Is it effective to take Xihuang Pills for ground glass nodules?

Ground glass nodules generally refers to lung ground glass nodules, belongs to the Chinese medicine “lung accumulation” category, taking xihuangwan can only play an auxiliary therapeutic role, can not cure lung ground glass nodules. There are benign lesions and malignant lesions of pulmonary ground glass nodules. A small number of lung glass nodules can be caused by infectious diseases, which can be absorbed by themselves after anti-infectious treatment; most of them may be benign tumors, and a small number of them may be the manifestation of malignant lung cancer. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), these nodules can be categorized as “Lung Accumulation”. According to traditional Chinese medicine, the formation of lung stagnation is related to various factors such as Yang deficiency and phlegm-dampness coagulation, heat-toxicity and phlegm-dampness coagulation, phlegm-blood stasis inter-conjugation, and Zhengqi deficiency, etc., which need to be diagnosed and treated according to the evidence. Xihuang Pill is composed of ox-huang, musk, frankincense and myrrh, which has the efficacy of clearing heat and removing toxins (removing heat and toxins from the body), subduing swellings and dispersing knots, and is suitable for lung stagnation caused by heat and toxins and stagnation of blood. It can also be used in the treatment of redness, swelling and pain in skin abscesses caused by heat and toxins, stagnation of blood, and pain and swelling of the neck and swelling and pain and swelling of neck lumps. It is contraindicated for pregnant women and used with caution by athletes. Therefore, if the lung ground glass nodule, manifested as high fever, coughing and spitting yellow pus sputum, pus and blood sputum, chest pain and other symptoms, you can take Xihuangwan auxiliary treatment, otherwise it is not recommended to take Xihuangwan. Lung ground glass nodule is only the definition of imaging, should be timely in the doctor’s professional guidance for further examination, and follow the doctor’s instructions for treatment, do not unauthorized use of medication.