Traditional Chinese medicine for treating radiation pneumonia

Abstract

The invention relates to a traditional Chinese medicine for treating radiation pneumonia, which is characterized by being prepared from the following medicinal materials by weight: 8-12g of dangshen, 8-12g of astragalus root, 8-10g of angelica sinensis, 8-12g of radix scrophulariae, 6-8g of ophiopogon root, 6-9g of cortex phellodendri, 3-6g of plaster, 6-8g of rhizoma anemarrhenae, 4-6g of peach kernels, 6-8g of radix rehmanniae, 6-8g of tendril-leaved fritillary bulb, 6-8g f platycodon grandiflorum, 6-8g of Chinese gall, 8-10g of houttuynia cordata, 6-8g of radix paeoniae rubra, 4-6g of caulis spatholobi, 6-8g of dendrobium nobile and 3-6g of radix liquiritiae. The traditional Chinese medicine is decocted, one dose is divided to be administrated in every morning and evening, ten days is a treatment course, and drug discontinuance is carried out for two days between the two treatment courses. The radiation pneumonia is recovered by the traditional Chinese treatment, the rules of treatment are to strengthen healthy energy, tonify qi, nourish blood, nourish Yin and clear heat, moisten lung and generate a body fluid, and activate blood circulation and dispel blood stasis, and diagnosis and treatment based on overall analysis of the illness and the condition of the patient are carried out clinically. Proven by clinical application trials for many years, the traditional Chinese medicine can be used for effectively treat acute and chronic radiation pneumonia, the effective rate can achieve 91.1 percent, the recovery rate can reach 82.3 percent and no toxic and side effects exist.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to a traditional Chinese medicine for treating radiation pneumonitis. Background technique [0002] As we all know, radiation pneumonitis is one of the common complications of radiation therapy in tumor patients. Mild cases are asymptomatic, and symptoms usually appear 2 to 3 weeks after radiation therapy, often with irritating and dry cough. Occasional fever and shortness of breath are progressively aggravated with the aggravation of pulmonary fibrosis, prone to respiratory tract infection and aggravated respiratory symptoms. Physical examination revealed skin atrophy and hardening at the radiation site, and dry and wet rales and friction sounds could be heard in the lungs. As the disease progresses, extensive and severe fibrosis of the lungs can occur. At present, antibiotics and hormones are often used to relieve symptoms, but the effect is not good and the side effects are large. [0003] Traditional Chinese medicine treats...

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Problems solved by technology

At present, antibiotics and hormones are often used to relieve symptoms, but the effect is not good and the side effects are large