Gao Tian-shu's Experience In The Treatment Of Hyperthyroidism

Hyperthyroidism(which is bricfly called as"JiaKang"in Chinese) is the general name of diseases with the excitement of nerve,circulatory,and digestion system of organism increasing and tachytrophism as the main appearances,which arise from the action of overmuch thyroid hormone induced by various reasons on the tissues and organs.lt is a kind of disease that is related to heredity,emotional factors and self-immunity.In traditional Chinese medicine, it is considered that the disease is caused by affect-mind damage,dietary fatigue,failure to adapt to a new environment and body factors,while the affect-mind damage is the main factor. The mechanism of disease is mostly attributed to disturbance of liver function .Firstly the replction occupies the main factor,the main pathological factor is Qi depression,liver-fire,phlegm congealing,while the Qi depression is the first ;if diseases keeps too long,Qi will be consumed,Yin will be damaged,or the vacuity and repletion are mixed,the basic disease position is in front of neek,which is closely related to liver,kidney,heart,spleen and stomach.There are a lot of therapy methods in traditional Chinese medicine for hyperthyroidism. In this article the author summarized the experiences of Professor Gao Tianshu in treating the disease.