干燥综合征在中医看来,是津液化生与运行敷布失常,根据其临床表现当属“燥证”“燥毒”“燥痹”等范畴。张华东教授在治疗干燥综合征多年临床经验中,从肝肺气机论治是其特色之一,认为论治干燥综合征可从调理肝肺气机入手,肝肺气机升降失调引起气血津液盈亏、输布失常是本病发病的关键之一,治疗上应调理肝肺气机升降,平和气血津液输布。具体在临床辨证的分型中,有金亢制木、木火刑金、金不制木、金涸燎木、木枯扰金、金蒸木焖等等,实际中随证而治,广泛应用,疗效卓著。
Sjogren syndrome( SS)results from the dysfunction of body fluids transformation and dis-tribution and is classified into the categories of“dryness syndrome”,“dryness toxin”and“dryness Bi syn-drome”in traditional Chinese medicine. Prof. Zhang Huadong accumulated rich clinical experiences in the treatment of SS and the treating theory of liver and lung qi activity is one of the characteristics. Prof. Zhang believed that the treatment of SS should focus on regulating liver and lung qi activity. Dysfunction of liver and lung qi in ascending and descending leads to deficiency of qi,blood and body fluids and distribution impair-ment,which is one of the key causative factors of the disease. Hence,the principles of treatment are regulating liver and lung qi ascending and descending and normalizing the distribution of qi,blood and body fluids. Based on the pattern/syndrome differentiation in clinic,the disease is differentiated as the mental hyperactivi-ty restricting the wood,the wood fire restricting the mental,the failure of metal to restrict the wood,the mental dryness burning up the wood,the wood dryness disturbing the mental,the steaming up of the mental and wood,etc. The treatment methods are modified in accordance with the symptoms. This therapy is widely used in clinical practice and has achieved the significant efficacy.