Suggestion:
Chinese medicine can run through the whole treatment process of malignant lymphoma. It can be used in combination with radiotherapy and chemotherapy to reduce toxicity and increase efficiency, and can also be used alone between radiotherapy and chemotherapy or during treatment. It has definite curative effect in inhibiting the development of lymphoma, protecting normal physiological function and improving quality of life.
Especially after chemotherapy and radiotherapy, giving priority to zero toxicity of traditional Chinese medicine, supplemented by syndrome differentiation and symptomatic treatment, can often effectively improve symptoms, control the disease and significantly reduce the recurrence rate of the disease.
treatment according to syndrome differentiation
Because most patients with malignant lymphoma have qi deficiency and low visceral function, qi deficiency is more prominent in middle and late stage patients. Therefore, correctly handling the relationship between strengthening the body resistance and eliminating pathogenic factors, emphasizing the overall concept, paying attention to protecting the patient's vitality during treatment, actively strengthening the body resistance after treatment, and maintaining and improving the immune function of the body are conducive to obtaining good and stable curative effects.
1. Phlegm heat accumulation
Symptoms: swollen neck or groin, or swollen abdomen, severe fever, frequent night sweats, dry mouth and thirst, sore throat, upset and insomnia, or itchy skin, yellow body and yellow eyes, dry or bloody stool, short and red urine, red tongue with yellow and dry fur or purplish red without fur, and thready pulse.
Treatment: clearing away heat and toxic materials, resolving phlegm and resolving hard mass.
Main prescription: forsythia disinfection drink.
Drugs: Radix Scrophulariae, Fructus Forsythiae, Radix Puerariae, Trichosanthis Radix, Prunellae Spica, Ranunculus ternatus, Rhizoma Paridis, Scutellariae Radix, Radix Paeoniae Rubra, Fructus Gardeniae, Radix Sophorae Tonkinensis, Glycyrrhrizae Radix, etc.
2. Qi stagnation and phlegm resistance (including qi stagnation and phlegm resistance)
Symptoms: chest tightness, fullness in both sides, abdominal distension, multiple nuclei in the neck, armpit or abdomen, thighs, etc., unchanged skin color, or local swelling, or accompanied by low fever and night sweats, red tongue, thin white or thin yellow fur, and smooth and thin pulse.
Treatment: soothing the liver and relieving depression, resolving phlegm and resolving stagnation.
The main prescription: Chaihu Shugan Powder and Luo Xiao Pill.
Medicine: Raw Oyster, Scrophularia, Prunellae Spica, Ranunculus ternatus, Bupleurum, Radix Paeoniae Alba, Fructus Aurantii, Rhizoma Cyperi, Radix Curcumae, Fritillaria thunbergii and Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata. If the abdominal mass is hard or large, Rhizoma Sparganii and Rhizoma Curcumae can be added; Beehive and Eupolyphaga Seu Steleophaga can be added to the neck; Trichosanthis Radix and Rhizoma Paridis can be added for phlegm and blood stasis. For those with low fever and night sweats, Cortex Lycii and Radix Bupleuri can be added; Spleen deficiency plus codonopsis pilosula and poria cocos.
3. Spleen deficiency and phlegm dampness
Syndrome: general weakness, complexion? White or yellowish, pale lips, swollen lymph in the neck or abdomen or thigh or abdominal cavity, loss of appetite, thin or rotten stool, thin white or greasy tongue coating, pale tongue, thin and weak pulse. This type is common after chemotherapy.
Treatment: invigorating spleen and qi, eliminating dampness and resolving phlegm.
Main prescription: Liujunzi decoction.
Drugs: Radix Codonopsis, Atractylodis Rhizoma, Poria, Pericarpium Citri Tangerinae, Rhizoma Pinelliae, Glycyrrhrizae Radix, Ranunculus ternatus and Nidus Vespae. Pogostemon cablin, Eupatorium odoratum, Rhizoma Atractylodis, and Cortex Magnolia Officinalis are added for patients with white and greasy tongue coating. The swollen lymph is hard, and Rhizoma Sparganii, Rhizoma Curcumae and Caulis Trachelospermi are added.
4. Deficiency of both qi and blood
Symptoms: More common after late or long-term radiotherapy and chemotherapy, there are tumor nuclei in the neck or groin, or abdominal swelling, pale or sallow face, dizziness, palpitation, shortness of breath, loss of appetite, pale tongue, thin and white fur, weak pulse, or weakness.
Treatment principle: benefiting qi and nourishing blood, softening and resolving hard mass.
Main prescription: Bazhen decoction plus or minus
Drugs: Radix Codonopsis, Radix Rehmanniae Preparata, Caulis Spatholobi, Ranunculus ternatus, Prunellae Spica, Atractylodis Rhizoma, Poria, Radix Angelicae Sinensis, Radix Paeoniae Alba, Rhizoma Chuanxiong, and Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata. Astragalus membranaceus can be added to patients with obvious qi deficiency; Loose stool can use the Divine Comedy and lentils; Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata and Cortex Cinnamomi can be added for patients with yang deficiency. Rhizoma Sparganii and Rhizoma Curcumae can be added for larger lump.
5. Yin deficiency of liver and kidney (including yin deficiency and excessive fire)
Symptoms: more common in late stage or body yin deficiency, or after multiple radiotherapy, swollen nuclei appear in the neck or groin, or abdominal distension, hot flashes in the afternoon, five upset, insomnia, night sweats, dry mouth and throat, dizziness, little or no red tongue coating, thin or heavy pulse.
Treatment principle: nourishing liver and kidney, softening and resolving hard mass.
Main prescription: White Dihuang Pill and Erzhi Pill.
Medicine: Radix Rehmanniae, Concha Ostreae, Cornus officinalis, Rhizoma Dioscoreae, Fructus Ligustri Lucidi, Ecliptae Herba, Thallus Laminariae, Poria, Alismatis Rhizoma, Cortex Moutan, Rhizoma Anemarrhenae and Cortex Phellodendri. For those with high fever and night sweats, Cynanchum atratum and Cortex Lycii can be added; Rhizoma Polygonati Odorati and Radix Scrophulariae can be added for dry mouth constipation; Toosendan Fructus and Rhizoma Corydalis can be added for hypochondriac fullness; Crataegus pinnatifida and Endothelium Corneum Gigeriae Galli are added for anorexia and abdominal distension; Rhizoma Sparganii and Rhizoma Curcumae can be added for patients with larger lump.
Avoid?
(1) Avoid irritating drinks such as coffee. ?
(2) Avoid spicy food such as onion, garlic, ginger and cinnamon. ?
(3) Avoid greasy, fried, moldy and pickled food. ?
(4) Avoid hair products such as cocks and pig heads. ?
(5) Avoid seafood. ?
(6) Avoid isothermal foods such as mutton, dog meat, leeks and peppers. ?
(7) Avoid smoking and drinking.
In general, the prevention of lymphoma is to avoid and control long-term chronic infection, radiation, adrenal hormones and other long-term stimuli, so as to prevent them from damaging the immune function of the body and stimulating the lymphatic system. Pay attention to proper exercise, eat regularly and don't drink alcohol. This has certain significance in preventing malignant lymphoma.