What are the good methods of TCM to treat lung cancer? A complete collection of TCM remedies for treating lung cancer

Traditional Chinese medicine treats both the symptoms and the root cause of the disease. The following are prescriptions summarized by experts after clinical trials and practice. Different prescriptions are used according to different causes of the disease, and some success has been achieved. However, the following is only the summary of experts. According to the different manifestations of the bed, the specific treatment still needs the guidance of the doctor. The following experts give some basic treatment prescriptions.

The basic formula (the main formula for lung cancer) is: 10g ginseng (or American ginseng), 30g astragalus, 15g ophiopogon, 9g schisandra, 20g cinnamon twig, 30-60g cooked aconite (pre-boiled), 15g dodder seed, 15g glossy privet fruit, 3g pilose antler, 15g epimedium, and 15g adenophora.

1. Spleen deficiency and phlegm-dampness type

Symptoms: Cough with a lot of sputum, chest tightness, poor appetite, fatigue, pale complexion, loose stools, pale and fat tongue, greasy white tongue coating, and slow or slippery pulse.

Treatment method: Strengthen the spleen and eliminate dampness, warm the yang and invigorate qi, resolve phlegm and disperse nodules.

Prescription: The main prescription for lung cancer, with optional additions of spleen-strengthening and dampness-removing drugs, such as Atractylodes macrocephala 15g, Poria cocos 15g, processed Pinellia 10g, Tangerine peel 10g, Coix seed 15g, Oyster 30g, Elephant Fritillaria 15g, etc.

2. Qi and Yin deficiency type

Symptoms: cough, without sputum or with little sputum or foamy sputum, or yellow sputum that is difficult to cough up, blood in the sputum, chest pain and shortness of breath, restlessness and insomnia, dry mouth and constipation, red tongue, peeled tongue coating or no coating, and thready and rapid pulse.

Treatment method: Invigorate Qi and nourish Yin, warm Yang and clear the lungs.

Prescription: For the main prescription for lung cancer, add Qi-invigorating and Yin-nourishing medicines, such as 30g of Adenophora Root, 15g of Ophiopogon japonicus, 30g of Hedyotis diffusa, 15g of Morus alba, 15g of Rehmannia glutinosa, 30g of Prunella Vulgaris, etc.

If there is blood in the sputum, add 15g of Herba Centipelagoae Preparata, 15g of Cirsium charcoal, 10g of donkey-hide gelatin (melted) and other drugs.

3. Qi stagnation and blood stasis type

Symptoms: cough, blood in sputum, shortness of breath, fullness or stabbing pain in the chest and flanks, dry and hard stools, ecchymosis or purple spots on the tongue, thin yellow fur, and stringy or astringent pulse.

Treatment method: Warming Yang and promoting the flow of Qi, resolving blood stasis and dispersing nodules.

Prescription: Add blood-activating and stasis-removing drugs to the main prescription for lung cancer, such as 15g of Angelica sinensis, 15g of Rehmannia glutinosa, 10g of peach kernel, 15g of Salvia miltiorrhiza, 15g of Red Peony Root, 10g of Citrus aurantium, 10g of Curcuma aromatica, 10g of Toosendan fruit, etc.

4. Heat and toxicity type

Symptoms: high fever, shortness of breath, cough, thick yellow sputum or bloody sputum, chest pain and bitter taste in the mouth, thirst, constipation, short and dark urine, red tongue, yellow and dry tongue coating, and strong and rapid pulse.

Treatment method: Clear away heat and relieve fire, detoxify and relieve swelling.

Prescription: Baihu Chengqi Decoction with modifications. Medicinal ingredients: 30g of raw gypsum, 10g of Anemarrhena, 10g of Rhubarb, 10g of Coptis chinensis, 30g of Houttuynia cordata, 15g of Taraxacum mongolicum, 15g of Agrimoniae, 10g of raw Trichosanthes, and 10g of Scutellaria baicalensis.

This type is a special type of lung cancer, which is mostly caused by the combined lung infection and the symptoms of excess heat. It is a superficial symptom, but the actual condition is still "yang deficiency". According to the principle of "treating the superficial symptoms in an emergency", the treatment should be to clear away heat and relieve fire, detoxify and relieve swelling, and cooperate with intravenous medication when necessary. After the condition improves, the main prescription for cancer is given to warm yang and replenish qi, and the amount can be adjusted according to the symptoms.

5. Qi and blood deficiency

Symptoms: Pale complexion, dizziness, fatigue, tiredness, spontaneous sweating, shortness of breath, palpitations, loss of appetite, leukocytopenia, pale tongue, fat tongue, less coating, and thin pulse.

Treatment method: tonify qi and raise blood, warm yang and nourish yin.

Prescription: Add Qi-invigorating and blood-nourishing drugs to the main prescription for lung cancer, such as 9g of Angelica sinensis, 15g of Psoralea corylifolia, 12g of stir-fried Atractylodes macrocephala, 12g of antler slices, 20g of Rehmannia glutinosa, 30g of Amomum villosum, 12g of Placenta, 15g of Lycium barbarum, 20g of Millettia reticulata, and 10g of donkey-hide gelatin (melt and drink).

The occurrence of lung cancer is complex. It has different clinical manifestations at different stages of development, and the dialectics of traditional Chinese medicine are also different. If you want to treat lung cancer, you must flexibly master and use traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions to achieve reasonable and appropriate treatment to achieve the best recovery of the disease.