TCM conditioning throughout the treatment of liver cancer

Primary liver cancer belongs to the category of "hepatomegaly", "distention", "jaundice", "liver obstruction", "syndrome" and "jaundice" in traditional Chinese medicine Professor Yu Erxin, a famous tumor expert, thinks that most patients with liver cancer belong to the syndrome of "liver depression and spleen deficiency" in traditional Chinese medicine, and liver depression is easy to cause "blood stasis", while spleen deficiency can not transport water and dampness, and it is easy to gather dampness into "phlegm" and "phlegm and stasis" in combination, and the final result is liver cancer As a main auxiliary treatment, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has its own characteristics and advantages in the treatment of liver cancer, although it does not play a strong role in eliminating local lesions and cancer cells If the treatment of liver cancer is compared to a drama, the role of traditional Chinese medicine in it basically runs through the "whole field", which is not a dispensable "Little Dragon suit" If the role of traditional Chinese medicine is played well, it can make the treatment more effective with half the effort; if it is not played well, it will not help Role 1: to protect the liver to the maximum extent, most of the patients with liver cancer in China have a history of hepatitis B and cirrhosis, liver function is poor, and further liver damage such as surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy, etc., the patients will soon suffer from anorexia, general fatigue, jaundice, ascites and other symptoms Traditional Chinese medicine, based on syndrome differentiation, can protect the liver to the maximum extent and promote the repair of liver cells At present, many commonly used drugs for protecting liver and reducing enzyme, such as glycine, biphenyl diester, etc., are extracts from traditional Chinese medicine Role 2: to prevent postoperative metastasis and recurrence of patients after surgery by Chinese medicine conditioning, in addition to promoting the healing of surgical wounds, improve immune function, but also to prevent postoperative metastasis and recurrence After the operation, most of the tumor has been removed, but the vital energy is damaged and the internal organs and Qi and blood are weak At this time, the traditional Chinese medicine should be used to regulate the tumor, starting with the cultivation of yuan and strengthening the foundation, combining with the traditional Chinese medicine of detoxification, anti-cancer and promoting qi and blood circulation Role 3: to reduce the side effects of chemotherapy on the side effects after chemotherapy, traditional Chinese medicine can effectively reduce the side effects of various chemotherapy drugs by harmonizing the spleen and stomach, tonifying the spleen and kidney Traditional Chinese medicine of invigorating the spleen and stomach can improve the nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy; traditional Chinese medicine of invigorating the spleen and kidney, nourishing yin and nourishing blood can protect the hematopoietic function of bone marrow and prevent the excessive decrease of white blood cells, red blood cells and platelets after chemotherapy For example, white blood cells are Astragalus, privet fruit, wolfberry fruit, Huangjing, dodder, etc.; red blood cells are dangshen, angelica, red jujube, longan meat, donkey hide gelatin, white peony, red bean, etc.; platelets are antler gum, Cornus flesh, jujube, tortoise gum, mulberry parasite, Eucommia, etc., which are properly selected in the ordinary food conditioning Role 4: it is helpful for the recovery after radiotherapy From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, most of the body damage caused by radiotherapy is syndrome differentiation of "heat toxin accumulation, Qi and Yin injury" Therefore, the syndrome differentiation of "nourishing yin and clearing heat, strengthening spleen and benefiting qi" in traditional Chinese medicine after radiotherapy is indispensable, which is helpful for the recovery of the body after radiotherapy Add ginseng, astragalus, acanthopanax senticosus, wolfberry fruit, longan meat, jujube, Huangjing, psoralen, Dendrobium, etc to nourish yin, blood, spleen and kidney Role 5: to improve the quality of life in the late stage for patients with liver cancer who have lost the opportunity of surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy, and interventional chemotherapy, at this time, the focus of palliative treatment of traditional Chinese medicine is not the size of the tumor, but the improvement of symptoms, so as to improve the quality of life of patients in the late stage If the patient's liver function is poor and the whole body is lack of energy and appetite is decreased, the syndrome differentiation is "liver depression and spleen deficiency" of traditional Chinese medicine, the treatment principle is "invigorating the spleen and regulating qi", the prescription is mainly "Shenling Baizhu powder plus and minus", if accompanied by abdominal distention, then increase the abdominal skin, Muxiang, Magnolia officinalis, Fructus aurantii, etc to relieve the distention; if the ascites is heavy, add Gynostemma pentaphyllum, astragalus, polyporum, ascites grass, plantain and other diuretic and detumescence; if accompanied by evil If the heart vomits, add Su Ji, pinellia, Amomum and so on; if there is jaundice, often add Yin Chen, Tian Jihuang, tuckahoe and so on; if there is pain in the liver area, add Fructus aurantii, Yujin, yanhusuo and so on to promote qi, activate blood and relieve pain; if the liver is depressed and the fire is accompanied by dry mouth and bitter mouth, less sleep and more dreams, headache and red eyes, add Danpi, Shanzhi, Huangqin and so on to soothe the liver and eliminate fire It can be seen that Chinese medicine with liver cancer treatment before and after surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy and palliative treatment of the whole process At the same time of receiving standardized western medicine treatment, we should choose TCM oncologists in regular hospitals to provide individualized TCM conditioning programs, so that TCM can go on the stage when it is time to go on the stage, so as to help liver cancer treatment.