Diarrhea is a common disease clinically. Professor Tian Delu has unique insights into this disease. Prof. Tian classifies it into fulminant diarrhea and chronic diarrhea according to its course of duration. Fulminant diarrhea

with a shorter course of duration

is often related to external pathogens and dietary factors while the chronic diarrhea is related to physical deficiency and mood factors. In accordance with its pathogenesis of spleen deficiency and dampness

Prof. Tian combines the pathogenesis treatment and viscera treatment

and takes the spleen

stomach

liver and kidneys into consideration. For patients with externally contracted pathogens

priority is given to the dampness; For patients with dietary injuries

unblocking and purgation is used to expel the pathogens; For patients with enduring disease and deficiency

sweet and gentle medicinals are used to warm the kidney and cultivate the spleen; For patients with mood disorders

the liver and spleen are regulated to transform phlegm and stasis; For patients with prolonged diarrhea

the method of astringing the intestines is used to secure collapse. In clinical practice

Prof. Tian often combines different treatment methods based on syndrome differentiation

with equal emphasis on both the deficiency and excess

formig a unique therapeutic system of his own.