Treatment of Lung Nodules in Traditional Chinese Medicine

The common types of lung nodules include Qi stagnation and blood stasis syndrome and spleen deficiency and dampness syndrome, etc. It can be analyzed and treated with red peony, white atractylodes and other medicines, and should be used under the guidance of a physician. Symptoms of Qi stagnation and blood stasis syndrome include distension and pain in the chest and ribs, shortness of breath, cough, and ecchymosis and petechiae on the tongue. Medicines with the efficacy of activating blood circulation and removing blood stasis, promoting qi circulation and relieving pain (relieving pain by regulating the body’s qi) can be used for treatment, such as red peony, chuanxiong, peach kernel, safflower and platycodon. Symptoms of Spleen Deficiency with Dampness include fullness in the chest and epigastrium, fatigue (mental exhaustion, physical weakness), nausea, poor appetite, lack of color, cough and phlegm, and heaviness of the body. It can be treated with medicines that have the effect of strengthening the spleen and inducing dampness, such as Chen Pi, Atractylodes macrocephala, Poria, Pinellia, Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae, and so on. The types of symptoms of lung nodules are not limited to the above two, but should be confirmed by a doctor after diagnosis, and a doctor should be consulted if there is a need for medication, please do not self-medicate.