Professor Zhang Huadong’s experience in treating psoriatic arthritis complicated with herpes zoster sequelae with Wupi Wuteng Yin
WU Changyi1 ZHANG Huadong2
1.Graduate School, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Anhui Province, Hefei 230012, China;
2.Department of Rheumatology, Guang’anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100053, China
Abstract：The psoriatic arthritis complicated by herpes zoster sequelae are acute and lingering, which is refractory to modern medicine. Professor Zhang Huadong thinks that the etiology and pathogenesis of the two diseases are due to kidney deficiency, qi and blood obstruction of meridians, and re-sensation of exogenous pathogens. Wupi Wuteng Yin is a famous prescription for treating arthralgia by Professor Zhang Binghou, a famous national traditional Chinese medicine doctor. Wupi are used to dredge collaterals and remove skin, Wuteng are used to dredge meridians and activate blood, the effect of removing blood stasis and removing arthralgia by barks and rattan. Professor Zhang Huadong uses this prescription as principal drug, he starts from dredging meridians and activating collaterals to promote qi and activate blood circulation, so as to achieve the goal of unblocking bi obstruction and removing external evil. This paper introduces Professor Zhang Huadong’s commonly used couplet medicines for milkvetch root and Chinese angelica, unprocessed rehmannia root and prepared rehmannia root, draconis resin and sanqi, and a case of effective treatment.
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