Hello everyone, I am Wang Baiqing, a doctor of traditional Chinese medicine. Lung cancer is not easy to detect in the early stage, and when it is found in the advanced stage, it often becomes difficult to treat due to multiple metastases and various complications, and among the various symptoms and signs of lung cancer, superior vena cava obstruction syndrome, that is, edema caused by lung cancer, is relatively common.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the formation of edema is closely related to the dysfunction of the spleen, kidneys, and lungs. The spleen is mainly transported, which is responsible for the metabolism of water and dampness; The main water of the kidneys regulates the balance of water and fluid in the body; The lungs descend and the waterways are channeled. When these three organs are dysfunctional, water and dampness cannot be excreted normally, and accumulate in the body, resulting in edema. Therefore, in the treatment of pulmonary tumor edema, TCM needs to start from three aspects: strengthening the spleen, benefiting the kidneys, and promoting the lungs.
Strengthening the spleen is a key part of the treatment of pulmonary tumor edema. The spleen is the foundation of nurture, the source of qi and blood biochemistry. Strengthening the spleen can not only enhance the function of the spleen and stomach, promote the metabolism of water and dampness, but also improve the body's immunity and enhance the ability to resist diseases. Commonly used spleen-strengthening Chinese medicines include Codonopsis, Atractylodes, Poria cocos, etc., which can invigorate qi and strengthen the spleen, promote water and dampness metabolism, and alleviate edema symptoms.
Benefiting the kidney is an important means to strengthen the foundation and cultivate the yuan. The kidney is the root of the body's yang qi, and the kidney is the main water, and the kidney yang is sufficient to ensure the normal metabolism of water and fluid. For patients with lung tumors, it is more common to have long-term illness and deficiency and deficiency of kidney yang. Therefore, Wenyang Yi Kidney can regulate the balance of water and fluid, and promote the resolution of edema. Commonly used Chinese medicines for the kidney include Rehmannia root, aconite, yam, etc., which can warm and replenish the kidney yang, regulate water metabolism, and improve edema symptoms from the root.
Xuan lung helps to open the waterway, so that the water can be drained smoothly. When the lungs are cleared and the water is lowered, the waterways are regulated. For patients with lung tumors, due to the obstruction of tumors, the lung qi is often not smooth, resulting in abnormal waterway regulation and accumulation of water and moisture. Therefore, lung promotion is also of great significance for alleviating the symptoms of edema. Commonly used Chinese medicines for promoting the lungs include ephedra, almonds, perilla, etc., which can promote the resolution of the lungs, open up the waterways, and promote the resolution of edema.
In addition, due to the relatively long course of lung tumors and the weakness of the righteous qi in the body, it is necessary to give appropriate traditional Chinese medicine to enhance the patient's ability to resist the disease while treating edema. For example, ginseng, astragalus, angelica, etc.
Well, today's sharing is here first, and you can leave a message in the comment area if you have any questions.