There is no term of leukemia in TCM, through the symptoms of leukemia: fever, anemia, bleeding, the tumefaction of liver, spleen and lymph nodes etc, it corresponds with TCM “consumption diseases)â€, “hemorrhagic zhengâ€, “fever†etc. The differentiating syndrome of leukemia is characterized as qi and yin deficiency, excessive heat evil. Clinical experience: nourishing qi and yin should be utilized all along. In the prior TCM literature for treatment of leukemia, the nourishing qi and yin is the main method which combines with other methods, it can reinforce healthy qi continuously, the evils and toxicity could not transfer to inside but are expelled. The application of nourishing qi and yin gets satisfactory effect, which testifies that the acute leukemia can be treated by herbs of nourishing qi and yin, meanwhile, the method should be conducted all along the treatment period. As for herbs of nourishing qi-yin and relieving toxicity, we can choose Huang Qi to reinforce and enhance yang, it has comprehensive function to reinforce qi, it can not only replenish qi of Zangfu, but also benefit defensive qi and strengthen superficial qi, the function of strengthening qi and draining pus will be beneficial to the disease. Tai Zi Shen may nourishing qi and regenerating body fluid, Bai Zhu and Fu Ling can reinforcing qi and tonifying spleen, these three herbs can reinforce middle jiao and promote qi, benefit middle jiao, and the qi deficiency may be reinforced. The four herbs mentioned above are principal herbs, which can promote qi, tonifying spleen and ascend yang; raw Di Huang, Huang Jing may moisten lung and nourish yin, Tian Dong clear lung, nourish yin and moisten dryness, Mai Dong moisten lung and nourish yin, promote stomach and generate body fluid, it is ministerial herb; the following herbs can nourish yin and clear heat: Bai Hua She She Cao, Pu Gong Ying, can clear heat and relieve toxicity, Xiao Ji may cool blood, stop bleeding and relieve toxicity, Han Lian Cao can nourishing yin and promote kidney, cool blood and stop bleed, Can Cao may tonifying spleen and promote qi, regulate all the herbs, these herbs are adjuvant herbs and messenger herbs. The method focuses on the “root†cause of qi and yin deficiency, giving large amount of herbs with function of tonifying spleen, promoting qi in order to tonify spleen, promote qi and relieve toxicity, benefit middle jiao, the yin fluid flood can transfuse to the whole body; ministerial herbs select the herbs with function of relieving heat and toxicity; the method targets the “branch†of excessive yang, combining with herbs with function of clearing heat, relieving toxicity, cooling blood and stopping bleeding, discharging damp so as to avoid superabundant nourishing yin, at the same time, it can provide outlet for the evils, then both the "branch" and the "root" can be treated simultaneously.
Key words: TCM treatment, Leukemia Micro-residual and Leukemia, Exploration
Writer: Yuesheng Xiao, Jianying Wang, Jianping Geng, Hongyan Yu
Hebei engineering university, No.81, Cong Tai road, Handan city, Hebei province (056029)
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