WANG Ling's Experience in Treating Xiaodan(a Traditional Chinese Medicine Term Similar to Diabetes)from Perspectives of Deficiency,Stagnation,and Fire
SUN Yu'nan
HAN Songxue
YU Mei
WANG Ling
Abstract：There is a corresponding relationship between the Xiaodan in traditional Chinese medicine and diabetes mellitus in Western medicine.Professor WANG Ling believes that Xiaodan is related to an imbalance in visceral functions and the depletion of qi and yin.In particular,it has the closest relationship with spleen deficiency,kidney deficiency,and liver qi stagnation.Spleen deficiency and poor transportation-the spleen's failure to distribute essence is the origin of the disease.The spleen disease affecting the kidneys-the deficiency of kidney essence is the transmission and transformation among zang-fu organs.The liver's failure to maintain free flow of qi-qi stagnation transforming into fire is a common cause of the disease.Deficiency of both qi and yin-stagnant heat and fire due to yin deficiency constitute the basic pathogenesis.Xiaodan is essentially characterized by deficiency of the root and excess of the branch.The deficiency syndrome elements include spleen deficiency,kidney essence deficiency,liver and kidney yin deficiency,and lung and kidney yin deficiency.The excess syndrome elements are mostly qi stagnation,stagnant heat,and fire due to yin deficiency.Professor WANG Ling mainly treats this disease using therapeutic methods such as invigorating and enhancing the function of the spleen,tonifying the kidney and replenishing essence,replenishing qi and nourishing yin,soothing the liver,promoting qi circulation to relieve depression,and clearing fire while moistening dryness.By strengthening the body's healthy energy to support immunity and expelling pathogenic factors to resolve stagnation,the therapeutic goal of regulating yin and yang to achieve balance is attained.One verified case is attached.
Keywords：Xiaodandiabetes mellitusreplenishing qi and nourishing yinpromoting qi circulation to relieve depressionclearing fire while moistening drynessWANG Ling
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：6( 1027-1031,1041 )