Can ovarian tumors be treated with drugs?

In populous China, women account for about half of the population. Due to the large population, the number of patients with ovarian malignant tumors is also the largest. Ovarian malignant tumor is a highly malignant tumor and its harm is very large. In recent years, with the continuous improvement of medical level, great achievements have been made in the treatment of ovarian malignant tumors, and there are more and more methods for treating ovarian malignant tumors. So, can oral medications treat ovarian malignant tumors? Let's take a look.

TCM believes that the occurrence of ovarian cancer is due to the lack of healthy qi and the accumulation of evil qi, which is pathologically characterized by deficiency of the root and excess of the superficial symptoms. Generally, in the early stage of the disease, the treatment is mainly to attack the evil qi and support the healthy qi; in the later stage, the treatment is mainly to support the healthy qi and eliminate the evil qi. The evil qi mainly includes two types: qi stagnation and blood stasis, and dampness and toxicity. The deficiency of healthy qi is mainly manifested as deficiency of both qi and yin.

The manifestations of qi stagnation and blood stasis include: lower abdominal mass, hard and resistant to pressure, painful when pressed. Irregular vaginal bleeding or amenorrhea, emaciation and ascites, rough skin, dry mouth and no desire to drink, poor bowel movements, ecchymoses and petechiae on the tongue, and thready and wiry pulses. The treatment at the Xi'an Datang Chinese Medicine Cancer Research Institute is based on the method of regulating qi and activating blood circulation, removing blood stasis and eliminating symptoms. Xi'an Datang Chinese Medicine No. 61 prescription is modified: peach kernel, moutan bark, red peony root, safflower, aconiti lobata, lindera strychnifolia, fructus aurantii, cyperus rotundus, curcuma zedoaria, yam strychnos nux vomica, angelica, corydalis, turtle shell, and ligusticum chuanxiong. For those with heavy vaginal bleeding, add pollen (wrapped in cloth) and charcoal of sanguisorba officinalis.

The manifestation of dampness and toxin accumulation is rapid enlargement of abdominal mass, abdominal distension and pain with ascites, irregular vaginal bleeding, bitter taste in the mouth, dry stool, dark tongue coating, thick and greasy, stringy and slippery pulse, etc. The treatment of Xi'an Datang Chinese Medicine Cancer Research Institute is to clear away heat and dampness, remove blood stasis and detoxify. Xi'an Datang Chinese Medicine No. 62 prescription is modified: Atractylodes macrocephala, Alisma orientalis, Pitaya bark, Plantago, Solanum nigrum, Cinnamomum cassia, Polyporus umbellatus, Poria cocos, Scutellaria barbata, Hedyotis diffusa, and Carapace of turtle. For those with heavy vaginal bleeding, add fried Pollen Typhae (wrapped in cloth) and Panax notoginseng powder (washed), and add rhubarb for dry stool.

The symptoms of Qi and Yin deficiency are: long-term abdominal mass, mental fatigue, emaciation, shortness of breath, dry mouth, poor appetite, large abdomen, varicose veins of the abdominal wall or vaginal bleeding, occasional low fever, red or light red tongue, stringy and thin pulse. The treatment of Xi'an Datang Chinese Medicine Cancer Research Institute is to nourish the liver and kidney, soften and eliminate symptoms. Xi'an Datang Chinese Medicine No. 63 prescription is modified: cooked rehmannia, yam, adenophora, Ligustrum lucidum, Eclipta prostrata, Hedyotis diffusa, cornus fruit, moutan bark, Solanum nigrum, Alisma orientalis, and turtle shell. For those with a lot of vaginal bleeding, add donkey-hide gelatin and Panax notoginseng; for loss of appetite, add stir-fried Nei Jin and Jiao San Xian.

Western medicine often causes digestive tract reactions or bone marrow suppression side effects during or before and after radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Therefore, combined with the Chinese medicine treatment of Xi'an Datang Hanfang No. 6 can reduce toxic and side effects, enhance immunity, and improve efficacy. If there are digestive tract reactions such as vomiting and loss of appetite, you can use Pseudostellaria baicalensis, Astragalus, Ophiopogon japonicus, Adenophora schisandrae, Radix Rehmanniae, Pinellia ternata, Ochre, Inula flower, and Citron to strengthen the spleen and replenish qi, nourish the stomach and reduce adverse reactions. If there is bone marrow suppression and leukopenia, you can use ginseng, Astragalus, Ophiopogon japonicus, Lycium barbarum, Placenta, Psoralea corylifolia, Deer antler glue and other drugs to replenish qi, nourish yin, and replenish the kidney and essence.

Warm reminder: After the introduction of Chinese medicine prescriptions for the treatment of ovarian tumors, I believe you have a better understanding of this aspect. There are some particular requirements for taking medicine for ovarian tumors. Patients should not take medicine at will. They must go to a regular hospital for diagnosis and treatment, take medicine under the guidance of a doctor, and do not abuse it.