In June 2021, a piece of Pien Tze Huang was fired to 1300;

In March 2022, a pill of An Gong Niuhuang Pill rose to 1680 yuan.

And on March 23, another traditional Chinese medicine went out of the circle because of the price increase! Tongrentang’s Xihuang Wan has risen to 1180 yuan (specification: 3gx10 bottles). You must know that the lowest price of the same model last year was only about 488 yuan, and the price has doubled in one year.

Xihuang Pill is a famous Chinese medicine, even known as “the first anti-cancer Chinese medicine. A medicine”, is it really that magical?

1. The price has nearly doubled in one year. What kind of magic medicine is Xihuang Pill?

Xihuang Pill, also known as Xihuang Pill, was created by the famous doctor Wang Hongxu of the Qing Dynasty. It’s been hundreds of years. The medicine contains bezoar, musk, frankincense and myrrh as the main ingredients, and has relieving swelling powder Efficacy of knot, clearing heat and detoxification, the drug insert also says the effect of treating cancer .

Source: Yaozhi Data

Why Xi Huang Wan is so expensive?

The main reason is that the raw materials are expensive. Taking bezoar as an example, the price of 1g has risen from 200 yuan in 2017 to 400 yuan now, while the natural musk 12 A year ago, 1g was about 150 yuan, which has risen to the current 400 yuan. After conversion, the price per kg of raw materials has reached 40~500,000 yuan, and the price of some high-quality bezoars has even reached < strong>More than one million, more expensive than gold.

In addition, due to the impact of the epidemic, the price of raw materials is getting higher and higher, which directly leads to the gradual increase in the price of Xihuang Pills. Can such a high-priced Xihuang Pill really fight cancer?

Second, can Xihuang Pills, which has skyrocketed in value, really fight cancer?

Actually, there are a lot of clinical researches on the anti-cancer of Xihuang Pill.

1. In 2010, Hebei Medical University Second People’s Hospital Liu Bo et al. A trial involving 80 patients with advanced liver cancer showed that compared with the interventional chemotherapy group alone, the combinedXihuang Pill treatment group had better curative effect. Good, and can improve the patient’s quality of life, immune function, symptoms and physical fitness to a certain extentetc.

2. In 2014, Jiangxi Xinyu Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital Fu Xiangping et al included 80 patients with advanced gastric cancer. The trial showed that the addition of Xihuang Pill to chemotherapy in patients with advanced lung cancer can reduce the incidence of toxic and side effects, and help improve the Patient outcomes and quality of life.

In addition, animal experiments also found that Xihuang Pill can Reduces the inflammatory factors related to the immunosuppressive microenvironment, while enhancing the immune clearance function, plays a dual role in regulating the anti-tumor immune mechanism of the tumor-bearing body, and produces anti-tumor effects effect.

It is worth noting that the application of Xihuang Pill in anti-cancermost of them are combined therapy, and it is rarely seen that it is used alone. . Even though in vitro and animal experiments have confirmed that Xihuang Pill is effective in the treatment of cancer, further research is needed to determine whether Xihuang Pill can be used as a single anticancer drug and whether it is suitable for all cancer patients. evidence.

There are many different types of traditional Chinese medicine in clinical practice, and many of them are used in the treatment of cancer patients. At this time, many people will have questions. Can it also cure cancer if it is treated with traditional Chinese medicine alone?

Third, can traditional Chinese medicine be used alone to cure cancer?

Cheng Shujun, Academician of the Chinese Academy of EngineeringGraduated in 1965 from the Department of Pathology, China Union Medical College with a major in experimental oncology. Concerned about the development of traditional Chinese medicine, he once said, currently there are not a large number of authoritative evidence-based medicine reports to prove that traditional Chinese medicine alone can cure some cancers, but traditional Chinese medicine has no effect on adjusting the body’s health. The overall function is good.

The current mainstay of cancer treatmentstill Operation,90% of cancer patients need to experience at least one of chemoradiotherapy, targeted therapy and immunotherapy. It is more important to play an auxiliary role in conditioning the patient’s body to keep it in a relatively good state so that the entire treatment process can be completed.

Of course, we are not saying that traditional Chinese medicine is not necessarily ineffective against cancer, but we must treat specific cases and treat traditional Chinese medicine with a correct attitude. We must pay attention to these points in the treatment process. .

Fourth, what should be paid attention to when using traditional Chinese medicine to fight cancer?

Professor Liu Jiaxiang, director of the Department of Oncology, Longhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and a master of traditional Chinese medicine said that there are several misunderstandings that must be paid attention to when using traditional Chinese medicine to treat cancer.

1. Don’t just take traditional Chinese medicine, break away from conventional treatment

Traditional Chinese medicine in the treatment of cancer generally advocates a multidisciplinary approach Treatment, for patients with conventional treatment indications, it is generally recommended to cooperate with multiple treatments together or sequentially when the body allows.

2. Don’t abuse traditional Chinese medicine

Many people listen to advertisements and other people’s introductions without authorization Buy “anti-tumor” Chinese patent medicines to take, and often take a variety of them together. Doing so is very dangerous, and the phrase “it is a medicine with three points of poison” also applies to traditional Chinese medicine. Long-term use of a large amount of a certain kind of traditional Chinese medicine, may cause liver and kidney damage, in mild cases, it will be relieved after stopping the drug, and in serious cases, it will directly cause liver and kidney damage. Functional failure brings some irreversible consequences to health.

3. The use of traditional Chinese medicine requires syndrome differentiation and disease differentiation

Traditional Chinese medicine requires syndrome differentiation and treatment in the use of traditional Chinese medicine. Waiting for precision medicine treatment.

4. Pay attention to consumption methods and contraindications

Due to the particularity of the prescription of anti-cancer Chinese patent medicine, the drug emphasizes the incompatibility of the drug. When using it, special attention should be paid to the taking method and food taboo. The specific medication details must be consulted with a professional doctor.

Xihuang Pill is a treasure of traditional Chinese medicine. For ordinary people, it is not recommended to follow the trend to buy medicine. Cancer patients also need to follow the doctor’s advice, and its anti-cancer effect needs to be rational Look, don’t exaggerate. Whether it is traditional Chinese medicine or Western medicine, it is necessary to regulate the use of medicine.

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