Analysis of"The Kidney is the Gateway of the Stomach"and Its Application in Treatment of Edema
GAO Shengning
REN Meifang
CHEN Suzhi
YUAN Guodong
TAN Jinchuan
Abstract："The kidney is the gateway of the stomach"is recorded in the Huangdi's Internal Classic,which is a classic text guiding the treatment of edema.By interpreting the meaning of the character"guan"and integrating it with the kidney's function of storing essence,the article holds that impaired containment of essence by the kidney and the subsequent loss of essential qi constitute the central pathogenesis of edema.Qi transformation is a highly generalized description of the physiological functions of the kidney.The material basis of qi transformation is kidney essence.There is a mutually reinforcing relationship between the stomach and the kidney in terms of congenital and acquired essences.Only when the kidney essence is sufficient can qi be transformed and water metabo-lism be promoted.Based on the understanding of the classic text"The kidney is the gateway of the stomach",three treatment methods for edema are pro-posed:strengthening the kidney to astringe essence,warming the kidney to transform qi,and regulating yin and yang.The medical cases of ancient and modern famous doctors are used as evidence to provide new ideas for the clinical treatment of edema.
Keywords：The kidney is the gateway of the stomachhiding and storingessential qiedemaqi transformation
Publication Date：2025-09-05
Online Publishing Date：2026-05-22(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：7( 964-969,974 )