Research Progress on Clinical Application of Shengtong Zhuyu Decoction

Shengtong Zhuyu decoction was a famous prescription for critical cases in traditional Chinese medicine,which was known as one of the five Zhuyu decoctions for blockage syndrome complicating blood stasis disease in clinic.Based on the literature search of Shengtong Zhuyu decoction in the past decade and the summarization of its clinical application,we have found that this prescription was used to treat the diseases of arthritis,lumbar spinal stenosis,cervical spondylosis,lumbar disc herniation,etc,in the department traumatology orthopedics on the premise of syndrome differentiation.The results also suggest that Shengtong Zhuyu decoction shows better therapeutic effect for those diseases and has great value in clinical application.