TCM Literature Onthe Duodenal Ulcer

Duodenal ulcer (Duodenal Ulcer,DU) is a chronic intestinal mucosa inflammation, ulcers are often beyond the muscular layer of mucosa. Chronic, cyclical, rhythmic abdominal pain (hunger pain) is the main typical symptoms of duodenal ulcer. Other gastrointestinal symptoms such as heating, nausea, vomiting,regurgitation, retrosternal burning sensation (Shao Xin), salivation, constipation can occur alone or with pain. Its characteristic is the long course easily repeatedly, the illness degree weight is differ, the recurrence rate is high, the treatment is very difficult, with the correlation between the onset, perforation and hemorrhage of digestive tract. Clinical manifestations of recurrent disease and difficult to cure.The etiology of this disease is generally considered and Helicobacter pylori (Helicobacter pylori,HP) infection, gastric acid and pepsin digestion related disease, often due to improper diet, trauma, genetic, non steroidal drugs, neurological etc.. Western medicine is mainly through the anti Hp infection, restoration and protection of gastric mucosa and gastric acid inhibition, but the high recurrence rate, side effects, patients cannot tolerate the. In order to improve the curative effect, the treatment of duodenal ulcer treatment, reduce the optimization problem recurrence rate, modern physicians on its etiological factors and pathogenesis, therapeutic methods, mechanism were researched, and some progress has been made in.In Chinese ancient literature in the duodenal ulcer without peer name of disease, according to its etiology, pathogenesis and clinical manifestations, can be attributed to traditional Chinese medicine "stomach pain," academy "noisy","fullness","spit acid" and other areas, because of the weakness of the spleen and stomach, emotional trauma, diet, work tired accumulation of damp heat induced damage to the spleen and stomach, intestinal mucosal damage and disease. The ancient physicians founded the basic rule for the disease, and a large number of effective prescription, provides content and treatment based on the abundant for future generations. Modern medicine through clinical practice and experimental research of large amounts of accumulated rich experience, on the basis of inheriting and developing the academic thoughts of ancient physicians on the weakness of the spleen and stomach disease, that is the context of addiction, drag through the disease has always been, internal abscess is the local pathological changes. Treatment with syndrome differentiation and treatment of core principles, traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture, traditional Chinese and Western medicine, the traditional works and other treatment methods widely used in clinical,obvious curative effect,no significant adverse reactions, reduce the recurrence rate, patients with a high degree, gradually show the Chinese medicine treatment of this disease unique superiority and broad prospects. Based on relevant literatures of traditional Chinese medicine for more than ten years were reviewed and analyzed, systematic understanding of the advances of studies on acupuncture treatment of duodenal ulcer, found from the study of Chinese present advantages and disadvantages, and puts forward some opinions and efforts.