ZHONGHUA YANGSHENG BAOJIAN ›› 2022, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (14): 18-20.

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Treatment of Diabetic Skin Pruritus Based on“Harmonize Ying and Wei to Dispel Wind” by Professor Wang Xiaoyun

WANG Cong1, WANG Xiao-yun2*, JIA Da-peng3   

  1. 1. Graduate School of North China University of Science and Technology,Tangshan Hebei, 063000,China;
    2. Department of Diabetes Ⅱ,Hebei Cangzhou Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine,Cangzhou Hebei,061001,China;
    3. Department of Chemotherapy Ⅰ,Hebei Cangzhou Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine,Cangzhou Hebei,061001,China
  • Online:2022-07-16 Published:2022-07-15

Abstract: Diabetes mellitus with skin itching pruritus is the most common complication of diabetes mellitus, mainly manifested by stubborn pruritus, which seriously affects normal work and life and easily causes infection. Modern medicine is based on symptomatic treatment. And there is no better treatment available.Traditional Chinese medicine(TCM) has a long history of diagnosis and treatment of pruritus, and a definite therapeutic effect. Professor Wang Xiaoyun studied ancient medical books and analysed on the pathogenetic characteristics of xiaoke disease in TCM, and concluded that diabetes with pruritus is mainly caused by disharmony between ying and wei, and a bad wind takes the chance to disturb the normal order of normal human body.And the treatment principle of harmonizing ying and wei, and nourishing blood to dispel the wind was adopted. The treatment methods of Guizhi Tang were developed,which had a significant therapeutic effect. This paper summarizes professor Wang Xiaoyun’s analysis of the cause and pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, treatment principles, prescription and treatment experience of diabetes mellituswith skin pruritus based on TCM. The diagnosis and treatment of the disease are analyzedin the form of a medical case example.

Key words: diabetes, skin itching pruritus, harmonize ying and wei

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