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20 September 2025

Modified Shengmai Yin Decoction for Treating Dysphagia Due to Bulbar Paralysis

Xiuzhen Jiao1 Yingchun Xue1* Chunyan Zhai1 Hongxia Li1 Zhe Meng2
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1 Botou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Cangzhou 062150, Hebei, China
2 Cangzhou Central Hospital, Cangzhou 061012, Hebei, China
AMCMR 2025 , 1(3), 28–35; https://doi.org/10.61369/AMCMR.202503004
© 2025 by the Author. Licensee Art and Design, USA. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution -Noncommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0) ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ )
Abstract

Dysphagia due to bulbar paralysis is a challenging issue in neurology. Professor Zhou Shaohua, through studying ancient medical texts and drawing on years of clinical experience, has employed the method of nourishing “Qi”, nurturing the heart, and controlling saliva, using modified Shengmai Yin Decoction to treat dysphagia caused by bulbar paralysis with remarkable efficacy.

Keywords
Dysphagia due to bulbar paralysis
Shengmai Yin decoction
Typical medical case
Review
Funding
National Demonstration Project for the Inheritance, Innovation, and Development of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Academic Inheritance Project for Renowned Traditional Chinese Medicine Experts (Project No.: CZ2023-01-05)
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