Discussion on regulative effects of Zuogui Pills and Yougui Pills on immune system from the theory of vital gate water and fire
ZOU Jixuan1 ZHAO Pei1 SONG Ying2 CAO Xintian1 WANG Mingjing2 LIU Weiyi2 LYU Yan2 HU Xiaomei2
1.Graduate School, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China;
2.Department of Hematology, Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100091, China
Abstract: “Immunity” is a defense mechanism used by the body to resist foreign bodies and recognize and deal with abnormal cells. It is highly similar in function to “yang qi” in traditional Chinese medicine. And yang qi mainly originates from the vital gate. Zuogui Pills and Yougui Pills, created by Zhang Jingyue based on his theory of vital gate water and fire, are famous prescriptions for regulating and supplementing zhenyin and yuanyang of vital gate. Therefore, based on the theory of vital gate water and fire, combined with modern research progress, this paper discusses the regulatory effects of Zuogui Pills and Yougui Pills on immune system. It is found that the functions of the vital gate are highly similar to those of the central immune organs. It can be said that the zhenyin of the vital gate is the concentrated embodiment of the material basis of immune activities, and the bioactive molecules such as cytokines secreted by various cells in the bone marrow are the specific manifestations of the vital gate yuanyang. Zuogui Pills and Yougui Pills can regulate the vital gate water and fire, restore the imbalance of yin and yang to the equilibrium state of mutual root and mutual use, and play a role in regulating the body’s immune system disorder. It is feasible to use Zuogui Pills and Yougui Pills to treat some autoimmune diseases with deficiency syndrome as the main syndrome, and it is worth further exploration and popularization.
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ZOU Jixuan1 ZHAO Pei1 SONG Ying2 CAO Xintian1 WANG Mingjing2 LIU Weiyi2 LYU Yan2 HU Xiaomei2. Discussion on regulative effects of Zuogui Pills and Yougui Pills on immune system from the theory of vital gate water and fire. 中国医药导报, 2023, 20(8): 137-140,145.