“通督启神”针法治疗阿尔茨海默病的理论探讨＊

脑为元神之府,主管记忆、精神思维活动。督脉与脑关系密切,是机体为脑提供营养物质的通道。李志刚教授认为阿尔茨海默病的基本病机为本虚标实,先天禀赋不足或脏腑功能失调导致督脉内气血津液不足,不能正常为脑提供营养物质,和（或）痰浊、瘀血等病理产物阻滞督脉导致督脉不通,为脑输送营养物质的道路受阻,神机失养。“通督”是手段,“启神”是目的,“通督启神”法选用“百会、印堂、人中”为主穴,在辩证基础上选取相应配穴,临床疗效确切,为阿尔茨海默病的治疗提供新思路和方法。

Treatment of Alzheimer

Brain is the house of Yuan Shen, the competent people"s memory, mental thinking activity. The governor vessel is closely related to the brain, which is the channel for the body to provide nutrients for the brain. Professor Li Zhigang thinks that the basic pathogenesis of Alzheimer"s disease is deficiency in origin and enrichment in symptom. The deficiency of innate endowment or dysfunction of viscera results in deficiency of Qi, blood and body fluid in the governor vessel, which can not provide nutrients for the brain normally, and pathological product or phlegm turbidity and blood stasis block governor vessel impassability, for transporting nutrients blocked roads, brain man alongwith. "Tongdu" is the means, "Qishen" is the purpose, "Tongdu Qishen" acupuncture therapy choose "Baihui acupoint, Yintang acupoint, Renzhong acupoint" as the main acupoint, on the basis of the dialectical selection of the corresponding point, clinical efficacy is accurate, for the treatment of Alzheimer"s disease to provide new ideas and methods.