TCM believes that the Five Zang and Six Fu of elderly are weak, genuine QI is damaged, the Yin and Yang is unbalanced, Qi-blood is deficient, the essence and fluid is deficient, the elderly have weak body condition, deficiency of Yang Qi inside, which can not successfully motivate and warm the blood circulation, can not completely nourish Zang Fu; Yang Qi deficiency in external and could not defense external evils, therefore, it is very easy to have disease, in the meantime, there are diverse diseases simultaneity, which are difficult to be healed. Both the external and internal factors of the diseases may harm the kidney and stomach. Hence, as for preserving the health, we focus on the regulation of kidney and stomach. Either reinforcing kidney to solidify the congenital or strengthening middle jiao and promoting stomach to nourish the postnatal so as to strengthen the body condition, dispel the disease and prolong the age. The general principle of reinforcing middle jiao and promoting stomach is tonifying spleen qi, benefiting stomach yin, the dosage of the herbs should be cautious, excess dosage is prohibited. Reinforcement should not be excessively greasy, attacking should not be overly, coldness should not be too dry.
Key words: The Elderly, Preserving The Health by TCM, reinforcing kidney, promoting stomach
Writer: Zhenxi Chen, Bin Ma
Shenyang cadre’s hospital of equipment department of China People's Liberation Army (110032)
The department of tuberculosis prevention and treatment, Da Dong district, Shenyang city, Liaoning province
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