Study on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Complicated with Malnutrition Based on the TCM Theory of Child Consumes Qi of Mother

Corresponding author: HAN Ping, hanping0011@163.com

DOI: 10.12201/bmr.202601.00090

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  Abstract: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is increasingly associated with a high incidence of malnutrition. Research into its pathogenesis has revealed that a malnourished state not only adversely affects patient prognosis but also exacerbates the progression of COPD. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) offers an approach to improve patient conditions by addressing and harmonizing the functions of the internal organs. This article explores the pathogenesis of COPD complicated with malnutrition through the physiological functions and pathological connections between the lung and spleen, based on the TCM theory of the child organ (lung) stealing qi from the mother organ (spleen). Guided by the principle of Fortifying the Earth to Generate Metal (i.e., strengthening the spleen to nourish the lung), therapeutic methods such as strengthening the spleen and supplementing qi, transforming dampness through spleen activation, and simultaneously tonifying both the lung and spleen are employed to improve the nutritional status and clinical outcomes of patients.

  Key words: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD); Malnutrition; Disharmony of child-mother organ relationship; 

  Submit time: 30 January 2026

  Copyright: The copyright holder for this preprint is the author/funder, who has granted biomedRxiv a license to display the preprint in perpetuity.
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