How does traditional Chinese medicine treat lymphoma?

　　Lymphoma is a malignant tumor originating from the lymphatic hematopoietic system. It mainly manifests as painless lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly, and can affect various tissues and organs throughout the body, accompanied by systemic symptoms such as fever, night sweats, weight loss, and itching. Therefore, we must detect lymphoma as early as possible and treat it as soon as possible, so as to avoid lymphoma from causing more serious harm to patients. Experts point out that lymphoma is a disease that occupies a high proportion of children and adolescents. Therefore, in order to reduce the harm of lymphoma, most patients use traditional Chinese medicine for treatment. They believe that traditional Chinese medicine starts from the root of the disease, so the side effects are smaller. So how does traditional Chinese medicine treat lymphoma? Let’s find out together.

　　Traditional Chinese medicine treatment of lymphoma:

　　1. Accumulation of phlegm and heat

　　Syndrome: swollen nuclei in the neck or groin, or lumps in the epigastrium and abdomen, severe fever, frequent night sweats, dry mouth and thirst, sore throat, upset and insomnia, itchy skin, or yellowing of the body and eyes, dry stool or blood in the stool, short urine, red tongue with yellow dry or red fur without coating, thready and slippery pulse.

　　Treatment: clear away heat and detoxify, resolve phlegm and dissipate stagnation

　　Main recipe: forsythia sterilizing drink addition and subtraction

　　Traditional Chinese medicine drugs for treating lymphoma: Scrophulariaceae, forsythia, kudzu root, trichosanthin, prunella vulgaris, cat's claw, scutellaria baicalensis, red peony root, gardenia, japonicus root, licorice, etc.

　　2. Qi stagnation and phlegm knots (containing qi stagnation and phlegm knots)

　　Syndrome: Chest tightness and discomfort, distension in both flanks, epigastric and abdominal lumps, accumulation of nuclei in the neck, armpits or between groins, unchanged skin color, or local swelling, or accompanied by low-grade fever and night sweats, light red tongue, thin white or yellow coating, slippery or stringy pulse. Treatment method: Soothe the liver, relieve stagnation, resolve phlegm and disperse stagnation

　　Main prescription: Bupleurum Shugan Powder combined with Xiaoxuan Pills (modified and subtracted)

　　TCM drugs for treating lymphoma: raw oysters, Scrophulariaceae, Prunella vulgaris, cat's claw, Bupleurum, white peony root, Citrus aurantium, Cyperus rotunda, turmeric, Fritillaria fritillaris, and Zhigancao. For hard or huge lumps in the abdomen, Trichosanthes and Curcuma zedoary can be added; for accumulation of cores on the neck and other places, honeycombs and woodworms can be added; for phlegm stagnation and heat, Trichosanthes trichosanthes can be added to relieve fleas; for low-grade fever and night sweats, Digupi and Yinbupleurum can be added; for spleen deficiency, Codonopsis pilosula and Poria cocos can be added.

　　3. Spleen deficiency and phlegm-dampness

　　Syndrome: general weakness, pale or yellowish complexion, pale lips, swollen lymph nodes in the neck or between the groin or intra-abdominal cavity, poor appetite, thin or rotten stools, thin white or greasy tongue coating, pale tongue texture, and weak pulse. This type is common after chemotherapy. Treatment method: invigorate the spleen, nourish qi, resolve dampness and eliminate phlegm

　　Main recipe: Liujunzi Decoction

　　Traditional Chinese medicine drugs for treating lymphoma: Codonopsis pilosula, Atractylodes macrocephala, Poria cocos, tangerine peel, pinellia, licorice, cat's claw, and honeycomb. If the tongue coating is white and greasy, add Huoxiang, Peilan, Atractylodes, and Magnolia officinalis. Enlarged lymph nodes and hard lymph nodes are treated with Trigonella, Curcuma, Trachelospermia, etc.

　　4. Deficiency of qi and blood

　　Syndrome: Most common in the late stage or after multiple courses of radiotherapy or chemotherapy, there are large or small swollen nuclei in the neck or groin, or abdominal mass, pale or sallow complexion, dizziness, palpitations, shortness of breath and fatigue, loss of appetite, pale tongue, thin white coating, thin and weak pulse, or weakness.

　　Treatment Principle: Replenishing qi, nourishing blood, softening hardness and dispersing knots

　　Main recipe: Bazhen Decoction with addition and subtraction

　　TCM drugs for treating lymphoma: Codonopsis pilosula, Rehmannia glutinosa, Millet Spatholobus, cat's claw, Prunella vulgaris, Atractylodes macrocephala, Poria cocos, Chinese angelica, white peony root, Chuanxiong rhizome, and Zhigancao. For obvious qi deficiency, you can add astragalus; for indigestion and loose stools, you can add Shenqu and lentils; for combined yang deficiency, you can add cooked aconite and cinnamon. If the mass is large, Sanleng and Curcuma can be added.

　　How does traditional Chinese medicine treat lymphoma? Experts say that treating lymphoma requires a process. If the patient does not find the correct method, he may take many detours during the treatment of lymphoma. Therefore, lymphoma patients should try different methods to treat lymphoma. We should not give up treating lymphoma at an early stage, otherwise lymphoma will never be cured.