Chinese medicine treatment for kidney cancer patients with heart and kidney yin deficiency syndrome

The treatment of kidney cancer in Traditional Chinese Medicine was discussed as early as in the Han Dynasty in Zhang Zhongjing's "Golden Chamber Synopsis". It has been continuously improved and enriched by successive medical scientists. In modern times, the treatment method of syndrome differentiation and treatment, attacking evil and strengthening the body has been basically determined. This can not only reduce the patient's adverse reactions and provide conditions for surgery or chemotherapy, but also reduce adverse reactions and consolidate the treatment effect.

Among the many types of kidney cancer, there are those that belong to the syndrome of deficiency of Yin of the heart and kidney, and its main symptoms are: a small mass in the waist with clear edges, hard texture, fixed, pain in the waist that is preferred to be pressed, palpitations, hot palms and soles, yellow and red urine, red tip of the tongue, thin tongue coating, and deep and fine pulse.

At this time, the treatment should focus on nourishing yin and kidney, cooling blood and stopping bleeding. The prescription is: Liuwei Dihuang Decoction ("Children's Medicine") with modifications. 30g of raw earth, 30g of yam, 15g of cornus officinalis, 30g of tuckahoe, 30g of mistletoe, 30g of turtle shell, 6g of Panax notoginseng powder, 12g of donkey-hide gelatin, 30g of Scutellaria barbata, and 30g of Hedyotis diffusa.

Analysis: Liuwei Dihuang Decoction is a representative prescription for nourishing yin and tonifying the kidney. In the prescription, raw rehmannia nourishes yin and tonifies the kidney as the main medicine; it is supplemented by cornus officinalis to nourish the liver and benefit the essence; yam nourishes the spleen yin and absorbs the essence, and the three medicines are used together to achieve the effect of nourishing the three yin. It is accompanied by Poria cocos to penetrate dampness, mistletoe to tonify the kidney and strengthen the waist, and turtle shell to nourish yin and tonify the kidney. Panax notoginseng and donkey-hide gelatin are used to cool blood and stop bleeding. Scutellaria barbata and Hedyotis diffusa are used to clear heat and detoxify to control cancer. The combination of the prepared medicines nourishes yin without leaving evil, stops bleeding without leaving blood stasis, and attacks evil without hurting the body. It is suitable for patients with early kidney cancer with heart and kidney yin deficiency.