Experience of Traditional Chinese Medicine Master ZHANG Zhiyuan in Treating Arthralgia Syndrome
GAO Yang
LIU Guirong
Abstract：This article summarizes Professor ZHANG Zhiyuan's experience in treating arthralgia syndrome.Based on the classics such as The Yellow Emperor's Canon of Internal Medicine and Synopsis of the Golden Chamber,Master ZHANG proposes new pathogenesis theories such as"yin deficiency arthralgia","arthralgia caused by disharmony of ying and wei",and"arthralgia caused by obstruction of the fine collaterals in Xuanfu"on the basis of the traditional theory of arthralgia caused by wind,cold,dampness and heat.He summarizes the characteristic therapeutic methods of nourishing yin to relieve arthralgia,promoting the circulation of qi and unblocking collaterals,harmonizing ying and wei,inducing sweating to relieve arthralgia,clearing heat and promoting diuresis,and warming yang to relieve arthralgia and accumulates distinctive medicinal experience such as"Shengdihuang(Rehmannia Raw)nourishing yin and relieving arthralgia","Huangqi(Astragalus Membranaceus)inducing sweating and relieving arthralgia","Shigao(Gypsum Fibrosum)clearing heat and relieving arthralgia",and"Duhuo(Angelicae Pubescentis Radix),Feng-fang(Vespae Nidus)and Dahuang(Rhei Radix ET Rhizoma)unblocking collaterals and promoting the circulation of qi to treat arthralgia".
Keywords：Chinese Medicine MasterZHANG Zhiyuanarthralgia syndromeyin deficiencydisharmony of ying and weiobstruction of the fine collaterals in Xuanfu
Publication Date：2026-01-05
Online Publishing Date：2026-05-22(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：5( 64-67,77 )