竹叶石膏汤治疗急性病毒性心肌炎机理探讨

急性病毒性心肌炎的病机为本虚标实，且以标实为主，故临床上以清热解毒为主要治则。竹叶石膏汤具有清热宣肺、解毒清心、益气生津之功效，体现了病证结合，方证相应，为治疗该病的有效方剂。但过用则心阳被遏，痰湿易阻，导致他变，故据其病机特点应以标本兼治为原则。

An Exploration of the Mechanism of Decoction of Herba Lophatheri and Gypsum Fibrosum in the Treatment of Acute Viral Myocarditis

The cause of acute viral myocarditis is deficiency in the root and excess in presenting symptoms, especially the latter. That is why clinically the chief therapeutic principle is to clear away heat and remove toxins. This decoction has the function of clearing away heat to release stagnated lung qi, removing toxins to clear away heat from the heart, and replenishing qi to promote the production of body fluid. Therefore it has been an effective recipe for treating such disease. Yet overuse of this decoction will cause depressed heart yang, stagnation of phlegm and give rise to other illness. Therefore it is essential to treat both the root cause and the presenting symptoms according to its pathogenesis.