Dialectic Treatment of Allergic Purpura Nephritis Based on the “Minister Fire Theory”

Abstract

The Minister Fire Theory (Xiang Huo Theory) is one of the fundamental theories in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), which not only explains physiological and pathological phenomena of the human body but also serves as an important basis for dialectical treatment in clinical practice. This article applies the Minister Fire Theory for the dialectic diagnosis and treatment of allergic purpura nephritis, and discusses its etiology and pathogenesis, believing that its correlation holds clinical guiding significance. Based on the Minister Fire Theory and the clinical features of allergic purpura nephritis, this disease can be categorized as exogenous pathogenic invasion, damp-heat minister fire (damp-heat Xiang Huo), minister fire due to Yin deficiency, predominance of pathogenic toxins, blood stasis, and deficiency of minister fire. Clinically, treatment of allergic purpura nephritis guided by the Minister Fire Theory yields remarkable effects. This paper aims to provide a new approach for future clinical treatment of allergic purpura nephritis.