Wu Yu’s experience in treating liver cancer with Pinelliae Rhizoma Pra-eparatum Cum Alumine, Arisaematis Rhizoma Preparatum, and Fritillariae Thunbergii Bulbus as main prescriptions
1.Traditional Chinese Medicine Center for Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Prevention and Treatment, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China;
2.Department of Retired Cadres, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China;
3.Department of Medical, Fangshan Hospital Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102499, China;
4.Department of Oncology, Xiyuan Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100091, China; 5.College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hebei University, Hebei Province, Baoding 071000, China
Abstract:The occurrence of “phlegm” is related to congenital endowments and acquired multiple factors, as well as the resulting substances such as essence, blood, and body fluid, and the retained fluid caused by accumulation of body fluid. The process of phlegm formation affects the movement and excretion of body fluid due to the obstruction of the qi transformation function of the zang-fu viscera. Liver cancer is closely related to phlegm production. Professor Wu Yu believes that “phlegm” is an important pathogenic factor of liver cancer in Chinese medicine. “phlegm” is a necessary factor in the deve- lopment and metastasis of liver cancer and a participant from beginning to end. Eliminating phlegm method is a consistent principle in the treatment of liver cancer in traditional Chinese medicine. Liver cancer occurs with phlegm turbidities as evil, there is a strong lump in body, body fluid retention can form phlegm turbidities, phlegm turbidities stagnation, qi and blood operation is not smooth, a long time into the formation of cancer lumps, the treatment should dissipate phlegm and resolve masses and eliminate cancer lumps. Combining with the clinical treatment experience, the main prescription for the treatment of liver cancer is put forward, which includes Pinelliae Rhizoma Praeparatum Cum Alumine, Arisaematis Rhizoma Preparatum, and Fritillariae Thunbergii Bulbus. Among them, Pinelliae Rhizoma Praeparatum Cum Alumine, Arisaematis Rhizoma Preparatum eliminate dampness and phlegm, eliminate the visible cancer lumps, Fritillariae Thunbergii Bulbus dissipates phlegm and resolves masses, attack the visible cancer lumps.