the Huangdi Neijing was named for the different symptoms, such as Weibi, Jinwei, Rouwei, Maiwei, Guwei, Weijue, Yinwei, Weiyi, Fengwei, etc. Most of these names have not been used for long time, and some of these names are used nowadays, but the meanings of them are different. So when some information about the name are used, we should clear the connotation at first.There are many descriptions about the pathogenesis of Atrophy-syndrome in the Huangdi Neijing. The cause of Atrophy-syndrome including wind, fire, wet, dryness and so on, Especially the affection was said in the Neijing. It means that the bad affection such as sadness, scare will cause the Atrophy-syndrome. On other hand, the change of social status will also cause the Atrophy-syndrome. The basic pathogenesis of Atrophy-syndrome in the Huangdi Neijing including: the Qi is hot in five zang-organs, the insufficiency of vital energy and blood, out of function in meridian and vessels, etc. But some pathogenesis has not been payed enough attention such as disharmony of nutrient Qi with defensive Qi, Qi of lower-jiao being insufficient, etc.In the field of treatment, treatment for Atrophy-syndrome aims at Yangming meridian was said in the Huangdi Neijing. Now this method is mainly used for treatment. But according to the description in the Huangdi Neijing, I think that treatment for Atrophy-syndrome aims at Yangming meridian is not the major method. On the contrary, the pathological changes of five zang-organs causing Atrophy-syndrome, so curing the Atrophy-syndrome from the five zang-organs is the major method. On the other hand, keeping defensive and nutrient Qi in balance and benefiting Qi of lower- jiao are not thought highly, so we can try and search for the new treatment from this view.In a word, through the research about the Atrophy-syndrome in the Huangdi Neijing, we realize that modern researchers in the field of Atrophy-syndrome should develop and search for the theory in the Huangdi Neijing in order to treat the flaccidity syndrome in a better way.