title: [Professor ZHANG Ji's clinical experience].
abstract: Professor ZHANG Ji has unique experience on therapeutic methods for rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis and obstinate facial palsy. (1) In acupuncture and moxibustion, he adopts the Governor Vessel and etiological analysis and differentiation, local acupuncture three step acupoint selection for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis; and supplementing the liver and kidney and strengthening the Governor Vessel and tonifying yang for ankylosing spondylitis; and dispelling wind and removing dampness, and dredging channels and activating the collaterals for obstinate facial palsy. (2) In Chinese drugs, on the basis of 50 year's clinical practice, he summarizes recipes Guanjie No. I and No. II. Modified Guanjie No. I is mainly used for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, and modified Guanjie No. II mainly for ankylosing spondylitis, and Qianzheng Powder combined with drugs for clearing away heat and toxic substances are used for treatment of obstinate facial palsy.
authors.affiliation: College of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Beijing University of TCM, Beijing 100029, China. heqingyong@sohu.com
authors.forename: Qing-Yong
authors.initials: QY
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Ji
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D000328:Adult; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000628:therapy*; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D013167:Spondylitis, Ankylosing / Q000628:therapy*