Professor Guo Jun’s experience in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia with Guiyi Tonglong Formula based on the “brain-heart-kidney-essence chamber” axis theory
YANG Jiutian1 GUO Jun2 ZHAO Ziwei2 MA Dongyue2 REN Kai2 WANG Fu2
1.Graduate School, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China; 2.Department of Andrology, Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100091, China
Abstract:Traditional Chinese medicine believes that benign prostatic hyperplasia is often caused by kidney deficiency and instability, as well as bladder disturbance in functioning of qi. Professor Guo Jun proposes the “brain-heart-kidney-essence chamber” axis theory based on this and combined with modern psychological factors such as high work pressure, emphasizing the differentiation and treatment of both body and mind, as well as the combination of overall and local factors. Professor Guo Jun believes that the kidneys and seminal chambers reside together in the lower jiao, which is responsible for water and regulates urine metabolism locally. The heart and brain reside together in the upper jiao, which hides the mind and regulates the physiological functions of the kidneys and seminal chambers as a whole. Any disorder of “brain-heart-kidney-essence chamber” axis can lead to the occurrence of this disease, mainly including three types: loss of nourishment of heart and brain, confusion of the mind, kidney deficiency and instability, disturbance in functioning of qi, stagnation of lower jiao and dysfunction of seminal chamber. Guiyi Tonglong Formula is formulated under the guidance of the “brain-heart-kidney-essence chamber” axis theory. This prescription revolves around tonifying the kidney and warming yang, promoting blood circulation and resolving blood stasis, and has both dredging and tonifying functions. It can provide reference for the clinical treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia.
杨九天1 郭军2 赵子维2 马东岳2 任凯2 王福2. 郭军教授基于“脑-心-肾-精室”轴理论应用桂益通癃方治疗良性前列腺增生症的经验[J]. 中国医药导报, 2023, 20(36): 127-130.
YANG Jiutian1 GUO Jun2 ZHAO Ziwei2 MA Dongyue2 REN Kai2 WANG Fu2. Professor Guo Jun’s experience in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia with Guiyi Tonglong Formula based on the “brain-heart-kidney-essence chamber” axis theory. 中国医药导报, 2023, 20(36): 127-130.