Traditional Chinese medicine dressing for treating malignant pleural effusion

Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of traditional Chinese medicines, in particular to a traditional Chinese medicine dressing for treating malignant pleural effusion. After the malignant pleural effusion is treated by conventional methods such as systemic chemotherapy, local treatment in the thoracic cavity, thermal therapy and surgical treatment, the recurrence rate in a short period is relatively high. In order to solve the problems, the traditional Chinese medicine dressing for treating malignant pleural effusion, provided by the invention, is prepared from astragalus membranaceus, semen pharbitidis, polyporus umbellatus, semen coicis, radix stephaniae tetrandrae, rhizoma alismatis, herba lycopi, zanthoxylum bungeanum maxim, borneol, garden balsam stem, poria cocos, cassia twig, ground beetle, areca-nut, nightshade, pericarpium arecae, euphorbia kansui and leech. The traditional Chinese medicine dressing is obtained through optimization based on an existing prescription, and has an outstanding treatment effect on malignant pleural effusion and can effectively control the increase of pleural effusion.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to the technical field of traditional Chinese medicines, in particular to a traditional Chinese medicine dressing for treating malignant pleural effusion. Background technique [0002] Malignant pleural effusion refers to the pleural effusion caused by malignant tumor pleural metastasis or primary malignant tumor in the pleura itself, which is a common complication of advanced tumors. If a large amount of malignant pleural effusion is not treated in time, symptoms such as chest tightness, shortness of breath, cough, and chest pain may occur, and severe cases may cause death. According to statistics, the median survival period of patients with malignant pleural effusion is only 3 to 12 months. Therefore, effective control of malignant pleural effusion has important clinical significance for improving symptoms, relieving pain, improving quality of life and prolonging survival of cancer patients. [0003] At present, the common trea...

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[0003] At present, the common treatment methods for malignant pleural effusion mainly include systemic chemotherapy, local intrathoracic treatment, hyperthermia and surgical treatment. Although these methods have certain short-term effects, there are still a considerable number of malignant pleural effusions that are difficult to control. Relapse rate remains high in the short term

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