Professor GU Song's Experience in Treating Cold and Wet are Combined with Qi

LI Sheng; GU Song

doi:10.26950/j.issn.2097-5031.2025.04.011

Abstract：The dampness that does not dissolve in the spleen and the cold that frequently affects the stomach often accumulate,leading to the development of cold dampness syndrome.The spleen and stomach are the hub for regulating the body's qi system.When cold and dampness are stagnant,the qi system becomes blocked,which in turn affects other organs and leads to complex complications.Cold dampness and qi stagnation syndrome is a common complication in the treatment of cold dampness syndrome,which is a composite disease syndrome formed by the combination of cold dampness and qi stagnation.The traditional divide and treat model often leads to poor therapeutic effects due to neglecting the interaction between the two.Professor Gu Song believes that this syndrome has both the characteristics of cold dampness causing damage to yang and cold dampness causing disease and consuming qi,as well as the inability to distribute body fluids due to the long-term mixing of cold dampness,resulting in"yin deficiency".Based on Professor Gu Song's clinical experience,the concept of"Cold Dampness Stagnation Qi Syndrome"was systematically proposed for the first time.Based on the theory of"Stagnation Qi"in the"Synopsis of Jin Kui",Li Dongyuan's warming method and the four reverse dispersing method were integrated to create the Warm Middle Flowing Qi Drink.Professor Gu Song pays attention to the diagnosis and treatment of symptoms and causes,with mutual reference between pulse and syndrome.He follows the treatment principles of pungent herbs dispersing stagnation,warming and dispelling cold,flexibly tailoring his own formula,and has repeatedly achieved good results.Through three typical medical cases,this article elaborates on the key points of syndrome differentiation,prescription and medication,as well as clinical experience,in order to provide a reference for the diagnosis and treatment of cold dampness combined with qi stagnation diseases.