Summary of ZHANG Wei's Academic Thoughts on Treating Diseases from Perspective of Lung

WANG Liyuan; ZHU Weining; CHEN Xianhai; ZHANG Wei

doi:10.16295/j.cnki.0257-358x.2025.09.015

Abstract：Professor ZHANG Wei has developed academic thoughts on treating various clinical diseases by regulating the physiological functions of the lung through his long-term clinical practice.He believes that the lung's most important functions are dispersion,descent,purification,and depuration.When regulating the lung,emphasis should first be placed on dispersion and descent.On the basis of simultaneously regulating dispersion and descent,it is also necessary to tonify the spleen qi to assist dispersion,tonify the kidney qi to assist descent,and regulate the triple energizer to facilitate the smooth flow of qi.Based on the physiological function of the lung in linking with all vessels,Professor ZHANG Wei,combining his own clinical experience with the research findings of modern medicine,proposed the view that the lung can generate and circulate blood,and applied it to the treatment of blood disorders.According to the holistic concept of traditional Chinese medicine,Professor ZHANG Wei also relates the abnormal function of the lung to diseases of other internal organs.He treats constipation caused by abnormal conduction of the large intestine by purging and descending lung qi.Additionally,he addresses insomnia caused by insufficient lung qi and the failure to nourish the corporeal soul by tonifying lung qi.The article elaborates in detail on Professor ZHANG Wei's aforementioned academic thoughts,lists relevant prescriptions and medications,and provides references for clinical treatment of diseases from the perspective of the lung.