Myasthenia gravis is a modern medical disease. Most ancient and modern Chinese medicine scientists classify myasthenia gravis as a “frailty disease” and treat it. There is no specific disease name corresponding to it, but it can be diagnosed based on its different clinical symptoms. It is classified into diseases such as "eyelid waste", "mute prickly heat", "head tilt" and other diseases; some doctors also classify it as "paralysis disease". Later doctors also classified it into the category of "bi disease" based on ancient and modern records and the clinical characteristics of this disease. In terms of treatment, the main treatment principle is to "treat Yangming alone to treat impotence ". Syndrome differentiation and treatment are carried out based on different causes, pathogenesis and clinical characteristics. Traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture or a combination of acupuncture and medicine are used for treatment. This provides a wide range of traditional Chinese medicine treatment for this disease.

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