Chinese medicine treatment for advanced gastric cancer

  There are various conditions of advanced gastric cancer, and there are different methods of treatment accordingly. The only commonly known TCM treatment for advanced gastric cancer is oral tonics. The principle of TCM prescription is especially important in the TCM treatment of advanced gastric cancer because oral tonics is still the most important treatment method. In fact, there are various methods of TCM treatment. So here is a brief analysis of the general situation of TCM treatment for advanced gastric cancer and the principles of TCM prescriptions.  In clinical practice, the weakness of stomach qi in TCM treatment for advanced gastric cancer is categorized into three types of symptoms: deficiency of spleen and stomach qi, deficiency of spleen and stomach cold and deficiency of stomach yin. According to different clinical manifestations, different tonic agents should be applied. In case of spleen and stomach qi deficiency, Si Jun Zi Tang is the main formula, and in case of yin deficiency, Yi Dang Ginseng is replaced by Prince Ginseng or Western Ginseng; in case of obvious qi deficiency, Huang Qi is added. For those with deficiency of cold in the spleen and stomach, Li Zhong Tang is the main formula, and for those with coldness, Radix Rehmanniae. For those with deficiency of stomach and yin, use products that benefit the stomach and nourish yin, such as Sha Shen, Mai Dong, Dendrobium and Yu Zhu, as the ruling medicine.  2.Exorcise evil and focus on resolving phlegm: Er Chen Tang and Guiding Phlegm Tang are commonly used to resolve phlegm and soften firmness in the treatment of advanced gastric cancer. In Er Chen Tang, Han Xia is pungent and warm, smooth and dry in nature, specializing in drying dampness and dispelling phlegm, and harmonizing the stomach and lowering rebellion; Chen Pi is hard and warm, regulating qi and resolving dampness, aromatically waking up the spleen, so that qi is smooth and phlegm is eliminated. Because of the two drugs aged for a long time, the half summer, Chen Pi, with warmth and no dryness and heat, moving Qi without the risk of steep cuts, so the name Er Chen; formula Poria, light can permeate damp, so that dampness from the stool and go, so that dampness can not be gathered into phlegm; then use ginger to lower the rebellious phlegm, help the half summer, Chen Pi to eliminate phlegm; licorice to strengthen the spleen and the middle, and harmonize all the drugs; the whole formula has the effect of drying dampness and dispel phlegm, the effect of Qi and the middle, phlegm and dampness will be eliminated cancer tumor can be eliminated. Er Chen Tang is suitable for patients with weak stomach qi. The addition of Citrus aurantium and Bile South Star in Er Chen Tang is called Phlegm Conducting Tang, which can eliminate stubborn phlegm, enhance the effect of dispelling phlegm and eliminating tumor. Wang Lao in the above often added soapberry, mountain cichlid mushroom, raw oyster, seaweed and kombu, etc., then the effect of removing phlegm and softening the firmness is stronger.  3.Grouping emphasis on qi management: Chinese medicine treatment of advanced gastric cancer, often with Hovenia pill in the formula. This formula is from “Treatise on Spleen and Stomach”, in which Atractylodes Macrocephala is 2 times more than Citrus Aurantium, and the dosage of Citrus Aurantium is close to that of Atractylodes Macrocephala. Citrus Aurantium is pungent, disperses qi, broadens the middle and removes fullness, is mild in nature, does not favor cold and heat, dispels evil without hurting the righteousness, and is an important medicine for treating qi stagnation. This formula is stronger with the addition of Chen Pi, Su Stem, Xiang Shen and Xiang Yuan. If the spleen and stomach are cold, add white sandalwood, sweet pine, etc. to regulate qi and harmonize the middle, warm the stomach and disperse cold; if the spleen and stomach are hot, add cold qi-regulating herbs, such as neem, green wood, etc.; if the armpits are distended and painful, add Chai Hu, green peel, green calyx plum, etc. to de-stasis the liver and regulate qi; if blood stasis is present, add Yu Jin, Curcuma longa, Ze Lan, Shan Ling, Sheng Pu Huang, etc. to invigorate blood and disperse stasis.  4.Cognitive evidence combined with disease identification: Stomach cancer is the name of modern medicine, which refers to malignant tumor originating from gastric mucosa epithelium. The TCM treatment of advanced gastric cancer requires a clear understanding of the nature of gastric cancer. Carcinoma is the basic feature of gastric cancer. The so-called carcinoma refers to a specific pathological change of the pathological products of the body, which can increase and enlarge continuously and is difficult for the body to control, and can metastasize to the internal organs and seriously affect the functional activities of the internal organs. According to Wang, the development of gastric cancer, cancerous changes are always running through it, and it is difficult to eliminate cancerous tumors without cancerous products. Only the combination of diagnosis and disease diagnosis can correctly judge the prognosis and achieve better results.  Advantages of TCM treatment: 1. Prevention of gastrointestinal reactions: Chemotherapy drugs often produce gastrointestinal reactions, such as nausea and vomiting, gastrointestinal discomfort, abdominal pain and diarrhea. In the treatment of advanced gastric cancer, TCM is often used to lower the rebellion and stop vomiting, and to strengthen the brand and stomach, such as whirling daisies, dai ochre, Chen Ying. Ginger, ginger, ginger, atractylodes, ginseng, yam, horse plum and so on. Also can be used Xiang Sha Liu Jun Zi Tang, Bao He Wan, Shan Shik Wan and flat stomach medicine.  2. Prevention and treatment of bone marrow suppression: Clinical and animal experiments have proved that a variety of TCM drugs for advanced gastric cancer, such as Astragalus, Radix et Rhizoma, Radix et Rhizoma, Radix et Rhizoma, Radix et Rhizoma, Radix et Rhizoma, Radix et Rhizoma, Radix et Rhizoma, Radix et Rhizoma, Radix et Rhizoma, Radix et Rhizoma, Radix et Rhizoma, Radix et Rhizoma, Radix et Rhizoma, Radix et Rhizoma, Radix et Rhizoma, Radix et Rhizoma, Radix et Rhizoma, Radix et Rhizoma, Radix et Rhizoma, Radix et Rhizoma, Radix et Rhizoma, Radix et Rhizoma. It is effective in preventing and treating the toxic reaction of myelosuppression caused by chemotherapy. In addition, the drugs that can enhance the red blood cells and hematocrit are princely ginseng, red ginseng, astragalus, angelica, rehmannia, deer antler, aconite, zihejiang, wolfberry, chicken blood vine, bone marrow, bacopa monniera, etc.  Radiotherapy often produces fever, local pain, dry mouth and constipation, even lumbar myositis, hematuria, etc. Therefore, Chinese medicine treatment for advanced gastric cancer often uses moistening, heat-clearing and detoxifying products, such as silver flower, forsythia, shamrock, eucommia, yellow lily of the valley, pandanus, tannin, Zhi Mu, sage, small raw earth, xuan shen, maidenhair, dendrobium, pollen, yu zhu, lady’s mantle, morning glory, western ginseng, etc. It can achieve certain effect. It can achieve certain prevention and treatment effect. In conclusion, Chinese herbal medicine has certain efficacy in the treatment of gastric cancer, and the combination of Chinese and Western medicine will open up a broad prospect for improving the efficacy of gastric cancer. Further research is needed today to screen effective anti-cancer herbal medicines and formulas and explore effective combination of Chinese and Western medicine treatment plans, which will achieve better efficacy. Advanced gastric cancer is mostly associated with abdominal distension, difficulty in eating and drinking, pain in the upper abdomen, lumps in the upper abdomen, blood in the stool, low fever, and enlarged supraclavicular lymph nodes. With the increasing incidence of advanced gastric cancer, Professor Geng Wan, a famous oncologist for advanced gastric cancer, often laments that the treatment of advanced gastric cancer requires “tailoring” and a “good tailor”.