The treatment principle is the general method in treating disease£®It is formulated under the guidance of the concept of wholism and treatment determination based on syndrome differentiation£®It has 3 universal guiding principle for the determination of methods£¬formula and dosage£®
(1)Treatment aimed at the source of disease
Treatment aimed at the source aspect of a disease means a cardinal principal of treatment based on syndrome differentiation£®
(2)Strengthening the vital and dispelling the evil
The course of a disease£¬in a certain sense£¬is the process of the struggle between the two contradictory aspects£¬the vital and the evil£®The outcome of the struggle between the vital and the evil decides the progress of a disease£®When the evil gains the upper hand£¬the disease will progress£»when the vital gains the upper hand£¬the disease will weaken£®Thus in treatment strengthening the vital and dispelling the evil should be carried out to change the ratio in strength of the two sides of the vital and evil in order to gain recovery£®There¡ªfore£¬strengthening the vital and dispelling the evil are important principles in clinical treatment£®
(3)Regulating Yin and Yang
The occurrence of a disease is essentially the outcome of the superiority or inferiority of Yin or Yang and destruction of the relative balance they share£®Therefore£¬regulating Yin and Yang to remedy and restore their relative balance is a cardinal principle in treatment£®(4)Treatment depend on the season£¬locality and individual
These concepts involve determining a suitable treatment for disease according to differences in seasonal£¬10cal and the patient¡¯s constitution£¬sex and age£¬etc£®
