Renowned Traditional Chinese Medicine Expert Professor Shen Shuwen’s Clinical Experience and Medication Principles in Treating Spleen and Stomach Disorders based on the Theory of “Five Flavors Regulation and Treatment”

Abstract

This paper summarizes Professor Shen Shuwen’s clinical medication experience in treating spleen-stomach disorders by applying the Theory of Five-Flavor Therapeutic Regulation at Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine. Centered on the core tenet of “Harmonizing the Five Flavors to Attain Balance as the Therapeutic Principle”, this theory closely aligns with the physiological characteristics and pathological features of the spleen and stomach, and rectifies zang-fu organ imbalances through the flexible compatibility of medicinal herbs with sour, bitter, sweet, pungent and salty flavors. Professor Shen’s academic thought enriches the connotation of the traditional Five Flavors Theory, embodies the essence of the traditional Chinese medicine therapeutic maxim of “Taking Balance as the Ultimate Goal”, provides novel insights for syndrome differentiation-based medication in spleen-stomach disorders, and holds significant theoretical value and clinical guiding significance.