Chinese medicine treatment for lung cancer needs to be based on the identification and typing, and at present, it is mainly categorized into qi and blood stasis, phlegm and dampness in lung, yin deficiency and toxic heat, and qi and yin deficiency.
1. Qi and blood stasis: manifested as coughing, chest stuffiness, chest pain with fixed place, or dark red sputum and blood, and purple lips. The treatment is to activate blood circulation and dissipate blood stasis, move qi and eliminate stagnation, the formula is Blood Palace and Blood Stasis Tang, when using, pay attention to pregnant women should not be used.
2. Phlegm-dampness embedded in the lungs: symptoms such as coughing and sputum, breath-holding, thick and sticky phlegm, chest tightness and chest pain, dullness (lack of appetite, reduced food intake), loose stools (thin and unformed feces), and fatigue (mental fatigue, physical weakness). The treatment is to move qi, dispel phlegm, strengthen the spleen and dry dampness. The formula is Er Chen Tang combined with Gua Piao Allium bracteatum and Semixia Tang, which is contraindicated in people with vomiting of blood, thirst, yin deficiency and blood deficiency.
3. Yin deficiency and toxic heat: cough with no or little sputum, or blood in sputum, or even hemoptysis, disturbed and poor sleep, as well as dry and knotty stools and other symptoms. The treatment is to nourish yin and clear away heat, detoxify and disperse toxins and nodules, the formula is Sha Shen Mai Dong Tang combined with Wu Wei Sterilizing Drink, when using, pay attention to the external cough and the spleen and stomach cold people should not be used.
4. Deficiency of qi and yin: cough with little sputum, weak cough, shortness of breath (shortness of breath), fatigue, etc. The treatment should benefit qi and nourish yin. The treatment should benefit qi and nourish yin, and the formula is Sheng Wei Drink and Lily Solid Gold Soup, avoiding indigestible food, and should not be taken by patients with cold and fever.
Lung cancer patients are recommended to consult doctor in time and standardize treatment. The use of specific drugs needs to be guided by traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, unauthorized use of drugs may delay the condition.