title: [Summary on clinical applications of professor Lü Da-gu's experiences in "the method of coordinating spleen and stomach"].
abstract: The present paper introduces the clinical practice of professor Lü Da-gu on treatment of hyper lipemia, fatty liver, obesity, metabolic syndrome and other chronic metabolic diseases by using "the method of coordinating spleen and stomach". This needling method has a strong effectiveness of regulating and improving the function of the spleen and stomach. The acupuncture prescription is composed of 20 acupoints, 16 of which are belonging to the meridian of spleen and stomach. In accordance with the theory of yin and yang of TCM, professor Lü selects the certain points based on the rule of "the left side belongs to yang, the right side belongs to yin". And he strictly keeps the sequencing based on the rule of "ascending of yin, descending of yang" during acupuncturing these acupoints. At the same time he stresses the depth and manipulations of acupuncture. When treating the diseases mentioned above, he also asks the patients to keep the total amount of intake diet with conscious control and points
authors.affiliation: Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, The First Affiliated Hospital of Peking University, Beijing 100034, China. andy-a-freeman@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Yu-hang
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008659:Metabolic Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013154:Spleen / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013270:Stomach / Q000503:physiopathology*; D055815:Young Adult