Leukemia is one of the common malignant tumors that seriously endanger human health. Among the mortality rates of various malignant tumors in China, leukemia ranks 8th, but among the malignant tumors in children and adolescents, leukemia ranks 1st. Leukemia cells originate from hematopoietic stem cells, and their cell growth is characterized by uncontrolled proliferation, blocked apoptosis and impaired differentiation. In view of the unrestricted nature of leukemia cells, i.e., leukemia cells filled with weaving, Understanding leukemia Leukemia is one of the common malignant tumors that seriously endanger human health, and ranks 8th in mortality rate of various malignant tumors in China, but 1st in malignant tumors in children and adolescents. Leukemia cells originate from hematopoietic stem cells, and their cell growth is characterized by uncontrolled proliferation, blocked apoptosis and impaired differentiation. In view of the unrestricted nature of leukemia cells, i.e., leukemia cells flood the body’s circulatory system, hematopoietic organs and invaded tissues, which is different from solid tumors, its treatment is greatly limited and there is no specific therapy yet.
Western medicine VS Chinese medicine The current main treatment for leukemia in Western medicine is chemotherapy. However, chemotherapy drugs are often chemical agents with high toxic side effects and are not very selective in killing cells. In other words, if cancer cells can be killed, normal cells can be killed as well. That is why many patients who receive chemotherapy may have their cancer cells under control, but they often lose their hair, lose their appetite, and lose their yellow color. In addition, many chemotherapeutic drugs have the disadvantage of being resistant to long-time application, so there is an urgent need for an effective treatment. So, what can Chinese medicine, which has been around for thousands of years, do? Let’s identify it.
Traditional Chinese medicine has always emphasized the holistic concept, not locked in a specific internal organs, tissues, cells or indicators. Chinese medicine emphasizes dialectical treatment, “if there is evidence, use is medicine”, to give the appropriate treatment for the patient’s symptoms, in the treatment of leukemia has a unique efficacy. According to the clinical characteristics of leukemia, TCM believes that leukemia is often characterized by deficiency of both qi and yin, while tangible real evil such as qi stagnation, phlegm coagulation and blood stasis are the symptoms. In terms of treatment, benefiting qi and nourishing yin is the primary means of treating leukemia, while regulating qi, resolving phlegm and invigorating blood are the methods of treating tangible real evils.
The common drugs used in the treatment of leukemia are raw astragalus, cistanches, asparagus, cinnamon, prunus, rehmannia, lady’s mantle, wolfberry, angelica, cuscuta, yam, dendrobium, etc., which are used at the discretion of the patient’s constitution and symptoms. If the patient has low white blood cells, add angelica, chenhecao, chicken blood vine and other white-raising drugs; if the patient has hot hands and feet or sweating, night sweating, add raw keel, raw oyster, raw turtle plate, raw turtle nail, cypress and other nourishing and softening products; if the patient has low immunity and is prone to colds, add dang ginseng, atractylodes, Chenpi, malt and other spleen-healthy drugs.