Origin,Connotation and Application of the"Si Zhi"Theory
WU Yichao
SONG Lianying
ZHANG Yaosheng
Abstract：The"Si Zhi"theory refers to the corresponding relationship among"He-qi","Ji-qi","Gu-qi","Shen-qi"and"anger","big","firm",and"heat"of penile erection,which is a generalization of the process of penile erection.By combing the understanding of the theory of"Si Zhi"in the history,the connotation of the theory is preliminarily elaborated:"He-qi"refers to"liver qi","Ji-qi"refers to"spleen qi","Gu-qi"refers to"kidney qi","Shen-qi"refers to"heart qi".Erection and treatment of impotence are related to the physiological functions of liver,spleen,kidney and heart.Furthermore,it is considered that"anger","big","firm"and"heat"correspond to the latency phase,tumescence phase,full erection phase and rigid erection phase of erection in modern medicine.Based on the theory of"Si Zhi",the treatment for impotence is proposed as follows:soothing liver qi and nourishing liver blood to regulate He-qi;invigorating spleen qi and dispelling phlegm and dampness to nourish Ji-qi;warming kidney yang and tonifying life gate to strengthen Gu-qi;tonifying heart qi and tranquilizing mind to calm Shen-qi.
Keywords：impotenceSi Zhierectionsoothing liver and invigorating spleenwarming kidney and tranquiliz-ing heart
Publication Date：2025-02-04
Online Publishing Date：2026-05-22(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 161-163,204 )