Advances in TCM Treatment of Skeletal Fluorosis

• Main Authors: Liu-Bo Zhang, Ming-Sheng Tan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Editorial Board of Journal of Hainan Medical University 2020-01-01
• Series: Journal of Hainan Medical University
• Subjects: skeletal fluorosis; palsy; tonifying kidney and dispelling evil; tcm treatment; review
• Online Access: http://www.hnykdxxb.com/PDF/202001/15.pdf

By consulting and collating the relevant literatures on the treatment of fluorosis in Traditional Chinese medicine, the research progress of TCM in the treatment of fluorosis was summarized. This paper summarizes the treatment of fluorosis in traditional Chinese medicine from the aspects of the traceability of TCM theory, etiology and pathogenesis, syndrome differentiation and cure, special disease specialty and foreign medicine, so as to guide clinical practice. TCM treatment of fluorosis more use of tonifying kidney and bone, activating blood circulation stasis, cold moisturizing, Tongluo pain relief and other methods, based on dispelling evil and tonifying kidney, combined with a variety of treatment methods, in relieving clinical symptoms and improving the quality of life of patients have an irreplaceable role, has been widely recognized, but most of the research reports are their own work experience summary, Lack of uniform diagnosis and treatment standards, and small sample size, data repeatability is weak, future research needs to further enhance the scientific and objective of the experiment, for TCM treatment of fluorosis to provide a scientific and reasonable diagnosis and treatment program, give full play to the advantages of TCM therapy.