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| Application of theory of “the eyes acting as the window of the liver” |
| Hits 2270 Download times 3303 Received:March 01, 2012 |
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| DOI
10.11656/j.issn.1672-1519.2012.03.16 |
| Key Words
the eyes acting as a window of liver;basic theory of traditional Chinese medicine;theoretical study |
| Author Name | Affiliation | | YU Dong-ling | The First Affiliated Hospital of Tianjin University of TCM, Tianjin 300193, China | | WANG Tao | The Second Affiliated Hospital of Tianjin University of TCM, Tianjin 300150, China | | WANG Bao-he | The Second Affiliated Hospital of Tianjin University of TCM, Tianjin 300150, China |
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| The "eye acting as the window of liver" is one of the most influential theories of traditional Chinese medicine.From the extensive literatures of the ancient physicians it can be seen that the status of the liver has a direct link with the the functional status of eyes in physiology and pathology.Once the liver is in throuble,there will be a series of pathological conditions of eyes.At the same time,the liver lesions can be diagnosed by appearance of eyes diseases.The special disorders of eyes can often predicate the disease of liver.With the theory of liver-eyes relations the etiology and pathogenesis of blindness,dizziness,eyes diseases,mental disorders and other diseases can be explained and the treatment can be guided.In summary,liver injury can cause diseases with many varied symptoms and different disorders,but it has a close relationship with the eyes. |
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