Theorical Study On Health Preservation And Disease Prevention By Regulating The Spleen And Stomach

Objective: Through systematic collecting the ancient traditional Chinese medicine,this paper is aim to find the relationship between “spleen-stomach” and health preservation,and also explore the developing process combining the historical background. From the perspective of spleen-stomach function mechanism,this paper analyzed the scientificity and importance about the view of "spleen is the basis of health". Under the background of modern knowledge,this paper puts forward the intervention for regulating spleen-stomach,and provides a new thought for Chinese medicine keeping in good health and preventive medicine. Materials and Methods:1. The Ancient Bibliography SelectingSearching the ancient traditional Chinese medicine bibliography,including health diet and external treatment,medical classics,comprehensive medical books,and the philosophy of ancient books,setup database for indexing,screening,and selecting the ancient bibliography.2. Data ExtractingReading the ancient books in the data platform,extracting the items related to the spleen-stomach, including its physiological function,physiological characteristics, etiology, pathogenesis,clinical manifestations,treatment principle,relations with the four seasons, relations with other viscera,and relations with health preservation,which have been analyzed,sorted,and classified.3. Information AnalyzingUsing the bibliography study,this paper got the view about spleen and health preservation and disease prevention of past dynasties doctors.The relationship between spleen and health preservation and disease prevention has been clarified. The process about development evolution has been sought. Combined with the physiological function of spleen and principles of Chinese medicine keeping in good health,the spleen function mechanism health preservation and disease prevention has been explored. The methods,measures and the matters to regulating the spleen and stomach has been summarized. Conclusion:1.Through the theory of regulating the spleen-stomach theory from prior-to-qin to modern times about prevention of diseases,lots of related has been recorded before Ming and Qing dynasties,but fragmented,also didn't rise to the theoretical height.Zhang Jingyue put forward that the theory of “spleen-stomach is the fundamental of preserve one's health” in the Ming dynasty,in many aspects of theory,method,prescription,thus he formed the regulate the spleen and stomach theory in order to health preservation and disease prevention. Preserving one's health and preventing disease:The process from establishing the physiological function of spleen-stomach to treatment for disease based on spleen and stomach has been summarized,preserving one's health and preventing disease by regulating the spleen and stomach. Dietetic health preservation:The process from dietetic health preservation to highlighting the function of spleen and stomach summarized,specializing diet to regulate spleen-stomach.School of thought:The process from the focus on pathogenesis and syndrome differentiation to pay attention to spleen and stomach internal injuries has been summarized, tonifying spleen and kidney,middle energizer.It is concluded that health preservation and disease prevention by regulating the spleen and stomach is the inevitable outcome of historical development.2. This paper analyzed the spleen-stomach,s physiological function,concluded that spleen-stomach is the core in the zang-viscera system.The spleen-stomach,s function about ascending and descending has been analyzed.It is concluded that regulating spleen-stomach is the premise of health preservation and disease prevention.3. This paper analyzed the spleen-stomach,s function about digesting,concluded that spleen-stomach can nourish muscles,five sense organs and nine orifices,produce defensive qi,blood,vital essence,original qi,pectoral qi. The spleen is the foundation of "acquired constitution" in health prevention.4.In diet,the paper puts forward to appropriate food amount,cold and warm,balanced diet,regular diet,avoiding alcohol injury. The method of regulating spleen and stomach,such as tonifying qi to invigorate the spleen,tonifying Spleen promoting Spleen Yang,nourishing spleen-stomach Yin qi,resolving Dampness,strengthening spleen and removing phlegm,and promote digestion dispel food stagnation.