The historical origin of TCM treatment of tumor

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Traditional Chinese medicine has played an indelible role in the health and longevity of human beings during the thousands of years of historical development. The same is true.

1 .origin

back in From the 16th to the 11th century BC, the oracle bone inscriptions of the Yin and Shang Dynasties recorded the disease name of “tumor”, indicating that the disease was known to be “not going away” at that time. During the Zhou Dynasty, the Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Internal Medicine recorded that the righteousness is stored in the interior, and the evil cannot do anything. If the evil is gathered, the qi must be depleted.The treatment method that combines internal and external governance is advocated< /strong>, Leave “Zhu” for external application, and “kill” is a common method for treating various tumors in later generations.

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2. Spring and Autumn Period, Warring States Period

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In the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the “Nei Jing” believed that the deficiency of the human body itself is an important factor in the occurrence and development of various tumors, which will be studied for later generations. advocates a holistic view to understand tumors, uses “diagnosis and treatment” Methods to treat tumors.

3. Han Dynasty

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A lot of literature and books on antitumor drugs were produced during this period, which laid the foundation for related pharmacotherapeutics. A variety of Chinese herbal medicines, such as hu, red peony root that “breaks the strong accumulation”, are still widely used in clinical practice.

“Treatise on Febrile Diseases and Miscellaneous Diseases” has made a relatively clear exposition on the clinical symptoms of certain tumors, and developed Taoren Chengqi Decoction, Xiayuxue Decoction and many other famous prescriptions for promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis.

Hua Tuo’s “Zhong Zang Jing” clearly talks about the occurrence of certain tumor diseases and /span>Zang and Fu organs dysfunction, poison storage in the body, and poor blood flow, created 1700 years agoCut method, creating a precedent for human surgery to treat surgical diseases.


4. Wei, Jin and Five Dynasties

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Jin Dynasty Huangfu Mi wrote the “A and B Classic of Acupuncture and Moxibustion”, which records the content of acupuncture and moxibustion for “choking diaphragm and nausea”.

Eastern Jin Ge Hong’s “Zhu Hou Bei Ji Fang” describes the treatment of thyroid tumors and other tumors, And use seaweed to “treat cysts under the neck…galls”, and today, seaweed is still a commonly used drug for the treatment of thyroid tumors span>.Invented from the alchemy at that time“Hongshengdan and Baijiangdan”, creating a precedent for the treatment of tumors with chemical drugs .

The Treatise on the Causes and Symptoms of Diseases by Chao Yuanfang of the Sui Dynasty There are 169 articles on the etiology and pathogenesis of tumors, and there are detailed expositions on“disease, accumulation, choking, nausea, and gall tumors”, etc., and the choking diaphragm is divided into qi, worry, food, labor, Thinking about the five choking and worry, anger, qi, cold and heat.

Tang Dynasty In “Qianjin Yaofang” and “Qianjin Yifang”, “tumor” is firstly classified, includes “gall tumor, osteoma, lipoma, stone tumor, sarcoma, abscess, “Hematoma”, the use of insect drugs centipede, scorpion, and silkworm to treat tumors, especially Tang Wangtao’s “Waitai Secret Yao” used sheep thyroid to treat gall tumors, pioneering endocrine therapy for tumors The first of its kind.

4. Song, Jin and Yuan Dynasties

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The word “rock” appears for the first time in the “Baoshu of Weiji” by the lay Buddhist Dongxuan in the Song Dynasty . “Sanji Zonglu”: Tumors are righteous, they are left in place and not removed, if the circulation of qi and blood is not abnormal, the body will be peaceful, and there will be no excess or stagnation and stagnation.

“Yan’s Jisheng Prescription” hasexcision surgery and A record of drug combination in the treatment of tumors.

Dou Hanqing’s “The Complete Book of Sore and Ulcer Experience” on Ruyan span>A careful observation. “Three Causes, Extremes, One Disease and Syndrome Prescriptions” classifies gall tumors systematically.

Li Gao’s “The Spleen and Stomach” to future generationsreinforcing the body It has guiding significance for the treatment of tumors.

The academic thoughts of the four masters of Jin and Yuan have a great influence on the tumor treatment of later generations. For example, the heat-clearing and detoxifying drugs of the cold and cool school have anti-tumor effects in modern pharmacological studies.

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Ming and Qing Dynasties used “cancer” to describe malignant tumors. The etiology of the tumor is discussed in detail, the changes of the tumor are observed, and the prognosis is judged. For example, Shen Douyuan’s “Surgical Kai Xuan” in the Ming Dynasty pointed out that “the liver is hard as it is”, “penetrating the membrane and black rot”, and “swelling and flowing into the limbs” are the dangerous diseases of the tumor. , The judgment of malignant disease is consistent with the modern medicine’s elaboration on tumor malignancy, cachexia and poor prognosis.

Li Shizhen’s “Compendium of Materia Medica” in the Ming Dynasty introduced 130 kinds of drugs for the treatment of gall tumors, and they were classified according to the pathogenesis . The drugs for the treatment of choking diaphragm are divided into two categories: qi-relieving and phlegm-relieving and knot-relieving and accumulation. The drugs for treating nausea are divided into two categories, such as warming and middle-opening knots, and stomach-moistening dryness, etc. Many foods for preventing and treating tumors are also collected, such as: , fruits, vegetables, poultry, fish, and medium foods.

5 .Modern TCM oncology

The development of TCM oncology has grown from a single clinical From the above use and observation of curative effects to the study of its treatment principles, methods and mechanisms of use.

At present, the treatment of malignant tumors with traditional Chinese medicine can be classified into two main principles: eliminating pathogens and strengthening the body.