Traditional Chinese medicine nursing methods for fever in patients with colon cancer

In the middle and late stages of colon cancer, the tumor grows and expands rapidly, and ischemia and hypoxia can cause necrosis of the patient's own tissues, leading to fever symptoms in the patient, which is not conducive to the patient's treatment and recovery. At this time, milder traditional Chinese medicine cooling methods can be used for care.

1. Chinese medicine and Chinese patent medicine

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that cancer fever falls into the category of "internal injury fever". There are many effective drugs in traditional Chinese medicine for clearing external heat and eliminating internal heat. Many prescriptions have been fully verified in years of clinical experience and have good antipyretic effects. Commonly used Chinese patent medicines such as Xinhuang Tablets have good antipyretic effects, do not affect the growth of blood cells, and have a low incidence of adverse reactions.

2. Acupuncture

Dazhui acupoint has the function of clearing away heat and purging fire, and is a common acupoint for acupuncture to reduce fever. The method of bloodletting and cupping at Dazhui acupoint can achieve certain results in treating cancer fever. Dazhui acupoint can relieve wind and relieve symptoms, clear heat and promote yang. Bloodletting and cupping can expel toxins, cool blood and detoxify, and reduce fever. After acupuncture, keep your back warm. Although acupuncture causes slight damage to the skin, it avoids the damage of drugs to liver and kidney function.

3. Moxibustion

Moxibustion can dredge the meridians, eliminate blood stasis and resolve nodules, remove blood stasis and promote new growth, regulate Qi and blood, and promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis. It can relieve fever, bleeding, pain, etc. caused by tumors and effectively improve clinical symptoms. A large number of clinical studies have confirmed that moxibustion can enhance the body's immune function and strengthen the physical fitness of cancer patients.

4. Rectal administration

Relevant records of rectal administration have been found as early as the Han Dynasty. It is a method of administration that combines the traditional Chinese medicine's drug-introducing method with the modern medicine's enema method. This method is faster than oral Chinese medicine, avoids the first-pass effect of the liver, prevents the destructive effects of gastric acid and various enzymes on the drug, reduces the irritation of the drug to the gastric mucosa, and has a better and lasting cooling effect.