What are the commonly used Chinese patent medicines for lung cancer? Introduction to four lung cancer cryotherapy methods

Commonly used Chinese patent medicines for lung cancer

Commonly used Chinese patent medicines for lung cancer are:

① Pingxiao Capsule: It is composed of Herba Agrimoniae, Fructus Aurantii Immaturus, Curcuma Radix, Saltpeter, Alum, Lacquer, Fructus Aconiti Lateralis, and Semen Strychni. Each capsule is 0.2g, 4-8 capsules each time, 3 times a day, and 3 months is a course of treatment.

② Compound Cantharides Tablets: It is composed of Cantharides, Akebia, Plantago, Talc, etc., 0.5g per tablet, 1 tablet each time, 2 times a day, 3 months as a course of treatment.

③ Jiawei Xihuang Wan: The main drugs are frankincense, myrrh, bezoar, musk, nux vomica, ivory scraps, gecko, and toad venom. 3-5g each time, once in the morning and evening. It has the effects of clearing away heat and detoxification, softening and dispersing nodules, and promoting blood circulation and relieving pain. It can clear away heat without damaging yin, detoxify without damaging the body, and promote blood circulation without breaking qi. It is a good Chinese medicine for strengthening the body and eliminating evil and anti-cancer. It is suitable for patients with middle and late stage lung cancer, who are diagnosed with heat and yin damage. After taking it, it can relieve symptoms, stabilize the condition, and shrink tumors in a small number of patients. Animal experiments have shown that it has an inhibitory effect on a variety of transplanted tumors in mice.

④Yin-nourishing and lung-clearing paste: The main ingredients are Radix Rehmanniae, Radix Ophiopogonis, Scrophulariae, White Peony Root, Licorice, Fritillaria Chuanxiong, Cortex Moutan, and Mentha. Take 15g each time, orally twice a day. It has the function of nourishing yin and clearing the lungs. It is suitable for lung cancer with lung heat and yin deficiency, mainly yin deficiency.

⑤ Pingfei oral liquid: mainly composed of Houttuynia cordata, Morus alba, Fritillaria cirrhosa, Bletilla striata, Hedyotis diffusa and other drugs. Clinical and animal experiments show that it has good hemostatic, antitussive, expectorant and nodule-dispersing effects. It is suitable for middle and late stage lung cancer, can relieve symptoms, control the disease and prolong survival time. Usage: 20ml each time, orally 3 times a day.

What is cryosurgery for lung cancer?

The purpose of lung cancer cryosurgery is to cure lung cancer, which can be used for small isolated primary lung cancer, and palliative treatment, which can be used for metastatic nodules and unresectable primary tumors, which can greatly reduce tumor burden, pleural effusion, bleeding and pain. The applications of lung cancer cryosurgery are as follows:

(I) Treatment of primary lung cancer that cannot be removed surgically

First, the tumor is separated from the chest wall with an electric knife to fully free the affected lung lobe. Liquid nitrogen is poured or sprayed into the tumor to form a solid icy tumor. For tumors in special locations, contact freezing can be used, with freeze-thaw cycles of 3 times, each lasting 3 to 5 minutes. X-rays 3 to 5 days after surgery show increased density shadows at the original lesion site, which are gradually absorbed after 2 to 3 weeks.

(II) Treatment of lung cancer with malignant pleural effusion

First, lung resection was performed, and then the chest wall pleura, mediastinal pleura and diaphragmatic pleura were stripped, and then the entire inner wall of the chest was spray frozen, thawed with warm saline, and repeated freezing and thawing 3 times. After the operation, the cancerous pleural effusion disappeared completely in all cases, and was replaced by normal pleural effusion consistent with complete lung resection. The preoperative poisoning symptoms and cachexia disappeared quickly, and the physical strength was significantly restored, indicating that the body's immune status had been definite Improved and improved, and the symptoms of shortness of breath and chest pain were significantly relieved or even completely disappeared after the operation.

3. Cryotherapy for metastatic lung cancer

During the operation, the metastatic lesions were explored and located, and the normal lung tissue on the surface of the metastatic lesions was cut open and poured with liquid nitrogen. Different freezing and thawing cycles were performed. After the tumor was removed, the tumor base was frozen and thawed again. For metastatic tumors located near the hilum of the lungs near large blood vessels or bronchial tubes, lobectomy was performed first, and then the residual lobe tumor lesions were cryo-excised. For patients with bilateral lung metastasis, the chest was opened and cryo-excised twice, with an interval of about 1 month.

(IV) Bronchoscopy for cryotherapy of advanced lung cancer

For patients with advanced lung cancer who have lost the chance of surgery, when symptoms of bronchial obstruction appear, bronchoscopic cryotherapy is used to relieve bronchial obstruction, improve symptoms and quality of life, and achieve the purpose of palliative treatment.